Need help identifying points and material

[wvuhunter]

I recently started collecting on private property in wv but I am still a novice on what’s these points are. Help please and thanks!!

 

[dts52]

Nice looking artifacts!
HH
dts

 

[OntarioArch]

Hi wvuhunter - although this guide is for New York, you may find some identifications here:

New York State Museum - Projectile Point Type Collection

One of the difficulties in projectile point identification is the names change by location. When I read posts from Texas, for example, the names are all new to me. But WV is close to NY, so use that guide: you'll have some fun. Also, broken points give me problems, like your pic 2: stem is broken off looks to me.

If these were found in New York, I would say your 1st pic looks like a Brewerton Corner Notched, 2nd pic too broken for me to form an opinion, 3rd pic very cool and I have no idea - look how deep those notches are!, 4th pic looks to be an 'Otter Creek'. Take a careful look at the online guide...and see what you think.

 

[wvuhunter]

Hi wvuhunter - although this guide is for New York, you may find some identifications here:

New York State Museum - Projectile Point Type Collection

One of the difficulties in projectile point identification is the names change by location. When I read posts from Texas, for example, the names are all new to me. But WV is close to NY, so use that guide: you'll have some fun. Also, broken points give me problems, like your pic 2: stem is broken off looks to me.

If these were found in New York, I would say your 1st pic looks like a Brewerton Corner Notched, 2nd pic too broken for me to form an opinion, 3rd pic very cool and I have no idea - look how deep those notches are!, 4th pic looks to be an 'Otter Creek'. Take a careful look at the online guide...and see what you think.

thank you my friend.

 

[1320]

Why look at a New York reference when you can view a West Virginia one? Lol

West Virginia Projectile Points

 

[OntarioArch]

Why look at a New York reference when you can view a West Virginia one? Lol

West Virginia Projectile Points

good point...

 

[1320]

Just wait until I post what I think the types are, that's generally when everyone piles in and says no, it's x or x....lol

 

[wvuhunter]

Thank you!!