Recent finds of mine and my husband in central MO

[RogueFlea]

 

[Tpmetal]

that first knife is a beauty!

 

[Steve in PA]

That knife is 95% intact, which is a miracle!

 

[scruggs]

Very nice finds you made!

 

[islamoradamark]

really good finds

 

[Garscale]

Could we get better pics of the first item?

 

[Relicgrubber]

Congrats on your finds! I agree, let us see more pictures of pic #1

 

[RogueFlea]

I added new pictures to the post! I love the coloring

 

[Relicgrubber]

I added new pictures to the post! I love the coloring

Very nice flaking, size and color! Looks like it was never resharpend. Maybe Broke during manufacture...?

 

[RogueFlea]

Very nice flaking, size and color! Looks like it was never resharpend. Maybe Broke during manufacture...?

We were thinking that may have been when it broke as well.

 

[uniface]

Very nice flaking, size and color! Looks like it was never resharpend. Maybe Broke during manufacture...?

"Broken" on purpose -- tranchet flaked to produce a burin (chisel) edge. One straight across and the other north-south. Not seen that often seen in North America although very common in Europe.

Accidental snapping from strenuous use would have produced a rolled-over hinge surface; no usual (typical) use after (or before) that could have created the vertical tranchet removal. At the same time, one would set up the other, no matter which sequence was the case.

IMHO FWIW

 

[outlaws15]

That is a real beast
Hello from Troy, MO

 

[Older The Better]

Did that all come from the same site?

 

[ToddsPoint]

Flaking and shape looks like a dovetail. Nice one! Gary

 

[RogueFlea]

Did that all come from the same site?

Yes!

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Yes!

I use to live in Columbia Mo, hunted artifacts for over 20 years in Mid Mo, it is artifact rich area.

 

[Older The Better]

Interesting, the reason I asked is because I find pottery that is identical over here in se Kansas in a particular site but I find a lot of small points there, nothing substantial like your points. To me, the way the base of the second is formed, I suspect that it was once a much larger point too.