MAYBE Another Point.

[uniface]

Or maybe just a knife. Base is cortex so it's hard to tell. There are two flutes on the dorsal side that stopped at stacks. And one on the ventral side also, beside one that feathered out. Flaked up to a high peak along the center line, like a Cumberland that was never finished.

Looks like well well patinated Horse Creek Chert that's been in the river since forever with tannin partly cleaned off. Lashanne Johnson, & probably Tennessee.

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[uniface]

Up close

 

[uniface]

On balance, FWIW, I think the guy started out to make a Cumberland point out of a prismatic blade (as they sometimes did). (Gramly illustrates one in Bifaces of the Cumberland Tradition) but that gnarly spot led him to drop that idea and finish it as a knife.

Just my guess. Others are possible.

 

[Tnmountains]

Big Red is what they call it among certain circles. No really, hope you can figure that one out. Interesting random flaking,,hmmmmm.

 

[uniface]

Sent Doc. Gramly a link to it tonight, requesting his verdict. Stay tuned.

 

[sandchip]

Very cool piece. Look forward to what you find out.

 

[uniface]

This just in :

"I think what we've got is a failure to communicate (flute)" on the first side to be fluted. It was not set up very well for fluting, but then perhaps they were attempting to utilize a poor piece. Typically, the first side to be fluted begins with a straight platform. When the first side is fluted successfully, then the platform must be set up for the second side (if it is intended to flute that side at all). The concavity left over from the first fluting makes it a more tricky operation, and characteristically the second channel flake is only 2/3 the length of the channel flake on the other side.