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Jun 24th, 2014 at 4:11pm
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I was walking some recently cleared land today and found these points Smiley



  
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Reply #1 - Jun 25th, 2014 at 10:01am
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Cool finds.  Was this in NC?
  
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Reply #2 - Jun 25th, 2014 at 12:37pm
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Yep. Randolph county
  
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Reply #3 - Jun 26th, 2014 at 9:34am
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Looks like a good walk, Fire. Thanks for the pic!
  
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Reply #4 - Jun 26th, 2014 at 10:11pm
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would the one on the far right side be considered an Adena point? 
That's my guess... correct me if I'm wrong Smiley
  
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Reply #5 - Jun 27th, 2014 at 12:05am
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Going by shape that's a good guess.
If it were found more in the Ohio River Valley region I would agree,
but since it was found in central NC I would call it a Morrow Mountain
and it would predate the Adena by 2-3000 years.

first one on left is a Savannah River base. circa 4000 BP.
next one we can't say for sure because the base is broken
but it looks like the "notch" out of one side of the point may have been done on purpose.
And the 3rd from left looks like it might be one of those Randolphs I was talking to you about.
Either that or a Guilford.  Undecided

You ought to make a point of paying a visit to the Town Creek Indian Mound
just outside of Mt. Gilead if you haven't already. I think you
could spend a couple hours in the museum there. Wink
  
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Reply #6 - Jun 27th, 2014 at 10:28am
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Yeah. you're right Smiley It was just a wild guess.
Thanks for the info!
I'll definitely have to check out that museum sometime!
  
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Reply #7 - Jun 27th, 2014 at 10:33am
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is there a website or book you would recommend for identifying points?
  
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Reply #8 - Jun 28th, 2014 at 1:18am
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Well yeah, Fire, I can do both.  Smiley

Now the book is "The Formative Cultures of the Carolina Piedmont" by Joffre Lanning Coe.
It is a "must" read and reference for NC archaeology,
and you will really enjoy it because most of the sites they talk about
are right down the road from you.
Joffre Lanning Coe is also the archaeologist that excavated and then recreated Town Creek Indian Mound.
He worked on Town Creek for over 50 years.

Here is a link to where you can order a copy of the book from;
http://www.coe-foundation.org/content/merchandise.html

And there are quite a few different on-line artifact identification sites to choose from
but it's hard to say one is best for the whole country.
Even tho artifacts may have similar form and shape,
depending where they come from they can have different names
and very different age dates.
So, for instance, if you were looking for info on a point found in Florida
you would want to consult a site that specializes in Florida.
The site I use for general country-wide information is Lithics.net;
http://www.lithicsnet.com/

Happy Hunting, Fire!
  
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Reply #9 - Jun 28th, 2014 at 11:29pm
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Now that I think about it, Fire, they probably sell the
"Formative Cultures" book and that poster in the gift shop at Town Creek.
  
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Reply #10 - Jun 28th, 2014 at 11:39pm
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ok cool! thanks for your help! Smiley
  
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