Bow Only
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There are 4 Paleos in this pic and they are the points in the bottom left, center left, center, and center bottom. A few of the other points may be old, but I don't consider them Paleos. Three of the Paleos came from the only Paleo site I ever found. It was located on a hill leading down to a bottom that had springs in it. On the hillsides, the dirt had eroded into several washes that were around 6 feet deep and went all the way to the hard pan. The Paleos were found in the washes and there were numerous other cultures represented in that site's artifact assortment.
The point that is center left is a unique point. Many would consider it a Dalton because of its shape but IMO of 40 years of artifact hunting, it was made prior to most Daltons and I would put it in the middle Paleo time period. I've found Daltons over the years and that is not one of them. They aren't as old as that point. Most of the Daltons I found were early Archaic.
When I go back to Florida, I often pass that Paleo site and see that part of it has cows on it now, but the washes still remain. That site had many occupations with lithic scatter over at least 25 acres. That site is the only site my grandmother ever looked and she did find a point there. My mother found one of the Paleos and it is one of the only points she has ever found. (amazing considering she would go and look with us and my Dad and I would find 25 or 30 between us and she would find nothing.)
The point that is center left is a unique point. Many would consider it a Dalton because of its shape but IMO of 40 years of artifact hunting, it was made prior to most Daltons and I would put it in the middle Paleo time period. I've found Daltons over the years and that is not one of them. They aren't as old as that point. Most of the Daltons I found were early Archaic.
When I go back to Florida, I often pass that Paleo site and see that part of it has cows on it now, but the washes still remain. That site had many occupations with lithic scatter over at least 25 acres. That site is the only site my grandmother ever looked and she did find a point there. My mother found one of the Paleos and it is one of the only points she has ever found. (amazing considering she would go and look with us and my Dad and I would find 25 or 30 between us and she would find nothing.)