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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: JEB on January 23, 2011, 08:25:19 pm

Title: Clovis?
Post by: JEB on January 23, 2011, 08:25:19 pm

Are all clovis points fluted?  Friend found  the better part of a point that has the owl ears but no flute.

Title: Re: Clovis?
Post by: mullet on January 23, 2011, 08:30:07 pm

 No, they are not all fluted. There are also other points with ears that are not Clovis.

Title: Re: Clovis?
Post by: leapingbare on January 23, 2011, 11:11:18 pm

what state was it found?

Title: Re: Clovis?
Post by: JEB on January 24, 2011, 10:18:12 am

Actually I miss wrote, I meant to ask are all Folsoms fluted.

The point was found in southern New Mexico in the same area where a complete folsom was found.

Title: Re: Clovis?
Post by: leapingbare on January 24, 2011, 12:18:46 pm

I would say to be a Folsom it would have to be fluted. You get the ears from removing material to set up the nipple for the flutes. A un-fluted Folsom would not have ears.
 I am by no means a expert so please take my advice with a grain of salt ;)

Title: Re: Clovis?
Post by: JackCrafty on January 24, 2011, 01:57:44 pm

An unfluted Folsom is called a Midland.  Many examples exist.