Here’s a nice Merrimack Stemmed Point made of Nantasket Argilite (MA) that I found at

[MAMucker]

Here’s a nice Merrimack Stemmed Point made of Nantasket Argilite (MA) that I ...


Anyway...
I found this on 3-15-19, on a graded berm at the edge of a cranberry bog -south Eastern MA. It’s a site that has been severely compromised by machinery, most of the artifacts that I find wash out of sand berms.
This point is a good example of the type. Basal grinding is present. Although the stem has an odd lobe effect on one side, as a whole, the point fits all the Merrimack type features very well - a late Archaic: range 3500 to 5100 years BP (before present)
I’m happy to find this one. It’s all there, except the needle tip.

 

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[MAMucker]

Hi Folks,
Anyone know why I can’t see the whole description I wrote for my first post?

 

[Fred250]

I’m from the area so would enjoy the story if you would care to retype it.

 

[smokeythecat]

You need to put the description in the body, not in the title.

 

[MAMucker]

Thank you Smokeythecat. Will do.

 

[dognose]

good looking point

 

[Jeff H]

You got a good one there MAMucker. I've always liked the look of flaked argillite.