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    Saw it come in with the tide at Sunset Beach and I grabbed it before it was washed back out to sea. Any idea on its origin, age or history?

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    It appears to be a small late  Archaic spearpoint.  I am not terribly familiar with specific point types from your area.  It could have been covered by rising ocean levels thousands of years ago, or it could have been lost by natives hunting and shooting at birds or fish from a canoe.  Nice find, though!

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    • #3
      Welcome to the forum from Central Illinois. We have several east Coast people that maybe can help.
      Like a drifter I was born to walk alone

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      • #4
        Thanks!  I am from Arkansas and familiar with the way points look down there, but this looks very different from those I grew up with!

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        • #5
          Looks like a Stark point. Is that stone wet in your hand? Do you know what type of stone it is? I think I see white spots on the stone if so that maybe a felsitic material and the white spots are phonchrysts within the matrix of the felsite. Cool find.  Native Americans err, umm first Americans, umm Early Man from these here parts and formerly of parts unknown. They enjoyed the beach in summer. The Housatonic River in Milford/ Stratford CT was un passable at the mouth because of a huge shell midden. I believe it was Block who wrote he could not sail up that river because of the shells. This was at Milford point and was the site of thousands of years of occupation. The People coming and feasting on the harvest from the sheltered waters in Long Island sound. I have seen collections from the area with many artifacts coming up from the sound. I also knew of an oysterman up there that would on occasion find artifacts in his dredger.
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          • #6
            Stone is not wet in either pic.  Do not know this type of rock...don't think we have much of it where I am from.  Have not seen it before!
            So what is a Stark point? 
            Hoss wrote:

            Looks like a Stark point. Is that stone wet in your hand? Do you know what type of stone it is? I think I see white spots on the stone if so that maybe a felsitic material and the white spots are phonchrysts within the matrix of the felsite. Cool find.

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            • #7
              Never mind that last question...found lots of info here

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              • #8
                Well if it's not wet then it looks like obsidian and obsidian is not found on the east coast. If it was wet I would think it was felsite but that glassy look is unusually to say the least.
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                • #9
                  Huh.  Given that...can you recommend how/where I can learn more about what I have here?  I am very curious now!

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                  • #10
                    Sweet find congratz

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                    • #11
                      Your profile says your in PA Here is a calendar of shows in PA bring your find  and ask questions. Someone there would certainly be able to help. http://www.pa-artifacts.com/EVENTS.html
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                      • #12
                        Most points I've seen from the beaches of South Jersey have shiny, glassy look.  Maybe from tumbling in the sand for years.  Some that are still sharp recently came loose from the mud. I recently read there are 19 east coast reportings of obsidian. 99.999% chance it's black flint, maybe from a cobble of chert from that very same beach which has pleny of it. IMHO
                        New Jersey

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                        • #13
                          dont know about the materail, but that is a piesker diamond point. Welcome from NW Arkansas ! awesome find!
                          As for me and my house , we will serve the lord

                          Everett Williams ,
                          NW Arkansas

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                          • #14

                            Hi there! I'd bet my bottom dollar that's not obsidian. Looks archaic to me. See anything similar in this pic? First time posting- and posting photo- hope it come out...
                            Riv.

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                            • #15
                              a leeetle bigger than I'd intended...

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