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Originally posted by COPPERHEAD View PostNotice the ground bases and difference in flaking. Here is an east texas scottsbluff. G 10 quality. Little over 2". Notice the patina from its age. The length gives it away to.
I knew that Scottsbluff looked familiar.
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Originally posted by mattjproc View Postsorry for bad quality, iphone pic.
Does it look the same on the other side?
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Originally posted by COPPERHEAD View PostHe will carbon date and give a certificate of auth. You can get burned quick buying arrowheads. To many fakes out there, the guys who make them have it down to a tee!!! Temple show is full of them being sold as authentic.
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Ill take a picture of the other side when i get home this evening. It looks the same except there is a chip knocked out near the middle. When i was still in school at texas state i took a texas archaeology class. I took this point to the professor to get his opinion. I believe his name was Dr. Bousman. He kept it for a few weeks and told me after showing it to a few other experts they believed it was a folsum, and it was in the 10k year range. I dont know how they verify that. Clovis points are even older right, like 12k? From the first homosapiens in the americas. If it was a clovis wouldnt that be even cooler? Or are the Folsums more rare? I thought most of the clovis were larger.
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The Clovis is a little older(some believe). It is definately an ancient point. Typically a Folsum is chipped straight across the bottom of the flute channel instead of just being concave.(look at the broken base posted earlier). Also the chipping style on Folsum is generally finer than Clovis. If this was a folsum, it would likely be about origional size.
The lack of symetry indicates a much used and resharpened point. I believe it is a clovis that has been resharpened many times and was origionally much longer. The flaking style is right for clovis also.
Now keep in mind, Im just looking at a pic on a forum so i could be wrong. At any rate it is a very old and rare point.
Steve
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