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Offline StevenT

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Possible Point? (New pic added)
« on: January 30, 2013, 11:06:21 am »
These pictures are from a friend on a sea glass forum and she asked if it was an arrowhead. She is from Tracy's Landing, MD and that is all I know about where it was found. It appears the stone material looks like it may be a softer or porous rock and appears to be well worn. If she found this walking a beach, the condition would be consistent with beach wear and a stone bouncing around in the surf could end up with flake scars. But what I am looking at is how the scares seem to be laid out in a pattern that looks consistent with someone running a line of flakes. I have added a picture with what I believe to be flakes outlined. I know it is the general shape of a point, but that alone isn't enough to say it is an arrowhead. What do you think?
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Offline Jimbob

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Re: Possible Point?
« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2013, 11:50:35 am »
Yep, that's definatly an arrowhead.
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Offline Tower

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Re: Possible Point?
« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2013, 12:20:52 pm »
Yep.
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Offline AncientArcher76

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Re: Possible Point?
« Reply #3 on: January 30, 2013, 01:05:23 pm »
I would say so too
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Offline Trapper Rob

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Re: Possible Point?
« Reply #4 on: January 30, 2013, 01:39:13 pm »
If I found it in our field I would put it in my case with the rest of them it looks like one to me.
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Offline TRACY

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Re: Possible Point?
« Reply #5 on: January 30, 2013, 08:12:25 pm »
I concur with the rest. It looks like it flaked pretty decent by the length of a few of those scars


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Offline stickbender

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Re: Possible Point?
« Reply #6 on: January 30, 2013, 10:34:25 pm »

     Ditto! ;)  Rolling in the sand, for who knows how long, would abrade the rest of the flakes scars down, but I would call it an arrow head.  Could have been shot a seal, or other marine creature, or who knows how it got there.  I am sure it has some interesting history to it though.  Cool find. 8)

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Offline Mike_H

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Re: Possible Point?
« Reply #7 on: January 31, 2013, 10:20:04 am »
I'd say preform more than actual point. But I could be wrong.  Definitely flint knapped.  Nice find.

Offline StevenT

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Re: Possible Point?
« Reply #8 on: February 01, 2013, 10:50:46 am »
Thanks for all the feedback and confirmation. Here is another one the lady found while beach walking somewhere up on the northern end of the Chesapeake Bay. Looks like a small blade... very nice find!

Offline Jimbob

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Re: Possible Point? (New pic added)
« Reply #9 on: February 01, 2013, 04:56:00 pm »
Very nice find indeed.
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