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<blockquote data-quote="in the dog house" data-source="post: 3714623" data-attributes="member: 12697"><p>Also The way a point appears today isn't the same way it looked when it was made. Some materials get a patina on them ( some "age" more than others, or faster ) that wasn't present when made. A lot of times when it was made it was solid black. Over time it changes to the colors that we see today.</p><p></p><p>Ft. Payne chert for example is black with white inclusions if you get it out of the ground today. Points that are 7000 years old are now brown and bright white. If you find one that is broken you will see that the inside is still black.</p><p></p><p>Also a lot of cherts where heat treated. This makes the material easier to work but also brings out color. All of these change with age.</p><p></p><p>But no doubt they favored "pretty" rocks. If they found a color in a certain part of the rock, it could be worked around the pretty part so that it was saved in the point.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="in the dog house, post: 3714623, member: 12697"] Also The way a point appears today isn't the same way it looked when it was made. Some materials get a patina on them ( some "age" more than others, or faster ) that wasn't present when made. A lot of times when it was made it was solid black. Over time it changes to the colors that we see today. Ft. Payne chert for example is black with white inclusions if you get it out of the ground today. Points that are 7000 years old are now brown and bright white. If you find one that is broken you will see that the inside is still black. Also a lot of cherts where heat treated. This makes the material easier to work but also brings out color. All of these change with age. But no doubt they favored "pretty" rocks. If they found a color in a certain part of the rock, it could be worked around the pretty part so that it was saved in the point. [/QUOTE]
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