I found this point in Fairfield County, Ohio this year on the outskirts of a wash in a field. It is definitely not a point you typically find here. Most points are Coshoctin flint in this area and this is heat treated translucent Flint Ridge Chert. The tip is broken but it definately seems like it was a blunt tip and not a tip that ended in a point. The base is very unusual for this area as well. I would love for any input on this...thank you.
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Hey HD - That is a fairly large point and kinda reminds me of a Smith, which has a more pronounced base and shoulders. However, your point could have been reworked which would account for smaller notches and base. Just a thought. Let's see what others have to say about it. Nice find.Pickett/Fentress County, Tn - Any day on this side of the grass is a good day. -Chuck-
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I thought maybe a Ross Barbed or an Eva Type point. I honestly have never seen anything like this here before. Even in a lot of the collections found in this area from lifelong artifact hunters it is just not a common piece. When I found it I thought it was going to be a large Dove...but nope. I actually have video of pulling it out of the ground on my YouTube channel, BlastFromThePast.
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Originally posted by Stansbery View PostIt looks to me like it may have had a couple lobes broken off the base. It may be a Large Bifurcate, or McCorkle. They are common in Ohio. Even though they are commonly Black Upper Mercer, a few Flint Ridge examples exist.Last edited by Helldogg; 10-14-2018, 01:31 PM.
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Originally posted by Stansbery View PostIt looks to me like it may have had a couple lobes broken off the base. It may be a Large Bifurcate, or McCorkle. They are common in Ohio. Even though they are commonly Black Upper Mercer, a few Flint Ridge examples exist.
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