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Points & Native American
Relics - Page Six
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Limestone
- Cumberland River
Late Archaic to Early Woodland, 5000 - 2000 B.P.
Kentucky Hornstone.
L 2.13" x W 1.16"
Stewart County, TN.
Southeastern
states. A small to medium size, triangular stemmed point with an expanded,
concave base and barbed to tapered shoulders. Blade edges are concave,
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Loafstone Atlatl Weight
Estill County,
Kentucky
Material: Hematite
L 1.33" W.86"
 Jackson COA
Counter balance weight tied to the throwing
shaft. Grooved to assist with attaching the weight to the throwing device.
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Marcos
Late Archaic to Woodland, 3500 - 1800 B.P.
L 1.25" W 1.41"
Texas to Oklahoma. A small
to medium size, broad, corner notched point with an expanded stem. The blade
edges are straight to recurved. Many examples have long barbs and a sharp
pointed tip. Bases are convex, straight or concave. - Overstreet 10 p. 619
Found in McLennan County. A
personal find by Sal Gonzales Jr.
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Martiz
Late Archaic, 3000 - 1500 B.P.
L 1 1/4" W 3/4"
West Arizona into the Great
Basin. A small to medium size side notched point with a straight to concave
base. Shoulders are tapered to horizontal. - Overstreet 10 p. 861
Reportedly found in Arizona
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Metate, Mortaros and Manos
Length: 20" x 11"
Material: Granite
Provenance: Found on private land in San Diego County, California by
Catherine Horne of Descanso.
Metates typically consist of
large stones with a smooth depression or bowl worn into the upper surface.
The bowl is formed by the continual and long-term grinding of materials
using a smooth hand-held stone (known as a mano).
Morteros are small divots in
large slabs of rock that local Indians used to grind grains.
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Motley
Late Archaic to Woodland,
4500 - 2500 B.P
Origin: Independence County, Arkansas
Material: Penters Chert
Measurment: L 2-3/4" W 1"
Grade: 7.5
Notation: From the middle Archaic to Woodland period. From the Ex collection
of Johnny Parnell
Southeastern states. A
medium to large size, expanded stemmed to widely corner notched point with
strong barbs, The blade edges and the base are convex to straight. Similar
to Epps which has a straight base. - Overstreet 10 p. 448
Baker COA
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Neosho
Late Archaic, 400 - 250 B.P.
L 2.13" W .84"
Texas, Colorado, Oklahoma,
into Arkansas & Missouri. A large size, narrow knife forms with broad to
narrow side notches and a short, convex to a long tapered stem that can be
pointed to rounded. Related to Harahey Knife.
Found in McLennan County. A
personal find by Sal Gonzales Jr.
Overstreet 10 p. 634 |
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North Blade / Un-notched Snyder's point
Woodland, 2200 - 1600 B. P.
Found in Boone County Missouri by Jim Bruce
L 2.70" W 1.74"
Kentucky, Ohio, Illinois, Missouri, & surrounding
states. A large, thin, elliptical, broad well made blade. Usually found in
caches and is related to the Snyder's Point of the Hopewell culture.
Believed to be un-notched Snyder's point. -
Overstreet 10 p. 455
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Paleo Lanceolate
Plaeo - 11,250 - 8000 B.P.
L 3-3/4" W 1-3/16"
Patinated White Flint - Grade: G-8
Southern Illinois
ex David Bailey Collection
COA: Jim Bennett
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Palmer
Early Archaic, 9000 - 6000 B.P.
L 1.21" W .81
A small size, corner notched , triangular point with a ground concave,
convex, or straight base. Many are serrated and large example would fall
under the Pine Tree or Kirk type. -
Overstreet 10 p. 458
Whiteside County, Illinois
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Pickwick
Middle to Late Archaic, 6000 - 3500 B.P.
L 3.17" W 1.23"
Hickman Co. TN.
Found on the Duck River. Possibly Burlington Chert
Southeastern States. A
medium to larges size, expanded shoulder, contracted to expanded stem. Blade
edges are recurved and many examples show fine secondary flaking with
serrations. Some are beveled on one side of each face. Shoulders are
horizontal, tapered or barbed and form sharp angles. - Overstreet 10 p. 460
*A very nice point though the seller tried
to portray it as perfect. Not so; it has a small ancient nick on one of the
barbs.
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Pine Tree
Early Archaic, 8000 - 5000 B.P.
L " W
Mead Co. Kentucky
Southeastern States. A
medium to large size, side notched, usually serrated point with parallel
flaking to the center of the blade forming a medium ridge. The bases are
ground and can be concave, convex, straight or auriculate. Developed from
the earlier Greenbrier point. Smaller samples fall in the Palmer type-
Overstreet 10 p. 464
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Scraper -
Corner Notch
Marion Co. Kansas
A comer
notch point that was picked up by an Indian and reworked anciently into a
scraper. It was reworked on the damaged area but also had one ear removed
for hafting. It measures 1 3/8" and is very thin. Found in Marion county
Kansas by John Cowherd. Made of a completely translucent material.
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Searcy
Early to Middle Archaic, 7000 - 5000 B.P.
L 3.23" W
1.09"
From the
collection of Johnny Parnell and is from in and around Independence county,
Arkansas. A small to medium size, thin, lanceolate point with a squared hafting area that (usually) has concave
sides and base which is ground. Many are serrated.
Item
Specifics
Material: Boone Chert
Type: Searcy Region or Culture
Grade: G8
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Useful
Resources
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Authentic
Artifact
Collectors
Association
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Overstreetid.com
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Arrowhead Identification Online Database
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