Sandy Creek Bed

[ericinks]

Found this the other day in a sandy creek bed in NE Kansas. What age range would you guess?

 

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[CreekSide]

Yea that’s a good find. I just looked it up in your state and there is a lot of different varieties in that shape. The base is the key to identifying any point and unfortunately yours is missing it at the very bottom. From what I saw your find will fall anywhere between Archaic and Paleo. Here are 2 examples but I can’t say for certain with the base missing. Good find

 

[newnan man]

Flaking looks old. Paleo to transitional Paleo.

 

[Older The Better]

My first impression are one of these, looks like the bottom is flaked on half of it, also looks like reeds springs chert
http://www.projectilepoints.net/Points/Angostura.html

Agate Basin Lanceolate

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[ericinks]

Yea that’s a good find. I just looked it up in your state and there is a lot of different varieties in that shape. The base is the key to identifying any point and unfortunately yours is missing it at the very bottom. From what I saw your find will fall anywhere between Archaic and Paleo. Here are 2 examples but I can’t say for certain with the base missing. Good find

Awesome, thank you for that. I don't find a lot so this is pretty special for me.

 

[ericinks]

Flaking looks old. Paleo to transitional Paleo.

Thank you!

 

[dognose]

Very nice point.

Is it thin?

What about any basal grinding on the bottom and along the bottom sides?

 

[CreekSide]

Very nice point.

Is it thin?

What about any basal grinding on the bottom and along the bottom sides?

Base looks snapped

 

[Older The Better]

Looks like it’s halfway broken to to me, more like missing an ear, need more pics, basal grinding is a good call since people are thinking that old

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Nice but need pictures of other side and the base end. On indian artifacts the more pictures posted the better.