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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;say_it_slowly, post: 138966, member: 50&quot;]Two things to look for are evidence of shaping and evidence of use wear. Spear points are usually thinned and then worked in from the sides to create a cutting-like edge.</p><p><br /></p><p>When used they may have pitting or polished surfaces depending on what they were used for.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are many types of tools and many materials used. Sometimes certain materials were preferred during different time periods and some don&#039;t look as suitable as other. Often tools are dated by their shape and material.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway your&#039;s look pretty fresh and but for a couple spots look natural to me (no expert though). Those couple spots are probably natural too. You probably have a state archaeologist and they may very well have a website. You might check to see if they do because what&#039;s local to your area may look a little different than from somewhere else.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is the site for Virginia where I am. It shows a timeline and if select that and if you click on a point it will give you information about it, you can enlarge the photos from there. Some of the other parts of the site aren&#039;t working as well for me at the moment (but then there is usually little funding for archaeology so not a big surprise).</p><p><a href="http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/arch_DHR/LPCFlash.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/arch_DHR/LPCFlash.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/arch_DHR/LPCFlash.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t know if this is the best site (since they call them arrowheads instead of points) but it gives some idea on how you create a point.</p><p><a href="http://www.wildernesscollege.com/making-arrowheads.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.wildernesscollege.com/making-arrowheads.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.wildernesscollege.com/making-arrowheads.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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