One more aquisition from this past week-end. I have a sweet tooth for impact fractured points, especially Paleo eye candy like this Big Golondrina from Lee County, Texas.
Now that's what I call patina!
This angle shows the impact fracture.
See why my hands look so rough after playing in the sand.
Golondrina points are late paleo in Central Texas, dating to approximately 10,000 YBP. This point must have been thrown with great force to fracture lengthwise. I have seen three points fractured this way, all of them are paleo points of various types. I have to wonder what type of atlatl generated such force. It is also interesting to note how crude the salvage knapping is compared to the original maker's skilled paleo flaking.
The colorful patina on this point is simply amazing to me. So far I haven't found enough reason to clean the back side of it, but it would be nice to see the multicolor stains trapped beneath it.
References Cited:
Turner & Hester
“FIELD GUIDE TO STONE ARTIFACTS OF THE TEXAS INDIANS”
Timothy K Perttula
“THE PREHISTORY OF TEXAS”
Mr. Keith Brown
Mr. Clayton Vandergriff
Personal communications
Photos & Text (c) David Crain / Texasarrowheads.com
The colorful patina on this point is simply amazing to me. So far I haven't found enough reason to clean the back side of it, but it would be nice to see the multicolor stains trapped beneath it.
I wish to thank Keith for letting me add this point to my collection!
References Cited:
Turner & Hester
“FIELD GUIDE TO STONE ARTIFACTS OF THE TEXAS INDIANS”
Timothy K Perttula
“THE PREHISTORY OF TEXAS”
Mr. Keith Brown
Mr. Clayton Vandergriff
Personal communications
Photos & Text (c) David Crain / Texasarrowheads.com