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Some interesting points
Wolfie:
Thanks for the welcome, bear with me while I try resizling images. . .Here we go, this first one I found donkeys years ago but didn't twig it was a point...the shape with tang/assymetry/lateralised on one side, suggests its from the late glacial Hamburgian culture, 15-13k B.P. They were reindeer hunters, tracking across the North sea from present day Germany. This is on the cusp of when the bow and arrow is known for sure...Its 90mm long, is that too big for an arrowhead? I believe they had composite atlatls with an antler foreshaft, so maybe a dart from one of those?
Parnell:
Well, I’ll speculate first. My first thought was how similar that piece is to what my sister found in the river. It does look like a spalled piece of flint. What’s catching my attention, though is the base in your palm. I am figuring that is where the impact point was that knocked this piece off from its core. What’s odd, I think, is that sharp triangular point protruding in the opposite direction. It’s atypical, in my mind from how the breaking pattern should be. Also, it appears like maybe a flake was driven on that base triangular area to try and thin that ridge line? Any shot at seeing the other side, Wolfie?
As for what it is? I don’t think a projectile point. Maybe just a spalled piece that was a useful tool...or simply just left aside?
Curious if others will have thoughts.
Wolfie:
https://i.imgur.com/IfbAo1G.jpg
Wolfie:
Speculation is a good thing, just what we need to try and learn about this stoney stuff...Some more pics of this one here we go...the ventral face, no clues here though it seems, and an angle to show the bulb/scar/radial fissures. I think because of the granular inclusions, pics don't show features very well. The bulb of percussion looks quite broad here.
Wolfie:
Ventral https://imgur.com/gallery/VRG3d1o
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