Interesting Georgia Bolen

[antmike915]

1 15/16 by 1 1/4 I'm guessing a sharpened down Bolen found by me in South Georgia. I've always believed this was massive at first stage going by the massive base and notching . Unfortunately it does have a ear ding but that's ok, it still sits proud in a frame.

 

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[antmike915]

I thought this might be a Thebes but they supposedly not found in my area. I also had a suggestion that it could possibly be a Lost Lake but not sure, I found this in a area I've found alot of Bolens. Any ideas?

 

[joshuaream]

Like the Dalton cluster, these seems to be a decent amount of significant variation within the Bolen cluster, probably upwards of 10 regional subtypes. Some people want to split, as long as their type retains the original name, others just favor clustering.

I'd probably just call it an early Archaic point, because I think it accurately groups it in with the right age of notched points. (Bolen in all it's varieties, Thebes, Lost Lake, etc.)

 

[newnan man]

Good point Josh, form follows function. Those ancient knappers were not worried what their finished point might be " typed" as. They made them for a specific job. It is amazing though how some types stay so similar for so long over a huge geographic area.

 

[antmike915]

I Agree Josh, It's been in one of my Bolen frames ever since I found it.

 

[antmike915]

Good point Josh, form follows function. Those ancient knappers were not worried what their finished point might be " typed" as. They made them for a specific job. It is amazing though how some types stay so similar for so long over a huge geographic area.

that's true newnan; I'm pretty sure they didn't have us in mind when they were making them. I appreciate every artifact the same regardless of what they look like.