Darkhorse
Senior Member
I have found several points, or to be more accurate, pieces of points in Pulaski Co. From internet resources I have tentatively identified them as "Woodland"
This land was farmed extensively in the past and the dirt roads are graded which I think accounts for the condition of the points.
They seem very crude but recognizable as having been worked.
Some of the first ones I found were of a material so brittle it broke while being examined. This caused me to wonder why a point was made from this material. All they had to work with at the time?
A couple of weeks ago I found an almost intact point that had been churned up by my horses. On the outside the material looked the same as the others, a dull yellowish with no shine. But this point was thicker than the others I'd found and where the end was broken off you could see the interior was translucent flint but about 1/16" deep or so all around the outside the surface was of this dull yellow color.
It looked like the stone had undergone a chemical change only on the exposed surfaces. Or perhaps been heated in fire?
This has made me rethink my earlier thoughts about the brittle material as now I think in its original state it was not that brittle at all.
Any thoughts on this by anyone.
Also any information on the Woodland points would be appreciated.
Sorry no photos at this time. The points were given to a lady friend of mine who collects them but doesn't really know anything about them.
This land was farmed extensively in the past and the dirt roads are graded which I think accounts for the condition of the points.
They seem very crude but recognizable as having been worked.
Some of the first ones I found were of a material so brittle it broke while being examined. This caused me to wonder why a point was made from this material. All they had to work with at the time?
A couple of weeks ago I found an almost intact point that had been churned up by my horses. On the outside the material looked the same as the others, a dull yellowish with no shine. But this point was thicker than the others I'd found and where the end was broken off you could see the interior was translucent flint but about 1/16" deep or so all around the outside the surface was of this dull yellow color.
It looked like the stone had undergone a chemical change only on the exposed surfaces. Or perhaps been heated in fire?
This has made me rethink my earlier thoughts about the brittle material as now I think in its original state it was not that brittle at all.
Any thoughts on this by anyone.
Also any information on the Woodland points would be appreciated.
Sorry no photos at this time. The points were given to a lady friend of mine who collects them but doesn't really know anything about them.