Lanceolate

[Hi-Lo]

I was hoping that the lanceolate folks might be able to help with this one.

How would you classify it?

Thanks.

[Ron Kelley]

Hey David, I have no help on type but I sure do like that blade.

[Hi-Lo]

Thanks Ron.

It's a keeper/mystery lithic.

[CoachG]

I'm with Ron, no help, but a good looking blade.

[willjo]

We find them associated with Allendale points and this one is an Allendale blade. They are pretty much generic and were made similar in several different ages. This one was broke in manufacture and both pieces found and glued back together. I took a photo of back side but that photo was corrupt and would not load. This is found in Georgia South Carolina area near Savannah River. It would help some to know what style points were found with it and what state it was found.

[gregszybala]

You could hope maybe Agate Basin but the flaking is so random I would guess mound culture or later.

[Hi-Lo]

I agree Greg. It's one of those, 'I would love for it to be an Agate Basin, etc.' But, it most likely isn't.

[clovisoid]

It doesn't look like a paleo point, but that beveled angle on the base is often common in Archaic lance points, potentially something to do with the hafting method.

Where was it found?

[Hi-Lo]

I do not know where it was found.

[chase]

You could hope maybe Agate Basin but the flaking is so random I would guess mound culture or later.

Agreed greg but my first thought was agate basin

[sailorjoe]

Without knowing what region of the country it was found often makes it difficult to type lanceolate points that have a random flaking pattern such as this one. In some respects it resembles an Angostura; but, I'm not calling it one. I agree that it is not an Agate Basin.

[Hi-Lo]

Thanks everyone.

[SDhunter]

Nice blade . Doesn't look paleo to me.

[Tennguy]

If I were in an archaeology lab, I would probably call it a preform for some sort of knife. A lot of these sorts of things are preforms rather than points of any particular kind or type.