The Fluted Point Club

[ToddsPoint]

After seeing Dognose’s Clovis, I was thinking how lucky he is, and anyone else is, finding a fluted point. It’s kind of the holy grail of personal finds. So I’m starting an exclusive tnet club for fluted point finders. I’m nominating Dognose for member #1. Here’s his Clovis and it’s a stunner!

I’ll claim the #2 spot. My Clovis is a wimp compared to Dognose’s but it’s the real deal.

Post your fluted point find and claim your membership number. Clovis, Folsom, Cumberland, Barnes, Redstone, and just a couple of other obscure fluted points qualify. Personal finds only! Fragments of fluted points count as long as fluting is obvious. Show me some flutes!

 

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[Older The Better]

Maybe some day for me but not today, how big is your Clovis?

 

[ToddsPoint]

Maybe some day for me but not today, how big is your Clovis?

About 1 3/4”. Used up but still complete. I found another one, just a base made of Indy green, on a friends site and gave it to him. I’ll get a pic of it later.
Older The Better has the right idea. Something for size reference would be best.

 

[dognose]

Its a very nice clovis.
it looks thin.

 

[dognose]

To clarify the history of that clovis ToddsPoint speaks of, that point was actually found by a buddy of mine who I have hunted with a number of times, and who found the insanely rare great pipe in Madison County - James Laswell. He ilves not too far from me in Anderson Indiana, Madison County.

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The Laswell Great Effigy Pipe
The James Laswell Clovis

James is a heck of guy. We were hunting one day about 8 years ago, and he found TWO paleo point bases. Talk about having the eye.

I found a complete clovis many years ago - 03/09/1997, and a number of broken bases, and one midsection. The complete clovis is made of Attica chert, with a small spokeshave curve on the blade close to the tip.

I lost best find at an Indiana society CSASI show to a Thebes.

The base is not broken, nor is the top. But have been knapped in that form, no idea why. The point was tip out of the dirt, in a well plowed field. Many Attica chert flakes found all around the relic. I called Darrell over to let him pull the relic out.

 

[ToddsPoint]

This is the Attica green Clovis base I found. I attempted a restoration on the tip. I got the green color close but the stripes with grey mixed in was too much for my skills. This was found with a broken T drill and I happened to find both pieces. On another rise in the field not 100 yds away we find Madison triangles.

 

[Tnmountains]

Here is a heavily worn hornstone clovis I found years ago. I was unsure but had the state archeologist confirm it. He was an expert in Paleo Indians. John Brewster.

 

[Tnmountains]

Here is a double fluted Dalton I found a couple years back by the river where Donkeys would roll in the dust . Spotted it from a tractor while bush hogging! It is the finest Dalton I have ever found.

 

[11KBP]

Nebraska and Kansas Clovis Points
I posted this image on a Facebook group several days ago and thought it would fit the fluted theme on Toddspoint fluted theme here on Tnet.

These seven Clovis points are personal finds by my dad and myself found in south central Nebraska and north central Kansas.
Starting together in the late 1950’s as a father-son team we hunted together for a little over five decades.

 

[newnan man]

Nebraska and Kansas Clovis Points
I posted this image on a Facebook group several days ago and thought it would fit the fluted theme on Toddspoint fluted theme here on Tnet.

These seven Clovis points are personal finds by my dad and myself found in south central Nebraska and north central Kansas.
Starting together in the late 1950’s as a father-son team we hunted together for a little over five decades.

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Amazing! I wish I had found a fluted point to share. All these are great.

 

[ToddsPoint]

Nice fluted points! Wow! Keep them coming everyone!

 

[dognose]

The 1.75-inch clovis was found by Bob Patrick in Bartholomew County Indiana in 1972.
Obtained from Bob Patrick's estate. Bob was a member of the Central States Archaeological Societies Indiana chapter.

 

[ToddsPoint]

That’s a nice paleo dognose but we’re looking for personal finds from Tnet members.

 

[dognose]

Got it, must have missed that.

 

[dognose]

This is a transitional Paleo agate basin point I found in 1990. Laying flat on top when I first flipped it I thought it was just a flake at only 1.75 inches in length, and very thin. basal grinding extends up both sides. you can sort of see it in the image.

 

[samwordon]

How about this one

 

[antmike915]

How about this one

Why is there still dirt on it? That should be cleaned. Is this a personal find?

 

[samwordon]

Why is there still dirt on it? That should be cleaned. Is this a personal find?

Yes it’s a personal and very very amateur find. I have heard so many times don’t clean old things because it may mess up things so i just didn’t wash it off.

 

[ToddsPoint]

Yes it’s a personal and very very amateur find. I have heard so many times don’t clean old things because it may mess up things so i just didn’t wash it off.

That wild! An original Clovis with the original dirt. You certainly have good self control.

 

[samwordon]

That wild! An original Clovis with the original dirt. You certainly have good self control.

Is that sarcasm. I can’t tell. That’s ok if it is, I just don’t know much about native artifacts and really want to learn.