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joe dert

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I picked up this arrowpoint from a field that yields some very old native relics...the exterior was crusted black..then underneath that was a white chalky layer..a testament to its age...not certain but I think it's brown Jasper ..but it's a Dalton classic...9,000 to 10,000 BP ..

The book pic is from the overstreet guide 10th edition..pics are actual size for easy reference..
 

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Nice find! Amazing how obvious that Dalton is. In my area, I hardly find points that match the categories in Overstreet or any other artifact book. But yours is a slam dunk ID.
 
spenglure said:
Nice find! Amazing how obvious that Dalton is. In my area, I hardly find points that match the categories in Overstreet or any other artifact book. But yours is a slam dunk ID.
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I agree..some points are hard to identity with certainty..this one looks like it was resharpened down to the " classic" size..

Don't know about you..but I seem to find a few points that are indentifiable,.. but out of their normally found zones... curve balls I call em.
 
MoBob said:
Totally an incredible find. I can only imagine the stories it could tell. Congrats on a great point.
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I wonder the same thing.. just thinking about someone using this over 9000 years ago is mind boggling to me.. thank you
 
joe dert said:
I agree..some points are hard to identity with certainty..this one looks like it was resharpened down to the " classic" size..

Don't know about you..but I seem to find a few points that are indentifiable,.. but out of their normally found zones... curve balls I call em.
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Yes I have found several like that. I found one point up north that looked like a San Patrice. Stumped the experts on the artifact forum I used to frequent. Arrowheads sure are fun to find!! An expert I know who used to write for Indian Artifact Magazine suggested there was a lot more trading going on than what others believed. I also think about the people making these points. I think there was a lot of variation in points based on maker, maker’s age and skill leve (kid vs adult), etc. just my thoughts!
 
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