Burlington, Heat Treated

[JoshinMO]

Heat Treated Burlington, one of My Favorite's. Personal Found Wheepers.

Material was White before Heat.

[Bolen Bevel 1]

I don't know much about Burlington but it's pretty and glossy!!!

[Ron Kelley]

Hey Josh, I like the white one with red dots... Sweet  :crazy:  :laugh:

[gregszybala]

Ron Kelley wrote:

Hey Josh, I like the white one with red dots... Sweet  :crazy:  :laugh:

Yeah! There is no way that's Burlington!  :woohoo:
Love Burlington too, have found pieces that are nearly a hot pink.
Bet RMartin has got some good examples!

[rmartin]

Bolen Bevel 1 wrote:

I don't know much about Burlington but it's pretty and glossy!!!

  Great thread Josh. BB1, heat treating Burlington will make Burlington glossy. Of course the degree of it depends on the raw material. It also will add a degree of color also depending on the material. I am sure there are other variable such as temp and length of exposure of it. Here is a favorite piece of heat treated Burlington.

Table Rock points found around here are typically heat treated. Here are a couple,

[JoshinMO]

Yesterday I Found One The Ancients left.

[wilbrun]

curious...how did you know it was white before it was heat treated?

[wilbrun]

How can you tell the difference between flint ridge and burlington heat treated?

[JoshinMO]

Because its Pink, Our Heat Treated Material.
Not sure I can, Anybody? :dunno:
I just never handle flint ridge.

[rmartin]

wilbrun wrote:

curious...how did you know it was white before it was heat treated?

  That is a legitimate question. Here in Illinois (and Missouri) the primary material was Burlington which is white in its natural state. Sometime in the middle to late archaic, NA found out cooking it not only changed its color but made it much easier to work. I have seen modern day knappers bury white Burlington and cook it at a pretty controlled temperature for a few days. When it was brought to light again, it was pinkish to red. The color depends on the Temperature, the length of heating time and the material itself.

[dirt kicker]

Here's a heat treated point from central Illinois.

[turkeytail]

[dirt kicker]

Wow TT thats a neat one.

[wilbrun]

That is a legitimate question. Here in Illinois (and Missouri) the primary material was Burlington which is white in its natural state. Sometime in the middle to late archaic, NA found out cooking it not only changed its color but made it much easier to work. I have seen modern day knappers bury white Burlington and cook it at a pretty controlled temperature for a few days. When it was brought to light again, it was pinkish to red. The color depends on the Temperature, the length of heating time and the material itself.
Am I right to assume that Burlington heat treated turns red or shade of red like pink. Is it only those shades?
So the enclosed one is not Burlington heat treated to your knowledge

Does heat treating it impart a waxy look compared to when it was white?

[JoshinMO]

Yes,,, and No.
The point you have pictured was identified as possibly made out of Jasper, and Probably meant in its natural/uncooked form. Like Burlington it can have a nice glossy/waxy look without heat treating though heat treating is known to add those traits also. Burlington travels a way but doubt Ontario. I have a creek stained heat treated burlington point that isnt pink anymore though, its about same color as that point.