My favorite point

[TJay]

First off I don't have a big fine collection of artifacts like some of the beautiful collections I see on this forum but I pick 'em up when I see 'em. Anyway this little point is a favorite of mine, it is so thin! From what I've heard quartz is hard to work with I can't fathom how an individual from so many years ago was able to create something this elegant. I've got another that I'm using as a comparison. It is thicker and rougher by a good bit.
About the rock, any ideas? Some sort of tool? Preform maybe? I will say it fits in the hand perfectly if it were to be used as a scraper. Thanks for looking!

 

[Nicodemus]

Beauty of a Mississippian Triangle, true arrowhead. The other is a preform that the knapper had built a stack on. He either gave up on it or never finished it.

 

[Redbow]

I have one just about like yours but mine is quartz. Found it one day a few years ago walking an old country path. Mine also fits well in the hand and sharp as a razor on one side. The scars from flaking the quartz are still very visible. I still think the one I found was used as a scraper.

 

[Jimmypop]

look up turtle back scraper.

 

[TJay]

look up turtle back scraper.

That's what it looks like, thanks!

 

[KentuckyHeadhunter]

Man those look deadly! Great finds. Other is a preform I would agree.

 

[Big7]

I'm no expert on the subject but I like the two in the pic with the penny. They look sharp and detailed like they could actually be used.

 

[NCHillbilly]

Two nice Mississippian arrowheads, and an early stage preform. As Nic siad, the knapper probably tossed it because of that big step fracture.