Thoughts on this point found in NC

[BladeRunner2019]

Hello all.

Many years ago I had a load of dirt delivered. They called it river bank soil or something like that. Fast forward a few years after the pile of dirt had been spread out and I was walking in the back yard and saw this guy right on top of the ground.

Any thoughts on possible age or any other information would be much appreciated.

It's 2 1/2 inches long and a hair over an inch wide at the widest point.

I am in North Carolina.

 

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[quito]

Without a base, it's real tough call, but most likely based on what is shown, it is a knife form.

 

[sawmill man]

Im going to say Archaic 5 to 8000 years.

 

[reuellis]

I'd get another load of riverbank soil...

 

[BladeRunner2019]

Thanks for the responses. Yea I hate the very tip and the base are broke. I assumed it was an arrow head. Is that likely not the case?

I wish I knew where they got that load of dirt from.

 

[crj1968]

very cool and I would assume a knife as well...

 

[redbeardrelics]

I will chime in with another vote towards it having been a form of knife, being too large, and too old, to be an actual arrow point. The material looks to be typical for many parts of NC, I don't remember exactly what it is called, but it is something similar to "chalk" ?

 

[rock]

Most of the large items out of your area are either Savannah Rivers or Guilfords. Nice finds

 

[NCPeaches]

Depending on what area in NC you are in, the material could possibly be rhyolite or argalite (spelling may not be correct on either lol) I think it's either a blade or Guilford spear point and a great find, might want to dig in that dirt a little and as suggested get another load to sort of "fill in" some more areas

 

[Tony in SC]

I would say a knife, much too large for an arrowhead. I think it's an unusual piece for the area?