What a thrill

[ptsofnc]

I haven't posted any of my finds in quite a while.....but wanted to share this. I search several creeks. While walking down my main creek Saturday, this was spotted. Couldn't believe it, because I've only found one other point (last 10 years) embedded in the creek bank (although I did find a cache of 82 unfinished points around 50 years ago in the bank of a small feeder creek). This Guilford Point was embedded around 4' down from the surface. How in the world it drifted down to that depth, or how in the world 4' of sediment built up over it since it was made....I have no idea. No one could miss spotting this one. It is 3.5" with no patina change due to weathering.....so it must have become buried soon after it was made...5500-6300 years ago....if you believe the archeologists.

 

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[Tdog]

Nice insitu on the Yuma! Congrats.

Guilford Concave Base Projectile Point

 

[ptsofnc]

Nice insitu on the Yuma! Congrats.

Guilford Concave Base Projectile Point

Actually the first in situ is upside down and the second is sideways.

 

[Fat]

Nice insitu on the Yuma! Congrats.

Guilford Concave Base Projectile Point

..The old timers from here use call any paleo point a Yuma. I haven’t heard that term in awhile..
Really nice artifact...

 

[Edgychris1]

That's awesome seeing them stick out of an eroded bank. Only found 2 that way. Great in situ.

 

[DaveSmith]

Very nice! Most of my guilfords are quartz. I'm going to guess it came from the Piedmont area?

 

[DaveSmith]

Very nice! Most of my guilfords are quartz. I'm going to guess it came from the Piedmont area?

 

[ptsofnc]

Very nice! Most of my guilfords are quartz. I'm going to guess it came from the Piedmont area?

Thanks. Yes. NW Piedmont.

 

[DaveSmith]

And I should add, mine are all round base. I have no concave.

 

[ptsofnc]

And I should add, mine are all round base. I have no concave.

I may have more Guilford points [with all the different types of bases] in my collection than any other style. The "swiss army knife" for NAs. Almost all made of rhyolite.

 

[antmike915]

Nice find pt

 

[Trezurehunter]

That is a great looking point.