Parallel oblique flaking?

[tnmudman]

Walked about an hour at a site were they been loading logs, the ground was tore up pretty good and then lots of rain.I found a pocket full of brokes these are the best ones in really in trigued by the side notch piece and the flaking is really nice, I would love to hear any opinions on it as far as age and type.

 

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[arrow86]

One thing you can call it is a heartbreaker, really nice flaking

 

[1320]

Oblique parallel flakes are slanted, your piece looks more like just plain ole parallel or maybe collateral, hard to say without holding it. Nice indeed!

 

[nmtreasure]

Nice, to bad the tip is missing. A heart breaker for sure

 

[rock]

Nice flaking on that point no idea on the type probably Archaic

 

[Neanderthal]

Nice find, Tnmudman. Here's a graphic tutorial that I done several years ago on flaking techniques that you may enjoy. Happy hunting!

FLAKING TECHNIQUES

 

[1320]

Nice find, Tnmudman. Here's a graphic tutorial that I done several years ago on flaking techniques that you may enjoy. Happy hunting!

FLAKING TECHNIQUES

Dang, there's some really good layman's terms on your tutorials, very nice!

http://www.arrowheads1.com/flaking/primer.htm

 

[11KBP]

Nice find, Tnmudman. Here's a graphic tutorial that I done several years ago on flaking techniques that you may enjoy. Happy hunting!

Great illustrations Matt.

 

[Neanderthal]

Great illustrations Matt.

Thanks, Dick! I don't get on any of the forums much anymore - it's great seeing you on here.

P.S. You should consider submitting your Mahaffey point for the upcoming Overstreet "Next" edition. I think that it's still the best "Classic" example of the type that I've seen.

 

[tnmudman]

Thanks for the information neanderthal, after looking at the illustrations my point seems to have collateral flaking, what do you think?

 

[Neanderthal]

Thanks for the information neanderthal, after looking at the illustrations my point seems to have collateral flaking, what do you think?

It's most definitely parallel flaked - and collaterally flaked on at least some of it. Those techniques were used by Early Archaic knappers (think Cody Complex, St. Charles, early Hardin, Pine Tree, etc.).

 

[balddawg]

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Are you in Ohio?

 

[coosakid]

I'd love to find that any day. I like that flaking..... It's a good find regardless

 

[tnmudman]

Im in Tennessee balddawg