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contains ancient Native American Indian arrowheads and other artifacts from the
Paleo time
era. |
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years ago to 9,000 years ago) This was the VERY FIRST period during which
the Native |
| American
Indians populated "the new world". To reserve
any arrowhead on this page, simply note the |
| arrowheads
ID number and send an email to Terry
Baxter:
tbaxter99@msn.com |
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| BMPA1 |
A SUPER RARE and VERY
attractive multiple fluted |
Chautauqua County in
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12,000.00 |
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Paleo Crowfield point,
also known as an eastern folsom for |
Western "Upstate"
New York |
3/8 ON-HOLD |
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its superior craftsmanship and thinness. This
fine example |
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measures 2-7/8 x 1-5/16. It is made from deep
blue, highly |
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patinated onadaga chert. A write-up from Dr.
Gramly states |
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"this point has a small chip that shows the
true color of the point". |
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Even with this chip and a hairline crack it still
graded a
10+ by |
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Tom Davis !!! This
world class paleo lithic gem also comes |
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with a COA from Jerry Dickey and a write-up
from Dr. Gramly |
Ex: John Dickerson,
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It's my personal opinion that Crowfield
points are |
Leslie Pfieffer |
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10 times as rare as Folsom points, and very few
examples |
and Jeff Joseph
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in any condition have been recovered. Recently
added |
Davis, Dickey
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Rogers COA too ! (the vote is unanimous !) |
AND Rogers
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3/8 ON-HOLD |
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| DHPA5 |
A fairly small (for type) heavily |
Recovered in the
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200.00 |
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river polished blue-gray chert |
Alvord Desert, OR |
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"dipper style" Paleo Crescent
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which shows traces of having
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sustained a lateral shear to one
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cutting edge from ancient usage |
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| DHPA6 |
A blue-gray chert Paleo
Butterfly |
Recovered in the
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185.00 |
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Crescent having nice
desert polish, |
Alvord Desert, OR |
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2 ancient fire pops (photo 6) and
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lateral shears to both cutting edges
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(photos 7 & 8) from ancient usage.
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For all it's ancient flaws, it's still an
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attractive piece which displays well |
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| DHPA8 |
A medium brown jasper Paleo
Butterfly |
Recovered in the
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225.00 |
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Crescent having a highly
unusual "flat" form. |
Alvord Desert, OR |
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Both faces appear to have been formed by |
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a shearing technology, leaving flat sections |
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in the middle of each side, but with delicate |
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pressure flaking around all edges on side
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A, and around all edges of side B except
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the bottom edge. Quite a unique example
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of this highly desirable piece |
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| DHPA9 |
Now this one must have been
made by the same |
Recovered in the
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150.00 |
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knapper as DHPA8, above. A
fairly small (for type) |
Alvord Desert, OR |
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medium gray chert
Paleo Butterfly Crescent having a |
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highly unusual "flat" form. Both faces appear to have |
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been formed by a shearing technology, leaving flat
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sections in the middle of each side, but with delicate |
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pressure flaking around all edges on side A, and to
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only the top edge on side B. It has a salvaged lateral |
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fracture from ancient usage to one cutting end,
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which didn't put it out of commission |
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| DHPA10 |
A fairly small (for type)
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Recovered in the
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175.00 |
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attractive blue-gray chert Paleo |
Alvord Desert, OR |
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Crescent, expertly and thoroughly
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flaked on both faces and having no
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damage at all. (A rarity for Crescents) |
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| DHPA11 |
A fairly nice mottled gray chert
Paleo |
Recovered in the
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175.00 |
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Butterfly Crescent having
a slight shear to one |
Alvord Desert, OR |
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tip and an anciently salvaged opposing tip
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which was rounded off in the salvage process. |
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It was made on a fairly thick flake, and retains |
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50% of the original flake's cortex on side B
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and 5% on side A (bottom of photo 2).
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Flaking patterns are thorough on side A, but
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only the edges were flaked on side B
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| DHPA12 |
A fairly long, slender, heavily river |
Recovered in the
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200.00 |
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polished black chert Paleo
Crescent |
Alvord Desert, OR |
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which shows thorough flaking patterns |
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and an ancient nick to one tip, which
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has been smoothed over with the river |
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polishing process (photos 6 & 7) |
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| DHPA16 |
A fairly thick medium gray chert
"hump |
Recovered in the
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225.00 |
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back" style Paleo 1/4 moon
Crescent. It's |
Alvord Desert, OR |
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well flaked on both faces with only a spider |
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bite to one tip. It's a little thicker than most
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Crescents but is still an attractive item
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| DHPA17 |
An undersized small brown jasper
Paleo Crescent |
Recovered in the
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130.00 |
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which is lacking pressure
flaking on the surfaces, |
Alvord Desert, OR |
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having mostly pressure flaking around the edges. It |
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appears to have been anciently salvaged (anciently |
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re-chipped around the edges) after having
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sustained a serious surface shear to the face of
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side A, starting from one tip and ending with a
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ledge right in the middle of side A (indicated by
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the white chalky line just below center in photo 2) |
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| DHPA18 |
A fairly small, very
attractive yellow with |
Recovered in the
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175.00 |
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splotches of white chert almost uni-faced Paleo |
Alvord Desert, OR |
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Butterfly Crescent. I like this one, it was made
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on a curved flake and retains most of the flake's |
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original surface on side B, having pressure
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flaking only around the periphery of this side.
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Side A is more thoroughly flaked and shows
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nice desert polish. One tip has an ancient nick,
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but with this color, it's still a beautiful piece
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| DHPA19 |
A fairly nice bluish-gray chalcedony |
Recovered in the
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210.00 |
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Paleo Crescent which is
"all there" but |
Alvord Desert, OR |
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having an irregular shape cause by
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multiple ancient salvage re-workings;
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It was obviously used A LOT
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| DHPA20 |
A very pleasant mottled gray |
Recovered in the
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220.00 |
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chert
Paleo Butterfly Crescent |
Alvord Desert, OR |
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which has double lateral shearing
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to one edge and an ancient nick
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from the tip of the opposing edge
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| BRPA3 |
A SUPER NICE, RARE and quite thin but
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Dawson County, |
4,000.00 |
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sturdy glossy off-white and sky-blue/light
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Nebraska
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gray chert Paleo Frederick blade having
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on the Platte River |
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perfect symmetry, good usage wear marks
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and excellent and intricate paleo flaking
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Perino
COA
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patterns. Has light basal grinding and is just a
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Rogers
COA
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Perfect and very well made piece ! (High resolution
photos are available for the asking, IF you're seriously interested in this
piece) |
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| MHPA108 |
An absolutely gorgeous
fairly thin mottled |
Found in Burnet Co., Texas,
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1,300.00 |
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blue-gray Edwards Plateau
chert Midland |
it comes with a
Taylor COA |
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having superior horizontal transverse
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and something which I've
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flaking patterns and very very intricate
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never seen before, a Perino
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micro-edgework. It has an unfortunate
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certificate of origin, having
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nick to one blade edge near the tip, and
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been in Greg Perino's
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the right side of the tip also has a smaller,
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personal collection as well.
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less noticeable nick. It comes with an
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detailed history of ownership. This was the |
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very best Midland from Michael Hough's
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Ex: Perino
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personal collection.
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Ex: M. Hough |
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| MHPA103 |
A very nice tan and white
Edward's Plateau |
Found S.E. of Seminole
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750.00 |
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chert Folsom dart point,
fluted on both |
in Gaines Co., TX |
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faces, although the flute on face B is slightly |
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off-center. The edgework isn't as fine as
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Folsom edgework normally is and it's
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missing one tang and appears to have a
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shaved section running along the right edge
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from just above the existing tang to about
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the centerline of the blade, most likely
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caused from a reactionary impact fracture.
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It's still a beauty though and a pretty rare
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point type, published in Prehistoric
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American Vol. XLI - No. 4, page 44 |
Ex: Sam Weir
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Also published in Lar
Hothem's Paleo-Indian
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Ex: M. Hough
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Artifacts, pg. 99 |
Perino COA |
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| MHPA104 |
A paper-thin and beautiful
light brown flint |
Found in Gaines Co.,
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750.00 |
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Folsom dart point fully
fluted on side A, but |
New Mexico |
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only showing slight remnants of an older flute |
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(prior to resharpenings) on side B. The fine |
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edgework is confined to side A only, where it
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has crossed over and eliminated the flute's
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original ridge line. Side B shows remnants of
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an older impact fracture, which was pressure
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flaked back into action, before receiving
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another ding to the tip, showing that this point
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survived at least 3 lifetimes and probably
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more. A very attractive and scarce type which |
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literally "tells a story"; published in Prehistoric |
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American Vol. XLI - No. 4, page 44
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Also published in Lar Hothem's
Paleo-Indian
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Ex: M. Hough
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Artifacts, pg. 99 |
Rogers
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| MHPA107 |
A very interesting,
"pointy" brown and red |
Found near
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750.00 |
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jasper Folsom. It has a
full flute on side A |
Deming in Luna Co., |
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and slight remnants of an older flute on
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New Mexico |
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side B which is less defined due to ancient |
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resharpenings. The pressure flaking on the |
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edgework is only intermediate knapper
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level. Still a pretty scarce point
published
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in Prehistoric American Vol. XLI - No. 4, |
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page 44 and in Lar Hothem's Paleo- |
Ex: M. Hough
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Indian Artifacts, pg. 99
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Rogers
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| MHPA105 |
A paper-thin blue-gray
Georgetown flint Folsom |
Found in Lynn Co., TX
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750.00 |
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showing a single flute to
each face, but with side |
by David "JJ" Burrow |
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B's flute somewhat diminished by secondary |
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pressure flaking (re-sharpening) at the top right
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corner of the flute. The micro-edgework is
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good, but not as consistent on side B as it is on |
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side A. The tip was anciently re-worked after
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Ex: Dowell
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having been wounded in action. Just a neat little |
Ex: Lewis
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scarce point, published in Prehistoric American
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Ex: M. Hough
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Vol. XLI - No. 4, page 44 |
Jackson COA |
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| MHPA684 |
A fairly meaty medium brown
jasper |
Provenance undocumented, |
750.00 |
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Goshen having very
thorough |
but was in Michael's
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horizontal transverse flaking patterns |
Colorado keepers case |
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and nice basal edge grinding.
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A flawless example of this rare type
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Ex: Michael Hough
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| DOPA1 |
A very nice pinkish
gray-brown chert |
Midwestern area |
1,100.00 |
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Clovis having a single
flute to side A |
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and a slight hafting stop
to side B, |
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slightly offset to the
right (see photo 4) |
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flaking is fairly thorough
on both sides, |
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although side A does have
a slight "dip" |
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near the tip (see photo 2)
It has nice |
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grinding to the cutting
edges at the base, |
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but it has no grinding to
the concave basal |
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and this section appears
to have sustained |
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ancient damage which was
never re- |
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worked, as it is a bit
ragged and sharp. |
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Additionally, there is a
subtle color change |
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to the host stone covering
the entire tip |
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starting at the upper
1/3rd of the surface |
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(see photo 4, horizontal brown line) |
Rogers
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| MHPA133 |
A very thin tan-gray
Edwards |
Found in
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SOLD |
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Plateau chert Midland dart
point. |
Hale Co., TX |
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One ear was anciently sheared off
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and it has a very slight ancient nick
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to one edge right at the hafting line.
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Flaking patterns are thorough on
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both sides, although not really
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"superior". Published
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Ex: M. Hough
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Paleo-Indian Artifacts, pg. 193 |
Perino COA |
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| MHPA303 |
A very fascinating and
colorful light orange |
Found in |
225.00 |
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and gray chert Folsom
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New Mexico |
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have been anciently
worked-down quite a |
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bit as the double flutes'
"real estate" has |
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been infringed upon
substantially, although |
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obvious traces of both
flutes still remain. |
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The secondary edgework is
thorough, |
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although not of the
micro-flaking variety. |
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The tip is gone and shows
a narrow |
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channel from an impact
fracture on side B. |
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Lastly, the tip of one
tang is missing. (Like |
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what else could go wrong !)
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| DGPA1 |
A fairly nice, although a
tad on the |
Recovered at |
175.00 |
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crude side,
purplish-burgundy |
Lake Buena Vista |
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chert Paleo Crescent which still
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in Kern Co., CA |
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has traces of asphaltum on side A
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from it's original binding !
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| JDPA1 |
A medium sized pinkish-red
agate Paleo |
Undocumented, |
135.00 |
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Crescent which has been HEAVILY |
Great Basin region |
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patinated over with a desert bleached
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white, gray and blue coating. It has nice
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grinding and a few edge nicks which show |
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the true color of the original host stone.
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It's a little bit on the crude side, but truly
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shows it's great antiquity with desert polish |
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| MHPA709 |
A mottled brown jasper
Goshen
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Found in El Paso Co., CO |
200.00 |
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blade having a substantial
nick
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from one edge.
Published in Lar
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Hothem's Paleo-Indian Artifacts,
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Ex: Michael Hough
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pg. 120, plate 4, number 4 |
Ex: Keith Glasscock |
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| JDPA2 |
A bit of a plain Jane mottled
blue- |
Found in Texas |
85.00 |
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gray and tan chert Goshen blade |
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having blue crystalline veins. The
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edges are a tad on the rough side
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from ancient usage wear. Flaking is |
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thorough, but not very spectacular |
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| MHPA300 |
A paper-thin Edwards
Plateau chert Midland |
Undocumented, |
35.00 |
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body (minus the tip and
minus the base) |
most likely
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What can I say about
something that's mostly |
western Texas |
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not there ?... It has nice
typical transverse |
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flaking patterns and
micro-edgework to all 4 |
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edges as a signature from
a master knapper. |
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Additionally, one edge has
a sheared section, |
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running for 3/8" along the
edge (best seen on |
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the bottom right side of
photo2 and on the |
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bottom left side of photo 4)
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Ex: Michael Hough |
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| DWPA1 |
A very nice glossy tan and
cream |
Found in |
200.00 |
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colored burlington chert
Hell Gap |
Sac River drainage in
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having thorough flaking patterns and |
Cedar Co., MO
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nice basal grinding. It has a slight
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nick to one corner of the base, but
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other than that, it's "all there"
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Ex: D.W.
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| DWPA3 |
An interesting, extremely
thin Silicified |
Found in 1933 in |
300.00 |
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sand Scottsbluff dart
point having |
Cherry Co, Nebraska
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nice basal grinding and good, thorough |
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flaking patterns which are somewhat
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subdued due to the nature of the
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hoststone. Quite an exceptional piece
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Please Note: The Jeb Taylor COA lists
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this one as a silicified sand (Spanish
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Diggings) Goshen/Plainview, but I've
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Ex: Stebbing |
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seen other Scottie's made from this
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Ex: Brooks
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material, so that's what I'm calling it, from |
Ex: Middaugh
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my experience
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Taylor COA |
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| DWPA4 |
A fairly meaty, somewhat
broad and |
Found in |
100.00 |
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quite attractive orange chert
Agate |
Autauga Co.,
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Basin blade. It has nice basal grinding, |
Alabama
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and although it wasn't made by a very
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advanced knapper, by all appearances, |
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it served its purpose well
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Ex: Brooks |
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| DWPA5 |
A very well made and quite
attractive |
Found in |
350.00 |
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light brown chert
Plainview having |
Howard Co., TX
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oblique transverse flaking patterns.
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B (photo 4 & 6). A real beauty
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Ex: Simer
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having basal thinning and grinding
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