Flaking style

[kayakaddict]

This find struck me as unusual because of the broad diagonal flaking. In South Jersey I don't recall having seen this, although I have not been to the two local museums in a couple years and there might be an example.

I guess my question is, does it indicate a specific style, period, typology etc?

Thanks

[pkfrey]

What does the other side look like? It appears to be a chunk off of a preform, maybe from a cobble, and those are simply elongated thinning flakes. No way to tell where it belongs in time, unless it's been found on a site with similar or finished points/tools, etc.

[kayakaddict]

Yea I will post the other side, and some same site finds if it might help bring some thing to light. (Later I will have time) thanks pk

[Kentucky point]

I know I make flakes similar to that when I knap, because I'm right handed and I hold the rock funny. I'm not to sure about this one.

[kayakaddict]

Me Too! Sometimes. These flakes really overlapped the center. Good napper whoever he was. I'm starting to think this point was never finished also.

[kayakaddict]

Maybe it has a broken base. Here's the other side.

[SurfaceHunter]

I’m thinking it belongs in the blade category kind of in between. Very interesting find I have never seen one like it before. It would look pretty cool in a frame with a preform then that one and then a finished point showing the stages

[sailorjoe]

The point looks to me like it was never finished to a final form. Whether the base was broken during the knapping process or not, we will never know. Still a nice blade.