I found these 3 points in very near the same location in a creek in Bullitt Co KY. I'm thinking they are some Big Sandy variant, not positive.
I find it uncanny how similar the bases are, especially the ears.
The damage to the bases is also similar seeing they are all missing an ear. Not sure if this is indicative of their use or from their manufacture.
The bases are all slightly concave. Or you could say 2 of them have a dimple or 2.
I think the concavity/dimples may simply be a result of basal thinning by removing flakes from the base towards the tip.
You can even see the hinge fractures on this one below where flakes were removed this way.
I wonder if the nipple remains on the one below as a result of basal thinning using the same technique? (I suppose you could say it has 2 dimples rather than a nipple...)
Maybe they thought the base was thin enough after taking a few flakes off and just stopped thinning, consequently leaving the nipple?
Or maybe that's what they were going for?
I find it uncanny how similar the bases are, especially the ears.
The damage to the bases is also similar seeing they are all missing an ear. Not sure if this is indicative of their use or from their manufacture.
The bases are all slightly concave. Or you could say 2 of them have a dimple or 2.
I think the concavity/dimples may simply be a result of basal thinning by removing flakes from the base towards the tip.
You can even see the hinge fractures on this one below where flakes were removed this way.
I wonder if the nipple remains on the one below as a result of basal thinning using the same technique? (I suppose you could say it has 2 dimples rather than a nipple...)
Maybe they thought the base was thin enough after taking a few flakes off and just stopped thinning, consequently leaving the nipple?
Or maybe that's what they were going for?
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