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contains ancient Native American Indian arrowheads and other artifacts from the
Paleo time
era. |
| (9,000
years ago to 14,000
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:
tbaxter999@gmail.com |
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| JCPA4 |
A mini black and blue-gray
chert Paleo Crescent having |
Recovered in
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45.00 |
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only cursory flaking to
side A. Side B is mostly uni- |
Washoe Co., NV |
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faced with some pressure flaking to the convex edge
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| CFPA1 |
A nice very light
brown-gray chert |
Quay Co., NM |
SOLD
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Paleo Golondrina Base
having typical |
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basal grinding. It has good "almost"
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micro pressure flaking to the edges, and
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must have been a real beauty in it's day |
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| BWPA6 |
A fairly small, quite
worked down honey |
Recovered on the |
85.00 |
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agate Spedis type II dart
point. It has |
Columbia River in
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very detailed random flaking on side A,
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Washington |
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less so on side B, and it's lacking the
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basal grinding which the Spedis type
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sometimes has. A neat little Paleo jewel
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| DFPA1 |
A nice little black
obsidian Paleo Crescent, |
Recovered in |
95.00 |
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well flaked on both faces
with good alkali |
Burns, OR |
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deposits on side B as a testimony to it's
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antiquity. It has a small nick to the convex
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cutting edge and to one end. It also has a
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series of 4 smaller stacked ledges on side B |
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(Top of photo 6)
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| PA123 |
A poor man's Paleo Midland
Dart |
Recovered in |
200.00 |
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point Professionally
Restored by |
El Paso Co., TX |
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Dr. Gomer from an original
semi- |
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translucent chert base (1st photo) |
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| SLPA67 |
A nice slender fine grained
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Offered by the finder |
170.00 |
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black basalt Paleo
Crescent |
who recovered this one
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thoroughly flaked on both faces |
in the Alvord Desert in
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with slight usage wear to one tip |
Harney Co., OR |
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and a chip off the opposing tip |
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| MHPA1265 |
A heavily patinated (mostly
on side B) dark |
Found in
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40.00 |
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brown chocolate chert
Scottsbluff dart point well |
Colorado
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flaked on both faces but having an impact fracture |
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to the tip. (photo 7) It has a circular depression
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on the stem of side A from a crystal inclusion
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which weathered away. The stem is nicely ground |
Ex: Michael Hough |
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| SLPA66 |
A nice deep gray
fine-grained |
Offered by the finder |
255.00 |
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basalt Crescent, slightly
larger |
who recovered this one
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than the average size with both
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in the Alvord Desert in
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ends showing usage chipping |
Harney Co., OR |
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| DHPA5 |
A fairly small (for type) heavily |
Recovered in the
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120.00 |
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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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150.00 |
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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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150.00 |
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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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100.00 |
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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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| DHPA11 |
A fairly nice mottled gray chert
Paleo |
Recovered in the
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120.00 |
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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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125.00 |
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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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SOLD |
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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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| TPPA33 |
A fairly thick (for type)
blue-gray dacite |
Lake Co., OR
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100.00 |
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Paleo Crescent. Flaking is
somewhat sparse |
Full history |
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and both faces have a median ridge, side
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A's being more pronounced. One ear has an |
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ancient clip. The form is a nice variation
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away from the normal Crescent forms, and,
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this one would have made one heck of a
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dangerous slashing weapon. |
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FrmrTPGB33 |
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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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| 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, |
20.00 |
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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.
Brooks |
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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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| DHPA1 |
A mottled black and tan
chert paleo |
Recovered in the
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120.00 |
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Butterfly Crescent having
a lateral shear |
Alvord Desert, OR |
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to one cutting edge from ancient usage
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(photos 6 & 7) and a slight ancient nick |
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to the tip of the opposite cutting edge.
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It has good flaking patterns with paleo
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grinding
on both edges in the center |
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| DHPA2 |
A heavily river polished
jet black |
Recovered in the
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150.00 |
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chert paleo Butterfly
Crescent |
Alvord Desert, OR |
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which has an ancient shear to one
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cutting edge which was anciently
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salvaged (photos 6 & 7) This one
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actually has a lot of character |
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| DHPA22 |
A slightly under-sized off white chert
Paleo |
Recovered in the
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125.00 |
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Crescent which has only 1
slight flaw, an |
Alvord Desert, OR |
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ancient nick from the corner of one edge
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where it meets the bottom flat section (photo |
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4, just below the centerline on the right edge) |
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| DHPA23 |
A very nice, slightly thick mottled off- |
Recovered in the
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150.00 |
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white and blue chert Paleo
Crescent |
Alvord Desert, OR |
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which shows traits of ancient salvaging / |
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resharpening to one edge. It has a small
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pit on side B from a missing inclusion.
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(top of photo 4 on the left side) An
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interesting host stone material |
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| DHPA26 |
A neat little mottled brown and
white chert |
Recovered in the
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SOLD |
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Paleo Crescent which is mostly uni-faced |
Alvord Desert, OR |
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with flaking only to the edges on side B.
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Side A is well flaked. A nice "junior sized"
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example of this desirable type
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| DHPA27 |
An undersized (for type) nice mottled yellow and
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Recovered in the
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100.00 |
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white chert Paleo Crescent
made on a flake and |
Alvord Desert, OR |
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retaining most of the flake's original surface and
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having only cursory edgework on both faces. It
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also retains the curved form from the original flake |
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| DHPA28 |
An attractive off-white,
beige and |
Recovered in the
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120.00 |
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pink chert Paleo Crescent
which |
Alvord Desert, OR |
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has somewhat of an irregular
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form from ancient resharpenings
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| DHPA29 |
A very nice white chert
Paleo |
Recovered in the
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150.00 |
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Crescent thoroughly flaked
on |
Alvord Desert, OR |
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both faces and showing usage
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wear to one tip |
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| DHPA30 |
A slightly undersized (for
type) |
Recovered in the
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120.00 |
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semi-translucent
grayish-white |
Alvord Desert, OR |
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chalcedony Paleo Crescent which
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has only cursory flaking to both
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faces and an ancient nick to one tip |
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| DHPA32 |
An fairly thin, flat off-white chert |
Recovered in the
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85.00 |
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uni-faced Paleo Crescent
having |
Alvord Desert, OR |
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pressure flaking only around the
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outer edges of side A
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| DHPA33 |
A very cute little
under-sized and |
Recovered in the
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95.00 |
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delicate white and yellow chert |
Alvord Desert, OR |
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Paleo Crescent having thoroughly |
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flaked surfaces but showing
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usage wear to both tips
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| MHPA498 |
A nice light brown and red |
Recovered from |
65.00 |
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silicified sandstone
Midland |
El Paso Co., CO |
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dart point. Flaking is a
bit |
on 11/23/1935 |
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crude, owing to the
difficulty |
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of working this material.
It |
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has light basal grinding
and a |
Ex: Glasscock |
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fair sized clip to the tip
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Ex: Michael Hough |
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| MHPA505 |
A nice speckled tan
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Recovered in |
SOLD |
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conglomerate unfluted
Folsom |
Morgan Co., Colorado |
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dart point having
excellent basal |
Ex: Glasscock |
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grinding, but missing one tang
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Ex: Michael Hough |
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| PA99 |
A very nice orange and
burgundy |
Recovered in
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SOLD |
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slightly river polished coastal
plains |
Dougherty Co., GA
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1/18 |
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chert Suwannee dart point having
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an anciently "shortened" auricle
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and spider bite to the tip. A most
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attractive piece.
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| PA103 |
A most interesting cream
colored and tan |
Recovered in |
525.00 |
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chert Clovis blade showing the
full original |
Montgomery Co., MO |
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flute on side A and the remnants of the
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original flute on side B, with 2 additional
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basal thinning flake channels. It has a "step"
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(visible in photo 1 and 2 on the right edge)
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from where it was anciently re-sharpened
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down to the hafting point. One auricle has
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an ancient nick
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| BLPA3 |
A fairly small (for type)
tan and |
Found in |
85.00 |
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blue-gray flint Plainview dart
point, |
Western Texas |
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quite thin and well worked with a
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clip to the tip, and resharpenings to |
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the edges, one of which clearly
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shows a ledge where the hafting
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ended. A nice interesting study
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piece having
heavy basal grinding. |
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| SLPA2 |
A glossy two-tone tan
burlington chert |
Calhoun Co., Illinois |
145.00 |
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Holland arrowhead having a slight nick
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to one ear and light basal grinding
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Motley
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| RPPA13 |
A fairly attractive mottled
gray and light brown chert uni-faced |
Recovered in Nevada |
110.00 |
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Paleo Crescent. It has a
small nick to one end and some |
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roughness to the opposite end's cutting edge, but is
in very
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good condition for the age. It doesn't have the
typical paleo
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grinding
as normally seen on most crescents.
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Ex: Perino |
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| SLPA51 |
A cream and yellow agate
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Found in the Alvord
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60.00 |
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mostly uni-faced Crescent |
Desert, Harney Co.,
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missing a fair sized portion of
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Oregon by the seller |
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one wing, which was sheared
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off at almost a 45 degree angle |
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| SLPA55 |
A dark brown chert Crescent |
Found in the Alvord
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60.00 |
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having a lighter brown, red and |
Desert, Harney Co.,
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orange section to one wing,
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Oregon by the seller |
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mostly showing on side B.
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Secondary pressure flaking is
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very crude and sparse and is |
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mostly confined to the edges |
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| MHPA507 |
A pleasant mottled tan
chert |
Recovered in Texas |
SOLD |
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Folsom having a single
flute |
(Anyone know which |
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to each face, good and |
county Keith's "RA" code |
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thorough edgework but with |
refers to ?... one customer thinks that |
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a serious impact clip from
the |
this stands for Reagan County, TX)
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tip, which also took out
the |
Ex: Glasscock |
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tip from the opposing tang
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Ex: Michael Hough |
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