It's education time folks. I've been looking over numerous posts and found that some refer to pictured artifacts as "blades" while others refer to similar artifacts as "points." Now I'm in a quandary about how to identify or differentiate between the two. So I'm gonna post a pic of some of mine and see if ya'll can help me tell the difference. Is it the lack of a stem on the base - the length of the artifact - it's intended use after completion or a combination of factors.
The three artifacts on the left are all over 3" in length. The two on the far left are Cobbs Triangular and described in Overstreet's 14th edition as lanceolate blades, un-notched preforms. The 3rd in from the left is obviously a Dovetail, which is described in Overstreet as an elliptical corner notched point with dovetail base. The two artifacts on the right are a little over 2.5" long but only the one on the far right has a stem. I originally classified it as a point but now I'm not so sure. The second in from the right is up for grabs as to whether I'd call it a blade or point. Maybe even a knife, of which I have a few. Ok - that's my description. Now help me out here as to what constitutes a blade??
The three artifacts on the left are all over 3" in length. The two on the far left are Cobbs Triangular and described in Overstreet's 14th edition as lanceolate blades, un-notched preforms. The 3rd in from the left is obviously a Dovetail, which is described in Overstreet as an elliptical corner notched point with dovetail base. The two artifacts on the right are a little over 2.5" long but only the one on the far right has a stem. I originally classified it as a point but now I'm not so sure. The second in from the right is up for grabs as to whether I'd call it a blade or point. Maybe even a knife, of which I have a few. Ok - that's my description. Now help me out here as to what constitutes a blade??
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