Y’all Sittin’ Down? Quartz Wannabe A Maybe...

[Cecilia]

Sorry, forgot the quarter to share pics with one of my Columbia Co, Ga quartzes that’s about 2 inches tall. Is it or was it maybe a Halifax? It’s definitely bifacially worked, but can’t see “wedge” knapping (?) too well in pics. It is thick, but Halifax’s are thick, according to Peach State Archeological Society’s description. (Every statement I’m making really should have question mark at end!)

[Kentucky point]

I'm not sure how to type it, but it is a...sumthin'.

I'm sorry I couldn't find a better picture, but the white point at the bottom is a Halifax. My dad found that in Virginia, and it is thick.



I would have just posted a pic of the Halifax, but I don't know where it is at the moment.

[Cecilia]

It sure doesn’t have same base, huh? Maybe if we squint a little!,,,

[Cecilia]

This is teeny, tiny pic of what was looking at.

[Cecilia]

Now that I’m takin’ deep breaths, can see base not pretty enuf. But, hey, I’ll take “a sumthin’!”

[willjo]

Some places all they had was field rock quartz and that could be some kind of a spike point

[utilized flake]

I would call that an expedient knife or tool... You can see flakes taken off the qiartzite... I find a lot of stuff like this, and I imagine that it served a purpose to cut scrape or dig something. That quartz is brittle and a second look tells me it could have been a pre form as well!

[Cecilia]

Oookaay. I gotta artifact, I gotta artifact!

[Jethro355]

Yes!

artifactually on the score board !!!👍👍👍

[Josie]

I would have picked it up also. You are on the board!

[HBird]

First one is the hardest

[SurfaceHunter]

They worked it down as far as they could without it breaking in half. The lump on the one side is called a stack. Normally they would remove it but probably saw it might break so left it on. I would guess it was probably used as a knife/scraper. I doubt they would toss it if material is scarce in your area. Got one and probably more where you found it. Nice

[Cecilia]

A “stack”. Got it!

[Havenhunter]

Quartz points can be beautiful or down right ugly. Either way it appears you have scored. Congrats Cecelia!

[ZenWalker]

I like it! Nice one

[2ndoldman]

Cecilia ONE, rock zero.
SCORE.👏👏👏

[redrocks]

a knife or scraper like glen said.....cool...u got an artifact

[oldrocks2]

Nice find, I like quartz even when they are rough and they usually are.

[Tam]

You scored ! . Great grab !
like everyone is saying remember Quartz does not always have those fine details you see on Chert, jasper etc . Your up North in Georgia do have lots of that lithic .