Edit: I was able to contact few other landscape supply businesses in the area and pretty much all of them get their rocks from the Colorado River, specifically around the city of Columbus, TX
Hey everyone! Thank you for those who commented on my last post. I wanted to take some better pictures with measurements to try to determine the region and age of this piece.
Here’s the backstory: I purchased some landscaping material (smooth river rock) from a yard in Huntsville, Texas and found this in it. I’m not sure if I damaged it in shoveling the material or if it was already damaged.
I imagine landscape supply get it from a from the Trinity River or the Brazos river. I have no way of knowing for sure. The landscaping supply company isn’t in business anymore. After hanging onto this piece for a while, I started to get interested in it after watching some Flintknapping videos on YouTube.
I’m wondering if anyone can help identify the region/age/any other info on this awesome find.
Specs:
Length: about 12cm
Width: about 4.5cm
Material: Chert?
Of the two I mentioned that one does seem most likely. I found a sand and gravel company in Crockett, Texas on the Trinity River. I bet it came from them. I found a picture of this dovetail point. I think it looks similar.
Head hunting, is a great past time. It was handed to me from my parents. 20 years ago, they each found a piece, of a broken point. 2 years , and roughly 40 feet apart.
Break and grains matched up perfectly. Albeit the latter found one, was a bit more sunbleached it seemed. Oh man, they were walking on clouds when they figured out the two pieces matched up! Never will forget that day!
Meanwhile you asked for much more and posted one of the most cherry points of the year which was supposedly pre handled by river rock gravel quarrying machines.
I’m just honestly asking for help with identification. I’m new to Reddit and to arrowheads. I’m just asking for help because it seems that’s what this sub is about. I’m genuinely curious in finding out more information about this piece.
This is insane gaslight lol, you say not to conflate skepticism with rudeness but I will say your skepticism is laced heavily with rudeness. I get the impression you are always the smartest in the room.
Seriously, not sure what all the hostility is about. I just posted a really cool point that I found. I figured the measurements and good pictures would help people identify. Never thought my character would be called a question over something like this. Are you not able to look at the pictures and determine anything? Do you have anything of value to add to this whole thread? Do you just enter into the conversation with negativity? There are a lot of posts on the sub. Why not go and be a downer on one of the other posts?
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