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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: StevenT on January 30, 2013, 11:06:21 am

Title: Possible Point? (New pic added)
Post by: StevenT 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?

Title: Re: Possible Point?
Post by: Jimbob on January 30, 2013, 11:50:35 am

Yep, that's definatly an arrowhead.

Title: Re: Possible Point?
Post by: Tower on January 30, 2013, 12:20:52 pm

Yep.

Title: Re: Possible Point?
Post by: AncientArcher76 on January 30, 2013, 01:05:23 pm

I would say so too

Title: Re: Possible Point?
Post by: Trapper Rob 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.
Rob

Title: Re: Possible Point?
Post by: TRACY 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


Tracy

Title: Re: Possible Point?
Post by: stickbender 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)

                                                Wayne

Title: Re: Possible Point?
Post by: Mike_H 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.

Title: Re: Possible Point?
Post by: StevenT 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!

Title: Re: Possible Point? (New pic added)
Post by: Jimbob on February 01, 2013, 04:56:00 pm

Very nice find indeed.