some old points

[earthnhands]

Hey Joe,
What do you think about these. Sorry about the shadows in the pics. I think the one on the far left is the oldest and is really weathered. I can't tell what the material is either. All were found on private land with permission.



I have tried to identify the age and types myself, but I have a hard time discerning the nuances and don't have enough experience to decide what is damage from use. Thanks for any info.

[arappaho]

Hey Rb,
You may be right about that first point being the oldest. It looks
like quartz in the pic. I guess it could be a dark chert or rhyolite
with a white patina. If it is your oldest then it would have to be
one of those early archaic stemmed types, like Kirk Stemmed, and
it's just beat up and reworked to nothing. But my guess would be
that it is something like an Otarre that comes at the end of the
archaic period or early Woodland period. Approx. 4000 yrs old.

The little quartz point is some sort of Woodland. An arrowhead.

The third one is probably the oldest one. Looks like rhyolite and
a middle Archaic type called Morrow Mtn. Approx. 6000 yrs old.

The last piece is a flake of chert. The top edge is straight enough
to have been used as a scraper, but the other edges are so
rough and jagged it probably wasn't.

Happy Hunting, Joe

[earthnhands]

Thanks Joe! I really really appreciate your thoughts. WoW!!!! That time frame is just so hard to believe. I need to get a case to put these in. Do you know where you can buy a case? Making one is beyond me.

Are you going to the DH dig? I have to bring them to show you in person...if I get to go myself, that is.
Thanks so much again.
Rebecca

[arappaho]

Hey Rebecca,
Unfortunately DH is not in the plan. If I go it will be a real spur of the moment decision.
I've heard rumors that there may be some Ohio'uns showing up!

Riker mounts are good. They help to keep them organized.

Happy Hunting, Joe