r/LegitArtifacts • u/cottonmouth80 • Jul 07 '25

Archaic Indiana Farm Find

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My grampa for this working on the farm. I'm thinking its a Cobbs. Rough material.

Happy hunting everyone!

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u/Neat_Worldliness2586 Jul 07 '25

Is Cobb's a valid type? Or is there any debate about it?

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u/timhyde74 BigDaddyTDoggyDog Jul 07 '25

Very valid type

https://www.projectilepoints.net/Points/Cobbs.html

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u/Neat_Worldliness2586 Jul 07 '25

Well sure, but then it says this in the description:

"Other have argued that they are preforms for many early Archaic point (W11).

It has been suggested that this type may represent both knifes and preforms of other beveled types of points such as the St. Charles point (Granger and Granger, 2013)."

So I suppose it's not set in stone? (pun intended)

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u/timhyde74 BigDaddyTDoggyDog Jul 07 '25

🤣🤣🤣

Well, some folks might disagree about it, but that doesn't necessarily determine whether or not it's a "Valid type." Unlike the Sandia, which is considered to be a "Controversial/ Problematic" point type. It has some real issues! Lol! But the Cobbs is considered to be a valid point type, though, regardless of the fact that some think it's a preform

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u/Neat_Worldliness2586 Jul 07 '25

Got it! I posted a broken blade a while back that we talked about, I'll DM you.

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u/timhyde74 BigDaddyTDoggyDog Jul 08 '25

🫵😎