Posted on 06/28/2010 9:57:49 AM PDT by Palter
That might fit one of those huge arrows launched by the Urukai in Lord of the Rings, but other than that, anything that size could be a SPEAR-head, but definitely not an arrowhead.
Looks more like a spear head...
What most of you don’t understand is that creeks tend to meander especially over a 15,000 year time frame. That Clovis may not have been in the creek all that long. If a portion of the creek bank had caved into the creek, it is possible that this fellow came along at the right time and picked it up before it tumbled in the stream bed. I know several people who have seen this point in person. Some think ancient and other think not so much.
Anytime someone finds a pristine artifact, there will always be doubters. That is just the way it is. Several well known authenticators have said this point is ancient. For his sake, I hope it is. It is definitely a once in a lifetime find!
Prehistoric WMD.
Ping a ding a ling :)
Many think the Clovis points have an European connection.
Did Clovis people have the atlatl?
Yeah. I'd hate to run afoul of the guy who could pull the string on a bow strong enough to shoot an arrow big enough to have a head that size.
Yes they did! Of course, clovis points of this size were probably not used as a spear point. The dynamics of such a heavy piece would prohibit distance and accuracy! More likely, it would have been used as a knife or it was strictly ceremonial. To bad these points can’t speak!
Blam, most informed folks think that paleo era peoples had caucasiod features and aren’t related to native Americans. Their skull features are totally different. An example is Kennewick man. European descent could have been totally possible.
You are correct about the highest density of clovis points being found east of the Mississippi. However, I tend to think that western clovis points have a more appealing look to them!
What I do know, is that they didn't have the bow; which was much more recent tech. Circle_Hook seems to have it covered in # 28.
Wow guess we should apy more attention to the flint we tend to till up every year in the garden? We are only a few miles from Flint Ridge here though so pretty normal to find them every where.
I should have said: “covered in # 30.”
Giant arrowhead ping
Giant SPEAR head ping
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More a spear head..than an arrow head
I don’t believe it’s a hoax. We hunt for arrowheads out here and have found a spring where we’ve found both broken and complete obsidian arrowheads. We’ve found one jasper with sinew still attached. A very amatuer guess is that they cover from about 7000 before present to 200 years before present time. The rock used is very hard and as noted, covered and uncovered by time, wind and rain.
“Bows and arrows were much more recent technology.”
I have doubts about that. It’s not rocket science.
All my kids made bows and arrows on their own before they started school.
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