Nice little drill?

[COUNTRY GIRL]

I really wish I had time for all my hobbies, I miss these threads. Well while working another hobby, I found this drill? I have not had much time for research, and you folks seem to know without looking it up.

Thanks for looking!

 

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[(())RandY(())]

Nice find Not sure on what it is .looks like Arrow to me

 

[Don in SJ]

That is one beautiful Point, and I do think it is a point, not a drill, but perhaps a knife, but with that big stem, hmmmmmmn, I am nowhere near an expert in this field. I did look in Gary Fogelman's book and the closest point I found so far that could be in your area of the state is a Merrimac Stemmed point. I will send you a photo of that page in the book with the description. There is another point, but the more I looked at it, there is too much difference between yours and the second choice I had which was a Neville Point.

Whatever it is, appears to be Archaic, which is a fairly old point.

Super find!!!

Don

 

[Airborne80]

Very very cool

 

[unitas]

awesome point!

 

[creekhunter]

Was a point, been resharpened enough times it is in "drill" form now, JMHO

 

[COUNTRY GIRL]

Thanks everyone! I originally thought point also, but as creek said, I think this sweet little point was resharpened enough it "may" now be a drill? I do agree with Don completely, Archaic is mainly what I find in my area. Anywhere from 5000-8000 BP, according to a Archaeologist friend.

I really enjoy finding points and watching my collection grow. I'm getting there.

 

[pickaway]

Nice artifact.Congrats on the find...

 

[razor]

Hello Country Girl, Havn't talked to you in months. Good looking point... and I do believe it to be just that, a well loved and well used point. Excellent find!!! Ray

 

[COUNTRY GIRL]

Razor, Sorry about that, the ground has barley thawed out here. Point it is. It's just so fragile feeling. I know this sounds corny but......I do agree this point had a special meaning, you can feel it when you hold it, definatley a well loved point. At least it is now, it's one of my favorites. I just wonder if it was still in use when Cpt. Turner came by? Thanks for the look.

 

[razor]

The fault is mine. I've not posted much as of late. I'm a full time, non-traditional, college student and I've been real busy. Ray

 

[Cannonman17]

That would be a good piece for a use-wear analysis on.

 

[COUNTRY GIRL]

Hi Cannon, who would I find to do an use-wear analysis? Thanks for the look, got another Sat. But haven't taken pictures yet.

 

[Cannonman17]

Tough to find somebody skilled in it. I've dabled in it but not enough to know too much. There a couple/few Universities that have people who can but I would have to try and dig out my lithic use-wear analysis book to find out who now (and that's packed in a box in the garage in anticipation of us moving). If you like science, have a little bit of extra time, have access to the same raw material as your piece is made out of, and have a REALLY good microscope you could test it yourself. Knock off a few large flakes of the raw material and use each one for a different task, cutting meat, plant material, chopping, scrapping, cutting bone, digging, etc etc... then compare each one under a STRONG microscope to compare which one looks most like the edge on yours...more experimentation with more materials can often times lead you to a very close match with the use of your piece. I know that in the book I read an electron scanning microscope was used so I don't know for sure that a super strong regular microscope would... I'm guessing that it would give you a pretty good idea anyway. *Dang it* Now I have to go dig out my kids microscope and take a look at some flakes!!