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| This page
contains ancient Native American Indian |
| arrowheads and other artifacts from the |
| paleo time
era. (14,000 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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| SWPA9 |
Type = Agate Basin. A very |
Fall River County,
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nicely made medium-sized |
South Dakota. |
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lanceolate point made from
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Full provenance to buyer |
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Knife River Flint with ground
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lateral edges and frosty patina. |
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3/5 |
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Prehistoric damage to the base |
Stermer
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| SWPA10 |
Type = Spedis I. A fine agate |
Columbia River,
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55.00 |
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Paleolithic artifact exhibiting
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Yakima, Washington |
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frosty patina, with a whitish
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mineral layer on one side. |
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| RDPA272 |
FOLSOM POINT: a 1.122"
long and |
Otero County,
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2200.00 |
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0.766" wide mottled gray
chert point. |
New Mexico |
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This is a VERY RARE FOLSOM TYPE, |
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double-fluted to the tip on both faces |
Stermer
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| RDPA274 |
PARMAN TYPE II POINT,
a |
Humboldt County,
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130.00 |
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2.838" long and 0.891" wide
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Nevada |
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translucent black obsidian Paleo to |
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Early Archaic point.
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Stermer
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| RDPA279 |
CLOVIS BASE, a 1.575"
long and |
Clark County,
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100.00 |
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1.068" wide red-brown chert
Clovis |
Nevada |
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base with an impact
fracture of the tip |
Stermer
COA |
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| LSPA62 |
A very hot looking couple
of deep honey colored |
Recovered from Paleo
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200.00 |
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semi-translucent chert Folsom
body section and an |
sites in and around |
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equally attractive Midland upper body section. Both
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El Paso Co., Texas |
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very well flaked with nice micro-micro edgework all |
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the way around. Both are paper thin. The Folsom is |
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fluted on both faces, while the Midland shows nice
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Paleo
transverse flaking patterns. |
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| LSPA63 |
Two interesting rootbeer
brown chert Folsom |
Recovered from Paleo
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150.00 |
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halves, which met with the same
fate, namely |
sites in and around |
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a lateral fracture which split the dart points
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El Paso Co., Texas |
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right down the centerline. Both are only fluted
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on one face, with the larger of the two |
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showing very fine pressure flaking patterns on |
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side B. The smaller piece simply has "thinning" |
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pressure flaking patterns on side B.
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| LSPA64 |
A quite colorful pink and
blue chert |
Recovered from Paleo
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150.00 |
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unfluted Folsom base minus the
tip. Has |
sites in and around |
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"some" effort at micro pressure flaking
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El Paso Co., Texas |
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around all edges. I would call this one
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worthy of professional restoration. |
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| PA81 |
A blue-gray and tan chert
Paleo Crescent |
Recovered near |
10.00 |
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missing one ear and having a thicker than
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Dorris, CA |
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most (sheared or uncompleted) cutting edge
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| LSPA12 |
A most interesting tan-gray
single-fluted |
Central Texas |
750.00 |
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chert Folsom point having
intricate flaking |
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patterns to side B. This was made from |
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another broken relic and retains 60% of the |
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original relics' break point on one edge
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Rogers
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| LSPA13 |
A blue-gray and tan chert
Folsom tip |
From a site within |
200.00 |
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showing only 25% of the original
flute |
100 miles of |
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on side A, and a full flute on side B
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El Paso, TX |
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which runs all the way up to the bottom |
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of an impact fracture at the tip. Still
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retains some nice micro edge work. |
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| LSPA14 |
A nice light orangish-tan
unfluted |
From a site within |
200.00 |
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Folsom dart point having nice
basal |
100 miles of |
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grinding, slight mineralization (1) and
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El Paso, TX |
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showing good basal thinning |
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| LSPA16 |
Half of a light brown
jasper Folsom which |
From a site within |
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appears to have sustained an
impact |
100 miles of |
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fracture which sheared it right down the
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El Paso, TX |
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centerline. Still shows a fair amount of the
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original flutes with nice minute edgework.
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An interesting study piece. |
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| LSPA17 |
A beautiful mottled gray,
sky-blue |
From a site within |
150.00 |
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and off-white horizontally banded |
100 miles of |
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chert Folsom tip which retains flutes
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El Paso, TX |
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on both sides coupled with the classic |
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Folsom micro edge work. This one's
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just screaming "restore me !". |
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| LSPA18 |
This one looks like the
twin sister to |
From a site within |
65.00 |
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LSPA17 above ! A light blue,
gray, |
100 miles of |
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off-white and tan diagonally banded
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El Paso, TX |
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chert Folsom tip showing some
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remnants of both flutes, more so on
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side B, as well as the classic micro
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edge work, also mostly on side B |
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| LSPA21 |
A fairly broad (for type)
diagonally |
From a site within |
130.00 |
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banded blue-gray chert Folsom
body |
100 miles of |
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section having one flute on each face
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El Paso, TX |
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and "some" micro edge work. Quite
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an attractive host stone material. |
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| LSPA22 |
A neat tan chert Folsom
body section, |
From a site within |
SOLD |
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from scarcely above the base, it
has |
100 miles of |
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one flute to each face and secondary
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El Paso, TX |
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retouch flaking to the edges. A nice
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study piece, which might take kindly
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to a little restoration |
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| LSPA23 |
A spotted pinkish-cream
colored chert un-fluted |
Recovered in
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300.00 |
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Folsom dart point. Quite thin and
well-made |
Chihuahua, MX
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from a difficult to work material. Has a diagonal
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break at the centerline and has been glued back |
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together. Looks like an "Oh, Chit" break to me
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(where a collector dropped it) as opposed to a
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"Praise the Lord" break (where it was anciently
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broken, and you found both halves) The break is |
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clean and although I examined this piece 3 times
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before photographing it, I didn't notice the break |
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until I looked at the photos (A higher resolution
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photograph is available upon request)
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Perino
COA |
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| LSPA26 |
A most interesting light
gray colored |
Recovered in
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700.00 |
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chert Folsom made on a large
flake |
Bexar Co., TX
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which resembles a flute. A neat little |
Ex: Roach Collection
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dart point
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Rogers
COA |
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| LSPA27 |
A mottled off-white and
light gray chert |
From a site within |
150.00 |
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Folsom dart point which sustained
a |
100 miles of |
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serious lateral impact fracture which
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El Paso, TX |
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shaved off one edge. The remaining edge
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is almost completely intact from the base
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to just below the tip, which also was a
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casualty of the impact. It has a single flute
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on each face and pretty descent secondary |
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flaking along the remaining edge |
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| LSPA65 |
A somewhat banged-up and
anciently |
Recovered from Paleo
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250.00 |
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resharpened rootbeer chert Folsom
which |
sites in and around |
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was double fluted with nice basal thinning
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El Paso Co., Texas |
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flakes and a good amount of micro edge
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flaking. From the appearances of the flute
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on side B, this was, at one time, a much
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longer projectile point. An interesting and
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certainly well-used artifact. |
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| LSPA66 |
A nice couple of mottled
blue, gray |
Recovered from Paleo
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175.00 |
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and tan chert Paleo partials. The
larger |
sites in and around |
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of the two resembles a Midland and
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El Paso Co., Texas |
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shows nice traverse flaking with a
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weak attempt at micro edgework.
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| LSPA67 |
A gorgeous pair of very
thin Paleo Folsom |
Recovered from Paleo
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175.00 |
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partials made from a cream
colored chert. |
sites in and around |
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The larger of the two is actually a base which |
El Paso Co., Texas |
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has been recycled a few times. The last
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recycle job took away the tangs and replaced
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them with micro-edgework to the base. It has |
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the remnants of one flute and very nice micro |
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edgework all the way around. The smaller of
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the two is a double-fluted Folsom tip having
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nice micro edgework all the way around.
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| LSPA68 |
Two burgundy chert and one
brown, |
Recovered from Paleo
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175.00 |
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red and black petrified wood Paleo |
sites in and around |
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bases. (2 Midlands and 1 Folsom)
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El Paso Co., Texas |
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All three show very good craftsmanship |
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| LSPA69 |
Three very thin light gray
chert Paleo |
Recovered from Paleo
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195.00 |
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partials. The tip is a double
fluted Folsom |
sites in and around |
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with superior micro-edgework, the lighter |
El Paso Co., Texas |
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base is also from a double fluted Folsom
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and also has nice and detailed micro
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edgework. The third piece is the base of
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a Midland dart point. |
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| LSPA70 |
Two very thin
semi-translucent double |
Recovered from Paleo
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175.00 |
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fluted Folsom bases, one in a rootbeer |
sites in and around |
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brown chert, the other in a blue-gray
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El Paso Co., Texas |
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chalcedony. Both show nice basal
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thinning and micro edgework all the
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way around. Quite an attractive couple. |
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| LSPA71 |
A nice set of 3 light
blue-gray chert Paleo |
Recovered from Paleo
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175.00 |
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bases. The two larger one's are
Midland |
sites in and around |
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bases showing nice transverse flaking
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El Paso Co., Texas |
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patterns while the smallest base is from a
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double fluted Folsom. Evidently the maker
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of the Folsom was new to the fluting
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process, as side A has two shallow
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"pressure" flutes, while side B has a flimsy
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attempt at 1. It also lacks the fine micro
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edgework which the master knappers used. |
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| LSPA72 |
A nice set of 3 pink chert
Paleo |
Recovered from Paleo
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175.00 |
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bases, 1 Midland, 1 an unfluted |
sites in and around |
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Folsom, and 1 (the smallest) a single
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El Paso Co., Texas |
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Fluted Folsom having nice edgework, |
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but not of the micro flaking category.
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| LSPA73 |
Two nice light gray chert
Paleo |
Recovered from Paleo
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125.00 |
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Folsom bases. Both are double |
sites in and around |
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fluted and display fine micro
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El Paso Co., Texas |
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edgework all the way around. |
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| LSPA74 |
Two mottled pink chert Paleo
partials. |
Recovered from Paleo
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95.00 |
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The smaller of the two is a
Midland |
sites in and around |
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body section, while the larger piece is
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El Paso Co., Texas |
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the tip of a double fluted Folsom dart
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point. An interesting couple.
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| LSPA75 |
A great cross-section of 3
blue-gray |
Recovered from Paleo
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175.00 |
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and tan chert Paleo Folsom bases,
all |
sites in and around |
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displaying superior craftsmanship in
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El Paso Co., Texas |
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double fluting and micro-edgework.
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A nice study lot of a most rare point
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type for sure.
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| LSPA76 |
A nice little group of
3 Paleo partials, |
Recovered from Paleo
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150.00 |
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including 2 blue-gray chert
double |
sites in and around |
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fluted Folsom body sections having
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El Paso Co., Texas |
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micro edgework and one jet black
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chert Midland base having thorough
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flaking patterns. |
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| RDPA12 |
AGATE BASIN POINT. A |
Hinsdale county,
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200.00 |
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3 1/4" long and 1 1/16" wide |
Colorado |
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tan chert point.
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| LSPA52 |
A nice, small white chert
Midland. anciently |
Found in |
100.00 |
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worked down to it's final use as
a knife |
New Mexico |
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form. An interesting little piece having good |
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flaking patterns and light basal grinding.
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Stermer COA |
ON-HOLD |
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| LSPA51 |
A HEAVILY patinated, quite
thin and |
El Paso County, TX |
325.00 |
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somewhat small for type,
off-white chert |
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Clovis dart point. It has
no modern nicks to |
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show what the "true" hoststone color is, but |
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I'll just bet that the hoststone is quite different |
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from the surface which shows now, after so |
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many thousands of years of "aging" by the |
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elements. This one shows great craftsmanship |
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and many ancient re-sharpenings.
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| LSPA77 |
And no release would be
complete without the "black |
Recovered from Paleo
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125.00 |
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sheep" of the family. A nice
little group of 4 Paleo
partials |
sites in and around |
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including one unfluted Folsom base (the smallest in
the
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El Paso Co., Texas |
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group) having "some" semi-micro flaking to the edges,
the
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next largest is a double fluted Folsom body section,
the next |
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up in size (lower right hand corner in the photo) is
the tip of
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a double fluted Folsom which appears to have been
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reworked into an end scraper. The final (and largest
piece,
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lower left hand corner in the first photo) is an "I
don't have
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a clue" piece... actually it appears to be an unfluted
Folsom
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base which was "transformed" either by accident or by
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design, into some other form of tool, which I can't
put a
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label on. A bargain priced group |
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| LSPA78 |
A group of 3 blue-gray and
mottled gray chert |
Recovered from Paleo
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195.00 |
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Paleo partials. The top piece in
the photo is |
sites in and around |
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the tip of an ultra-thin single fluted Folsom, the |
El Paso Co., Texas |
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piece in the lower left corner I can't sufficiently |
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"type", although it does vaguely resemble a
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Midland, and the item in the lower right corner
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is a crudely formed Midland, minus the tip.
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| LSPA79 |
A group of 3 Paleo partials
in different colored |
Recovered from Paleo
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175.00 |
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cherts. The white piece is a HEAVILY patinated |
sites in and around |
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chert double fluted Folsom body section showing
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El Paso Co., Texas |
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some micro edgework, the pink piece in the lower
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left is a single fluted Folsom tip and the piece in
the
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lower right corner is a very thin double fluted with
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micro edgework Folsom body section from just
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directly above the Folsom's base.
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It's actually much prettier in person. |
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| LSPA80 |
A group of 3 Paleo Folsom
partials in |
Recovered from Paleo
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145.00 |
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various colored cherts. Each of
these are |
sites in and around |
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fluted, but they all lack the very fine micro |
El Paso Co., Texas |
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edgework we expect Folsoms to have. |
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Not a bad group for the money, however |
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| LSPA81 |
A nice group of 2 Midland
bases, the middle one in |
Recovered from Paleo
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175.00 |
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the photo is paper thin and has
micro-micro |
sites in and around |
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edgework all the way around. The bottom piece is
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El Paso Co., Texas |
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no slouch either and shows a fairly thin cross section |
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with superior flaking patterns. The smallest piece at
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the top is a jet black chert Folsom base having
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double flutes and super fine micro edgework all the
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way around coupled with multiple detailed basal
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thinning flake scars. An interesting group for sure. |
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| LSPA82 |
An assorted group of
mottled |
Recovered from Paleo
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145.00 |
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purple/pink and burgundy chert Paleo |
sites in and around |
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partials, including a single fluted Folsom
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El Paso Co., Texas |
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body section (top piece in photo) with
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some micro-edgework, A single fluted
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Folsom tip section (middle piece in
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photo) and an interesting and colorful
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Midland base. Not a half-bad study lot.
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| LSPA83 |
Two nice and very thin
Paleo Midland |
Recovered from Paleo
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145.00 |
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bases showing superior
craftsmanship, |
sites in and around |
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one in a brown chert, the other in a
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El Paso Co., Texas |
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nice grayish chalcedony with some
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micro edgework.
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| LSPA84 |
A nice group of 3 Paleo
Folsom partials |
Recovered from Paleo
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175.00 |
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and 1 Midland base (upper left
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sites in and around |
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photo) The largest is an attractive paper- |
El Paso Co., Texas |
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thin blue-gray chert single fluted Folsom
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tip. The other two Folsom bases show
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double fluting and micro edgework. |
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| RDPA280 |
CLOVIS BASE, a 1.468"
long and |
Mesa County,
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95.00 |
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1.012" wide silicified wood
Clovis |
Colorado |
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base with an impact fracture of the tip |
Stermer
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| RDPA281 |
CLOVIS BASE, a 1.052"
long and |
Mesa County,
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75.00 |
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0.768" wide light gray
chert Clovis |
Colorado |
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base with an impact fracture of the tip |
Stermer
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| BEPA2 |
A large Colorado Knife
blade: 6 X 3
3/16 X
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From South |
375.00 |
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5/16, opaque white chert heavily weathered
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Platte River, |
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but still solid as porcelain probably knapped
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Morgan County, |
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from a plate or seam of the material as it is table
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Colorado. |
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flat and does not vary in thickness from one end |
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to the other. Agate Basin points in the source
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area date to Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic |
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(10,500-9,400 B.P.).
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A Colorado Agate Basin:
3-5/16 x |
From South Platte |
125.00 |
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11/16, Opaque white chert; heavily |
River, Morgan |
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weathered with a solution cavity;
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County, Colorado. |
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pressure flaked to median ridge
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both sides; very solid point despite
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obvious weathering; Agate Basin
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points in the source area date to
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Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic
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(10,500-9,400 B.P.). |
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