Question

[Adena_man]

I have a Dickson on the left, a Dovetail in the center (with a small ding ), and another blade or point on the right. I was thinking that the artifact on the right was a Ft. Ancient blade that had been re-worked. But then, I noticed the slight curvature at the base. It almost resembles a Trans-Paleo Dalton. It's doubtful that it is Trans-Paleo, but I figured I would get some other opinions on it. It is a little thicker in the middle and thins out at the base. Every Ft. Ancient blade I have seen has no curvature at the base and is pretty much the same thinness from base to point. I would appreciate your opinions on this.

Thanks

 

[coalfire]

Hey Adena,
Nice pieces! I believe you are right about the left most point. The middle is a nice corner notched blade. I couldn't say a dovetail or not because of the chip in the base. As for the far right point...I would not say it is a Ft. Ancient because in the book "Field Guide to Flint Arrowheads & Knives of the North American Indian" by Lawrence Tully and Steven Tully, they show a Ft. Ancient (page 66, top) with serrations from base to tip. I would say a reworked woodland triangle or maybe a Cahokia (same book page 28, top) that's been reworked. There are two types of Cahokia the three notch (notch in each side and one in center of base) and the two notch. (no basil notch, only side notches) But I would lean to a woodland triangle that was reworked and had notches added for use as a tool.
Hope you don't mind my thoughts. This is just my opinion for what it's worth.
~Z~

 

[Adena_man]

Hey Zeawolf! I would almost like to have the one in the middle repaired. The ding on the base is the only bad place on it. It is like a steak knife on top and bottom. I had at first thought that it was broke on the tip, but after cleaning, I saw that they had flaked it that way. Everyone who has seen it in person has termed it as a Dove type. Not quite like the traditional fantail doves that you find in Illinois and Missouri. I wish I had a better pic. There were two other guys in the field with me that day. One guy found a beautiful Motley and the other guy found an awesome Lost Lake. What a day! We all compared finds at the end of the day and were really surprised at the results! The artifact on the right is about 2 1/2 - 3 inches long. I have yet to see one quite like it. It is a little tick in the middle with a thin base. Strange one to say the least. These were found just outside of Lexington, Ky.

Thanks for the posts!

 

[Cannonman17]

Nice stuff. That middle point...I don't know what I would call it either but it's nice irregardless of what you call it. The point would not have been made that way however, that would have been the result of hitting something, probably bone, hard enough to flake it back a little, a really small impact fracture. The knife on the right...kind of non descript, I would personally lean towards the Fort Ancient period myself... small knife. The only reason the tip seems thicker than the base is because it was resharpened a time or two, again, irregardless of what you call it, it's a nice used, whole, artifact. I would be happy finding any of the three...