my first point, ever...and its a quiz. Who can answer correctly?

[bravowhiskey]

my first point, ever...and it's a quiz. Who can answer correctly?

Oh, I've found a few since, but this was my very first.

I looked down one day, on a walk, and it was staring right at me. It is perfect and has no imperfections or impact damage. It is about 2" in length and 3/8" thick

Just for fun, lets see if any of the experts here can tell us where it came from and a little history. Tribe, general location, age, etc. If you need more pics, I will provide. Let me know.

After a fashion, I will tell where it is from. Do you guys do giveaways here? I will ship, at my expense, a good prize to the first one who answers correctly.

I love this place.
BW

 

[creek astronaut]

Re: my first point, ever...and it's a quiz. Who can answer correctly?

And a BIG OLE THANKS to bravowhiskey!will pm you directly.

 

[bravowhiskey]

Re: my first point, ever...and it's a quiz. Who can answer correctly?

Neanderthal,

I sure appreciate your take on my thread. You are obviously more qualified than most on this subject, just a couple things...
1. I never stated this was a Perdiz point, only used it as an example to make my point about points. Location as well as physical description go a long way toward determining maker and period (age).
2. Palmilla points appear to me to be much more "barbed" at the shoulder. The point I found has a nearly straight shoulder with much less barb.
3. Sorry for the headache.

BW

 

[Neanderthal]

Re: my first point, ever...and it's a quiz. Who can answer correctly?

Bravo, sorry, I thought you were calling it a Perdiz. It's been a long couple of days

Some Palmillas can be well barbed when in earlier form. However, not all are. It's also common to see them lose those barbs / shoulders when they have been resharpened several times. That's common with most points, and resharpened or exhausted specimens often can even look like an entirely different type. One of the main identifiers of the Palmillas type is the base itself. They are rounded / bulbous. As I mentioned in the earlier post, it's why some people refer to them as "penny" points, that basal configuration. Their distribution range is pretty extensive and you can find them from eastern TX to NE MX. As I stated earlier, the LaJita is the one that can be confused but they generally have a much larger base.

Studying morphology and typology can be problematical at times, but always fun!

 

[creek astronaut]

Re: my first point, ever...and it's a quiz. Who can answer correctly?

bravo and matt,when i tried to figure out the answers to your quiz bravo,after i figured the location,which was from the material. at the time i didnt know the type of flint it was then but it looked like it came out of that area.what was throwing me off was when you asked tribe?i assumed you meant culture so that led me down the road of a point in a later period(woodland) and the whole time i was thinking a palmillas but it didnt fit the assumed time period,thats why i went with Caddo and Darl and a Palmillas Matt,what other cultures were in that area??again good thread bravo