I found a point while out looking for elk shed horns

[niffler]

My mom and I went out looking for elk sheds. She found a big shed horn and I found this point. I saw the base poking out of the dirt first, and hoped for a whole point, which it was, but I thought it might be bigger. Anybody know what type and age? Thanks and HH.

 

[Relicgrubber]

Nice Paleo!

 

[Huzzah!]

Awesome find! Cool coloring. Killer Paleo

 

[MAMucker]

That’s a beauty!
I see some features of a Wheeler Recurvate type. The Base would Not be ground. Blade edges will be steeply beveled.
Can you take some more photos showing different angles and all sides?

Definitely Paleo

 

[joshuaream]

There are some Archaic points that can look paleo, look up McKean points. And then there are some later points that are true arrowheads that can look like that, the name escapes me right now.

Might be paleo, but it might also be a fine point that is younger than paleo.

 

[arrow86]

Nice find that’s a killer point

 

[Out Of Time]

You got lucky. Beautiful.

 

[old digger]

Really nice find! I like the two-tone jasper material.

 

[MAMucker]

There are some Archaic points that can look paleo, look up McKean points. And then there are some later points that are true arrowheads that can look like that, the name escapes me right now.

Might be paleo, but it might also be a fine point that is younger than paleo.

I have to agree with Joshuaream. I may have jumped the gun on the Paleo designation. This is why the finer details are so important. With the rounded Basal Ears it is a dead ringer for the Mckean (Northern High Plans Mid Archaic Type).

 

[GoExplore]

Where did you find it? Near a creek, up on a rise, in a chained area in the pinion junipers and cedars? Tough to say if I’d rather have that point or a 6 point elk shed! Nice find!

 

[gilmerman]

Could be a Golondrina, very close, you could say so without being too much out of line. Also close to a Meserve derivative or back to the Golondrina. Kind of wide for a McKean, just look it up, debatable, my guess just as good or bad as any other. I think maybe Transitional Paleo possible.

 

[joshuaream]

Kind of wide for a McKean, just look it up, debatable, my guess just as good or bad as any other.

That is a penny in there for scale.

 

[niffler]

It was in an area where the elk come down off the mountains and go across to get water at some springs, which is why there are horns there sometimes. There is not any basal grinding on the point. My mom found a nice horn, but the one I found was not as impressive.

 

[niffler]

 

[MAMucker]

Well it’s a nice point, made of a stunning material.

Based on the Small Size, Notched Base, Lack of Grinding, Lack of Beveling, Rounded Basal Ears, Lack of Basal Thinning, Location Found, I have to lean toward a McKean designation . There seems to be Parallel Primary Flaking, which may also indicate it is an early (Middle Archaic) example of the type.

A very nice artifact!

 

[MosesOfTheSouth]

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banner vote at this post, because, aside from being well pictured, it's a beautiful example of a singular type find. one of, and well made/used.

 

[arrow86]

Looks like heated treated jasper , atleast If found out my way it would be .... that fracture in it is crazy wonder how much longer before that entire side and bottom may have separated.... nice save [emoji106]

 

[IAMZIM]

AWESOME!!! I went shed hunting last week, no sheds, OR points, but I did find a nice whitetail dead head. It's been so long since I've found a point I would possibly pee my pants if I saw a point like that! REALLY cool point!

 

[Crowfriend]

Beautiful arrowhead! Jasper is such an attractive stone. In my opinion they purposefully shape it so as to have a blood tip. That’s what I would have done anyway.