From Illinois, type?

[JR]

Got this one last year. Found a huge frame of authentic artifacts at a garage sale.they were all found in southern Illinois by her father. I can't figure out what type this one is,any ideas?

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[frog]

not very good at this . From the wide notches up it looks hopewell but the bottom looks intrusive?

[JR]

Does look like hopewell notches, but the bottom is incurvate. It is about three and a half long making it a very large intrusive mound. Got me, I have no idea hopefully someone will know. Thanks for your ideas though.

[rmartin]

Ya got me JR. I am not sure either. The notching does look Woodland.

[clovisoid]

No idea, but something very late archaic or woodland.
The closest things I can think of like it are the Ashtabula/Susquehanna/Orient Fishtail pieces from the east, but it's not a close match and the area is wrong.

[G10+]

Hahahaha !!!!!!
Didnt we decide that if we got a point that we can't type we would just throw it in the kirks !!!! Hahahaha
I don't know either guys ,,,, maybe some one will recognize it and chime in

[turkeytail]

Any basal grinding? Base reminds me of Turin if not ground no clue.

[JR]

Light to medium grinding on it. Turin? Never heard of that type.

[turkeytail]

JR wrote:

Light to medium grinding on it. Turin? Never heard of that type.

  Early archaic. Illinois, Kansas and Missouri.

[JR]

Thanks for the advice, I looked up Turin blades and it does look like them. I wasn't familiar with that type...far out of my area. Not terribly common I guess?

[turkeytail]

JR wrote:

Thanks for the advice, I looked up Turin blades and it does look like them. I wasn't familiar with that type...far out of my area. Not terribly common I guess?

  Ive only had one (I think?) dont think they are real common.

[johnr]

Hi, Judging from the photo it looks like a Kay Blade to me. Take care

[Adena]

That is a stumper! I would lean toward a Godar or related type from the late Archaic to Woodland period. Very nice point. Thank you for giving us something to ponder.

[paleo kurt]

i am leaning towards an epps or a kay blade. late archaic to woodland, knowing the age sometimes is the main thing. Sometimes when my friends and i cant call em we just say the are billies[ billy bad boy]. nice point