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    My neighbor recently found this point and asked if I could get some opinions on its typology. It is finely serrated. There is basal thinning present on both sides and it is lightly ground. Any thoughts on what type it might be? Thanks for looking.
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    Massachusetts

  • #2
    Edge view? It's nice if legit. Is the green an algae? Found in water?

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    • Cotuit
      Cotuit commented
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      Yes it is algae it was found at low tide

  • #3
    Any basal grinding?
    South Carolina

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    • #4
      Very nice Snappit triangle in my honest opinion.
      TN formerly CT Visit our store http://stores.arrowheads.com/store.p...m-Trading-Post

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      • #5
        Originally posted by Narrow Way Knapper View Post
        Any basal grinding?
        Light grinding on the base. Sorry I meant to include that in the post.
        Massachusetts

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        • #6
          Looks similar to this point (that happens to be my avatar photo). It was also found in Massachusetts and people who know better than me have called it a Snappit ...
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          Last edited by Atlantic City; 03-18-2023, 04:36 PM.

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          • #7
            I’d take a look at parallel stem, would have been resharpened a few times at least. Hard to tell the exact size without anything for reference. Snappit is another good call
            as suggested above. It definitely looks old.

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            • Cotuit
              Cotuit commented
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              Sorry it is about 2" long. Was out in the street when he came by to show me and I didn't have anything for scale. Thanks for your reply.

          • #8
            Apparently, quartz was the overwhelming lithic of choice for Snappit points. So, it’s unusual to see a candidate that is not quartz. Looks like a Snappit, though. Base should be ground. My first thought had been a resharpened New England-style Hardaway-Dalton. It’s a beauty by any name, though, I love the lithic itself.
            Rhode Island

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            • #9
              New England- Great Clam Chowder and an unhealthy variety of non-paleo points that always get me paleo excited.
              Hong Kong, but from Indiana/Florida

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              • Garguy
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                For sure. If I found that in East Tx, it would be in a folsom site.

            • #10
              I would say that it is a Snappit. Those little serrations are not accidental.

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              • #11
                A beauty! Looks like rhyolite.
                Massachusetts

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