Nice point

[arrow86]

I went back to the spot I found a few nice points at the other day and managed to find a nice one. It was windy and tide was pretty high so there was only a small strip of beach to check out so I was surprised to see this.
I’m not sure of the type I can’t decide between Susquehanna broad spear , Kirk corner notch or even a Brewerton side notch .... they all have some similar characteristics if anyone wants to take a guess please do.

Pretty neat looking I don’t find many side notched in tact so I was pretty happy. I also found this tool I’m not sure exactly what it is .... I guess it could be a small pestle but it seems to small for that.

It’s broken unfortunately... it’s about 3” in length. Any guesses??

 

[Edgychris]

I wish i lived in a location that holds, from my perspective, bone glass type minerals and rocks. Tge ones ive seen from you, to me, look from mars. Do you polish yours?

 

[welsbury]

Good hunt. Not sure on stone piece,looks like something,maybe business end is snapped off. Is little end smoothed

 

[Edgychris]

What tribe is thst in Maryland?

 

[Tdog]

Horn coral possibly...

https://www.google.com/search?q=hor...Wsdd8KHbUxA8EQ_AUoAXoECBEQAw&biw=1920&bih=937

 

[arrow86]

I wish i lived in a location that holds, from my perspective, bone glass type minerals and rocks. Tge ones ive seen from you, to me, look from mars. Do you polish yours?

Yes there are many different lithics they had to choose from around here. No I don’t polish any of them some of the pics the points are wet , it shows the flaking a little bit better. I also find some really great quartz points too like you have been finding. Really the first 15 years I hunted points about 95% were quartz all coming from a few fields I hunted near my house it wasn’t until I started hunting shorelines that my collection has become a lot more colorful.

 

[arrow86]

Good hunt. Not sure on stone piece,looks like something,maybe business end is snapped off. Is little end smoothed

It is smooth but no polish it has some chips missing like it’s been used to hit or peck something , any chance it was used as a drift or flaker ? I believe the material is argillite i have found a pestle made from this material before but much larger than this. Here’s a few more pics

 

[arrow86]

Horn coral possibly...

https://www.google.com/search?q=hor...Wsdd8KHbUxA8EQ_AUoAXoECBEQAw&biw=1920&bih=937

It’s definitely stone I’m thinking argillite

 

[uniface]

A Susquehanna would be very thin.

FWIW

 

[redbeardrelics]

Cool finds and I love the insitu photos. I would guess the point is earlier than Susquehanna types, but I can't be certain. It looks like it has been heavily used and probably re-worked a few times. I would expect the notches to be wider and not as tight on a Susquehanna, nor would I expect the base to be as broad as the point. That and what appears to be numerous small basal thinning flakes makes me guess the point is closer to a Kirk corner notch type or possibly an unnamed middle archaic notched type. I don't really see many points down our way that I tend to call Brewerton's, but that is probably just a personal perspective thing. I think the other item is an artifact as well, the material type makes me want to think it was used for polishing or grinding rather than pecking?

 

[choo]

Yeah nice point I like the color on it!

 

[Trezurehunter]

I like the coloration of that point. Nice find.

 

[A2coins]

That's so cool I dont know why I cant find any in our old Indian trails
. That's some great stuff you've been posting. Keep em coming. Tommy