Is this a Guilford Yuma point?

[DigIron2]

Well, got skunked again this evening,we are finally starting to get a little rain,at least something good is going on here ,I just hope it last's,"for like a week or two "Anyways, this point I found a little while back, I think it is a early archaic Guilford Yuma type?, from what I have seen so far It looks to have all the characteristics of one,but I wanted to ask you guys to know for sure.joe

 

[DigIron2]

OOP's wrong pics on bottom.Can someone tell me how to delete pics off of a thread?I can't figure it out.

 

[theviking]

Thats a nice Quartz piece. I think Guilford Yuma points are a lanceolate type, and the point in the pic appears to be a stemmed piece. Stemmed pieces from VA can be difficult to type. My best guess would be a Savannah River Narrow Stem,or maybe a Fishtail. Good luck, H.H.

 

[DigIron2]

Thanks Viking!I am gonna have too study into it some more now.When you say fishtail,are you talking about a fishtail yuma?I have seen them in this book I have, and they do look a little similar

 

[monsterrack]

It looks almost like an Orient Fishtail, it is a very nice find

 

[theviking]

Your welcome. Here is an example of a Fishtail,aka Orient, and a few others.


Orient



Savannah River Narrow Stem


Guilford Yuma Projectile Point

 

[rock]

That is a nice quartz point most of mine are stemers I find. Once in a while different.

 

[GatorBoy]

It's a swayback orient Savannah fish

 

[DigIron2]

That is a nice quartz point most of mine are stemers I find. Once in a while different.

thanks man,it is one of the better one's I have found.

 

[DigIron2]

It's a swayback orient Savannah fish

you guys are awesome!HH

 

[GatorBoy]

What? You haven't heard of those first named in 1970 by Archie McGillicuddy? ...... Nice little find man

 

[Road Dog]

Could be a Halifax

 

[theviking]

Could be a Halifax

I thought the same when I first looked at it, I may have even said Halifax on a previous thread, but seeing it with a scale it seems a little large for a Halifax. I have found a few in this part of VA and the sizes are between 1"-1.5". It could be a large Halifax, lots of them found in central VA.

 

[Road Dog]

I've found 4 Quartz Halifax in the same spot recently. They were all 1.5" . Maybe it is a transitional type.

 

[Charl]

If it were found in the Northeast, it would be an Orient Fishtail. There is a range in base shape on Orient's. Your's most resembles the last photo here. Not sure if the distribution includes more then far northern Virginia, but as others have noted, it does look like one.

New York State Museum - Projectile Point Type Collection

 

[NC field hunter]

They aren't guilford Yuma points. I'll try to post a pic of one for you.

 

[NC field hunter]

The white point is a Yuma.



I have better yumas at home. I thought I had pictures of all of them in my phone. Guess not!

 

[DigIron2]

What? You haven't heard of those first named in 1970 by Archie McGillicuddy? ...... Nice little find man

Thanks man!Actually I haven't heard of that until now.I have heard of some Savanna types.I am still somewhat new to native artifact collecting.I thought you where just messin with me!

 

[DigIron2]

If it were found in the Northeast, it would be an Orient Fishtail. There is a range in base shape on Orient's. Your's most resembles the last photo here. Not sure if the distribution includes more then far northern Virginia, but as others have noted, it does look like one.

New York State Museum - Projectile Point Type Collection

That is the base!I was just looking at the Yuma point NCfieldhunter posted,are both base types considered a concave base?

 

[GatorBoy]

Thanks man!Actually I haven't heard of that until now.I have heard of some Savanna types.I am still somewhat new to native artifact collecting.I thought you where just messin with me!

I was ;-)