Fluted Dalton?

[Charles Jones]

In another thread, I said I had a fluted Dalton. Am I correct?
This was found in Rock Island County, in Northwestern Illinois, in the 1930’s. It definitely has some short fluting on both sides of the base. I believe there is grinding along the sides of the base also. Burlington chert, I believe

Chuck

[Artifascination]

I would say ya have a fluted Dalton there and a very nice one at that!

[Jethro355]

That’s what I’d call it.👍

[clovisoid]

It looks like what many Midwesterners would call a Pike County point. Greg Perino named them, related to Dalton but they have a bit more of a flared base/ears and are resharpened a bit differently than most Dalton points.

[Charles Jones]

Interesting! Haven’t heard of a Pike County point before. This was found about 100 miles north of Pike Co.
Ever notice how most Dalton’s have one ear longer than the other? Do you think the fluting indicates an earlier date?
Chuck

[Lindenmeier-Man]

I’m going with you summation here clovisoid , I think it’s older than dalton.

[Broken Arrow]

I'm inclined to agree with Josh that it looks like a pike county type but I'm not sure I've ever seen or heard of them being fluted or having basal thinning like that but I'm sure it isn't outside the realm of possibility.