Hunt 7-5-20

[Tnmountains]

Stopped and checked a few sites found a few keepers and grabbed some pottery and flakes to look at later.


1,2,3 just random worked flint
5.madison
4,13,14 stick incised pottery sherds
6 broke tip
7. shattered ear off of it
8 woodland triangle
9. ? Has basil flaking resharpened on right side might be a greenbriar?
11, think broken jacks reef pentagonal.

#7 seems to be this type?

Thanks for looking and any help on 7 and 9 appreciated. Found in S.E Tennessee.
HH

 

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[MAMucker]

Maybe that little point CAN talk after all.

The follow up (ID detective work) by uniface shows us that Typology, years of handling artifacts and a solid understanding of Knapping -including Means and Methods can make an old used-up point sing.

One thing is sure, the ancient maker of that little point got the maximum use out of it.

I was taking a quick study of the Palmer Projectile Point and thought (speculating) that little point might fit within the margins of that type as well.

Great post!

 

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[uniface]

It could be. The boundaries between them are not ironclad on some early archaic cornernotches.

FWIW

 

[Tnmountains]

It could be. The boundaries between them are not ironclad on some early archaic cornernotches.

FWIW

I am going to do another post that https://www.projectilepoints.net shows is a greenbriar. I am going to get a greenbriar out of this if it kills me! Thanks for all the detective work!
Have a super day!
HH

 

[gilmerman]

The first arrowhead I found was in 1954. It was made of the same material as the first one in top row on he left.

 

[sandchip]

...Notice it's an accidental E-Notch from the way the shoulders were trimmed off...

I agree. Intentional shoulder removal is a seldom noticed aspect of the points it appears on. Many think that their point just has a broke shoulder or barb. Looks like a technique that would require some degree of knapping skill (can't say for sure, because I'm not a knapper). I've got several, with one where the blow was a little much, traveling across and removing the entire stem. Usually it's just one shoulder, with the exception of Decaturs, which is a whole 'nother creature. I've always believed that it had something to do with hafting in the point's use as a knife.

 

[Buckleberry]

Nice variety of materials and sweet lil triangle....#7 looks reworked and when I find them like that I consider them whole.