I thought this was a good example of maybe the most common low grade lithic we find in SE New England. It's argillite, aka argillaceous slate. So many points of this lithic show barely any flaking to achieve a finished product, and it's for that reason I thought it was a good example of how this particular lithic was often worked. Crude, basic, call it what you will, some points made from our argillite do show nice flaking, but so many are like this instead. At 3", it at least has more size then I'm used to. But I thought it was just a big flake, and was surprised when I picked it up. But, I was pleased just the same, beggars can't be choosers.
It turned up yesterday, in a "South County", RI field that I had not visited in at least 10 years. Along with a small quartz knife and some brokes.....
It turned up yesterday, in a "South County", RI field that I had not visited in at least 10 years. Along with a small quartz knife and some brokes.....
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