As some no doubt know, I have the habit of recognizing things in our collection long after they're actually surface collected. Last night I did it again, spotting a Kirk Corner Notch, unusual early triangle, and an early eared serrated lance. All found within the past 10 years, but not really studied/recognized.
Our late typology expert, Jeff Boudreau had this to say about early rare types in southern New England:
"Early rare types tend to occur on large multi-component sites where additional early types have been found"
The fact is the Late Paleo/Early Archaic time period is little understood in New England. And, as it turns out, the most important site my wife and I ever located was such a site. Multi-component, as the larger frames here display, and having an early component with several types of early points.
Here is a frame displaying what I believe are the early material. In the top row, there is a fragment of chipped ulu in the center. Plus several Late Paleo/Early Archaic quartzite lance bases. The two furthest to the left are made off flakes, found within a foot of each other, and could have been made by the same individual.
In the second row, far right, an unusual eared lance. Unusual in that it's argillite and serrated or erose along both remaining blade edges. I have never seen a serrated argillite point before. That's a first, and that's an early lance.
To the left of the eared lance in the middle row, another point I recognized last night. A deeply patinated felsite Basal notch resembling an Eva.. Conversely, it could be a variation of an early corner notch, though it does not resemble Kirks that are found as surface recoveries in southern New England.
Edit: this is a brown felsite, used from Early Archaic through Woodland. It is by far the heaviest patination I've ever seen on this lithic.
In the bottom row, far left an un identified argillite bifurcate, and to it's right a MacCorkle bifurcate. The green argillite point in the center bottom row is an early side notch, which some have related to Hardaway points. Though some vehemently object to use of that NC type name, there does seem to be a genetic relationship. Classic Hardaway Side Notch are known from this region. Next to it on the right, another odd triangle noticed last night. It's might be early, and one possible reconstruction is offered. But it can be reconstructed more "traditionally" and I certainly can't be sure of this, as this is a multi-component diet and later triangles are present. Depth of concavity usually separate earlier from later forms.
Now, a lot of broken things. It isn't about degree of completeness to me. It isn't about beautiful, and killer, to me. It 's about finding an extremely rare early site and finally recognizing that fact. Framed them all this morning....
Early side notched:
Our late typology expert, Jeff Boudreau had this to say about early rare types in southern New England:
"Early rare types tend to occur on large multi-component sites where additional early types have been found"
The fact is the Late Paleo/Early Archaic time period is little understood in New England. And, as it turns out, the most important site my wife and I ever located was such a site. Multi-component, as the larger frames here display, and having an early component with several types of early points.
Here is a frame displaying what I believe are the early material. In the top row, there is a fragment of chipped ulu in the center. Plus several Late Paleo/Early Archaic quartzite lance bases. The two furthest to the left are made off flakes, found within a foot of each other, and could have been made by the same individual.
In the second row, far right, an unusual eared lance. Unusual in that it's argillite and serrated or erose along both remaining blade edges. I have never seen a serrated argillite point before. That's a first, and that's an early lance.
To the left of the eared lance in the middle row, another point I recognized last night. A deeply patinated felsite Basal notch resembling an Eva.. Conversely, it could be a variation of an early corner notch, though it does not resemble Kirks that are found as surface recoveries in southern New England.
Edit: this is a brown felsite, used from Early Archaic through Woodland. It is by far the heaviest patination I've ever seen on this lithic.
In the bottom row, far left an un identified argillite bifurcate, and to it's right a MacCorkle bifurcate. The green argillite point in the center bottom row is an early side notch, which some have related to Hardaway points. Though some vehemently object to use of that NC type name, there does seem to be a genetic relationship. Classic Hardaway Side Notch are known from this region. Next to it on the right, another odd triangle noticed last night. It's might be early, and one possible reconstruction is offered. But it can be reconstructed more "traditionally" and I certainly can't be sure of this, as this is a multi-component diet and later triangles are present. Depth of concavity usually separate earlier from later forms.
Now, a lot of broken things. It isn't about degree of completeness to me. It isn't about beautiful, and killer, to me. It 's about finding an extremely rare early site and finally recognizing that fact. Framed them all this morning....
Early side notched:
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