What tribe and how old?

NCHomesteader · Mar 2, 2017

I found this one over 10 years ago on my dad's property thank's to the crayfish that placed this on top of his mound by the pond! What ya think?

I know the ears are broke and its made out of flint, but that's it lol, thanks

RockinIdaho · Mar 2, 2017

it looks like a knife and may not have had ears.

BearCreek · Mar 3, 2017

Was it found in North Carolina? Also wondering about the size. Awesome to have a find with such an interesting story!

NCHomesteader · Mar 3, 2017

Hey, yeah I forgot a size reference lol. It is a little over 2 inches in length and yes, it was found in what we in Boone call the "foothills" in Caldwell County before coming up the mountain.

NCPeaches · Mar 3, 2017

It's almost impossible to give it a type name when the base is missing but it's pretty cool and I think the Cherokee lived in that area but might have been Catawba and allies. If you visit a local museum they can tell you there.

redbeardrelics · Mar 3, 2017

Nice find ! From the photo it looks sorta like jasper, which I would think might be unusual for that area. It doesn't appear to fit well into any of the "classic" point styles I am familiar with from NC. so I would just generically call it a constricting stem point, and would broadly date it from 1000 to 4000 years old. I think it would pre-date any of the tribal affiliations reported from the European contact period.
I wish I could train the crawdads around here to elevate artifacts from the earth. HH