What Say Ye?

[Killer Kyle]

Hey fellers. I found this today while looking for points in a place where points should be. It was on a gravel bar in a creek where most of the stones look like regular creek stones. Smooth and rounded. This one stuck out but I can't decide if it is a point or if it should go in the "maybe" pile.

It seems to have an ellipse like base like most points and preforms do. I don't see a lot of evidence suggesting it may have been worked, but then again lots of my quartz points are rough and crude and lack clear evidence of being worked other than a general triangular shape.
This one is sharp as a tack and seems like material may have been removed from both sides.

What do y'all think? Is this just a rock
, or is there enough evidence to suggest it is an artifact? Thanks for y'all's opinions and input!

 

[kmckinnie]

Looks like it. Them points is hard to make out of that material.

 

[patriot15joe]

100% a point. Although not a typical shape, I have found those in areas with morrow mountain types.

 

[Killer Kyle]

Half the time I look at it and thing "yeah, I think it is a point", then five minutes I'll look at it and think it isn't. I don't know, just wanted to know what y'all thought about it.
Thanks for the reply kmckinnie!

 

[Killer Kyle]

100% a point. Although not a typical shape, I have found those in areas with morrow mountain types.

Thank you patriot15joe

 

[antharper]

I say yes ! I’ve found several quartz points that I’d say are what u describe.

 

[JustUs4All]

I vote artifact. That shape would be very difficult to produce by natural action in that material. Natural action would be more likely to produce more rounded shapes or larger fractures.

 

[flconch53]

Just like today not all ancient knappers were great artisans. So yes it is a point. And quartz is tough

 

[Pig Predator]

Looks like a knife. Cool find.

 

[Nicodemus]

Yessir, that`s a point-blade. Nice find.

 

[KentuckyHeadhunter]

I vote artifact. Not a natural quartz rock.

 

[Swamprat]

Have one just like it. It was found in Central Florida where quartz does not occur so they were doing some trading back then.

Cool find. Now you will be looking close at all the ugly "rocks"

 

[NCHillbilly]

Yep. Morrow Mountain variant. Find ones like that up here sometimes.

 

[kmckinnie]

We have found a few in SWGA.

 

[longrangedog]

Point for sure.

 

[Tentwing]

100% …… a point …… I am certainly not an expert , but what are the odds that the specific shape pictured above “ naturally occurring “ …………

 

[tad1]

Some of the quartz stuff gets even cruder than that, nice eye.

 

[trial&error]

It's hard to knap well when your hungry. Looking at that one I believe he was hungry and it was close enough.

 

[NCHillbilly]

How much effort do we put into making beautiful, artistic-looking screwdrivers and can openers?