Re: is this an "older" point
As to you question- an older point- to my understanding, the earlier nomadic hunter-gatherer people actually used more well-traveled materials- because they were actually traveling- a lot (to hunt, fish, take advantage of the seasons, etc). Once people were able to settle down a bit- farm crops, stay in place and establish themselves, they started using more local lithic. Definately harder to work. We have a ton of it in the Mid-Atlantic area, and although there are exceptions, the oldest points seem to be made of - what would you call it? Trade lithic? I could be wrong, but that's the impression I get. Cheers, and happy hunting! Yakker
