CLOVIS POINTS
LAMB SITE
GENESEE COUNTY, NEW YORK
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COPYRIGHT AUGUST 31, 2012 PETER A. BOSTROM

    Both of these Clovis points were found in the cluster C area where the Lamb site cache of ten fluted points were found. The point on the left has been restored on the tip of the point and two triangular segments at the mid-section. This point is most interesting for the heavily patinated dark brown semi-translucent chert it's made of. The material has been visually identified as Knife River chert from North Dakota but further technical analysis may change this assessment. If it could be scientifically proven to be Knife River it would be the farthest recorded distance that a Clovis artifact was anciently transported. Although, the source for Knife River is North Dakota, pieces have been reported from gravels in the Missouri River. This point measures 4 9/16 inches ( 11.6 cm) long.
    The point on the right was reassembled from three pieces plus one ear and a portion of one side of the base has been restored. It's made of Ohio or Indiana chert and it measures 4 13/16 inches (12.2 cm) long.

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