Daighbc

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20180531_171533.jpg 20180531_171539.jpg 20180531_171555.jpg 20180531_171610.jpg 20180531_171614.jpg I found this amazing Wadlow Point. I believe this is a Wadlow but any other advice would be great! Found in Illinois.
 

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DownNDirty

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Looks like a chopper-used for dressing animal kills
 

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Wow, that's an amazing find. Awesome condition and complete!
 

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Awesome find, congratulations! :occasion14:
 

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Doesn't look like a Wadlow, looks more like a paleolithic hand axe.

A wadlow is a large unnotched blade that is typically a straight base. straight blade edges and acute distal end. It may have a recovered or convex edge and the basal edge may be straight, conclave or convex.

Here is a sample of a wadlow.

Wadlow Blade.jpg



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Steve in PA

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Doesn't look like a Wadlow, looks more like a paleolithic hand axe.

A wadlow is a large unnotched blade that is typically a straight base. straight blade edges and acute distal end. It may have a recovered or convex edge and the basal edge may be straight, conclave or convex.

Here is a sample of a wadlow.

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Could the OP's piece also be a pre-form?
 

Treasure_Hunter

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Always possible it is a preform, I personally doubt it is wadlow preform. I have several hand axed/choppers that look like that.
 

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ToddsPoint

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Looks like a Burlington flint biface that was rejected because of the cracks. Fatal flaws that kept the Indian from proceeding. Gary
 

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Congrats. Nice find.
 

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Preform not finished for one reason or another but a beautiful artifact with super large reduction flakes and will display very well indeed.
 

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Nice find and I have to along with the preform idea also. You can see the large reduction flakes and areas that were never struck. JMO the cracks did not cause a problem with the preform because the flakes carried very well through and across them, it just never got finished or could have been from a stash of preforms. Cool find anyway you look at it.:icon_thumleft:
 

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