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What kind of Arrowhead is this?
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Al33
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Nicodemus or Son will be able to tell you right off, but until they get here to do so you may want to try to find it in the link below.
Congrat's on the good looking find. I love it when i find a point.
http://www.artifactsguide.com/artiguide.htm
Congrat's on the good looking find. I love it when i find a point.
http://www.artifactsguide.com/artiguide.htm
PFDR1
Senior Member
AL33 thanks for the link!
Son
Gone But Not Forgotten
What kind?
Difficult to tell from some pictures and this is one of 'em.
But from what I see, it's probably an exhausted Kirk form.
Early Archaic, made of raw chert and dating to about 5-6 K BC.
exhausted means it was much larger at one time, has seen use and many resharpenings. So many, only a nub was left exposed from under the haft, then it was discarded. Thousands of years later you came along and found it. First person to hold that thing in years. You got the bug now for sure.
Good examples can be seen at Http://www.sonandersonartifacts.com
Difficult to tell from some pictures and this is one of 'em.
But from what I see, it's probably an exhausted Kirk form.
Early Archaic, made of raw chert and dating to about 5-6 K BC.
exhausted means it was much larger at one time, has seen use and many resharpenings. So many, only a nub was left exposed from under the haft, then it was discarded. Thousands of years later you came along and found it. First person to hold that thing in years. You got the bug now for sure.
Good examples can be seen at Http://www.sonandersonartifacts.com
Son
Gone But Not Forgotten
What kind?
Here's a picture of some SW Ga Kirk Points, the short one's are completely exhausted. Serrations can be worn off from an exhausted point.
Here's a picture of some SW Ga Kirk Points, the short one's are completely exhausted. Serrations can be worn off from an exhausted point.
PFDR1
Senior Member
Son! Thank you for the reply. 
I am now catching myself staring at the ground alot more.
Bow Only
Senior Member
If you're not sure, call it a Kirk. That's what I always say.
any time he doesn't know off the top of his head, which is very rare!
PFDR1
Senior Member
A Kirk it is!
If you're not sure, call it a Kirk. That's what I always say.
Yep, I do the same, when in doubt, call it a Kirk!
Handgunner
Senior Member
Nice find.. Any day you find an arrowhead a good day.
I never pick one up and not think "I wonder what the last person that held this point looked like and how it wound up here...?"
Kinda neat to think that it's not been touched in YEARS! Furthermore, you have the ONLY one like it.. A fingerprint to the past.
I never pick one up and not think "I wonder what the last person that held this point looked like and how it wound up here...?"
Kinda neat to think that it's not been touched in YEARS! Furthermore, you have the ONLY one like it.. A fingerprint to the past.
Bow Only
Senior Member
The problem with Kirks is you've got an old variety like the Kirk Corner Notch that's maybe one or two thousand years older than what most people call the Kirk Serrated. It's probably an entirely different culture.
As I type this, I've got 7 hens in bow range. Twelve more just outside bow range. Not a thread hijack, but have you ever seen a turkey run full speed. They can move extremely fast.
As I type this, I've got 7 hens in bow range. Twelve more just outside bow range. Not a thread hijack, but have you ever seen a turkey run full speed. They can move extremely fast.
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