A good blade, or a good natural

[TXCreekWalker]

Found in northern Dallas County today.

Found this one in a creek bed, about six inches under flowing water. Now, at first I was excited, but then I remembered how what is called "creek chatter" has fooled me several times. I want to think this is worked, but this also might just be another one of those times where the chatter gets me. I will say that it does fit very comfortably gripped between my thumb and my pointer finger, and the end that presses against my middle finger has been smoothed. BUT, I know, many natural rocks fit nice in our hands. Its the miracle and purpose of our hands to grab object easily. Man made or natural, I can see this being a useful tool.

What do you think? Natural or worked?

 

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[unclemac]

looks to be the start of something

 

[newnan man]

It looks like possibly a blade or 2 was struck off of it. It could be 100% natural too.

 

[CreekSide]

Idk your chert in Texas. But if I was to find that material here I would instantly think it was a man made gravel used to fill the washouts on the banks. Sometimes it will fool me. But like I said it might not be the gravel and maybe something you normally find.

 

[Buckleberry]

Looks like a quicky blade made from debitage.

 

[TXCreekWalker]

Idk your chert in Texas. But if I was to find that material here I would instantly think it was a man made gravel used to fill the washouts on the banks. Sometimes it will fool me. But like I said it might not be the gravel and maybe something you normally find.

I often find this type of chert in the creeks I am able to go, I have not seen any areas that use gravel as washout control here. Its mostly a combination of netting and/or large stones with chain-linked netting. However, that is not to say it could not have washed down from an area upstream that man made gravel was used. I will include the in situ pictures I took to see if that gives any indication one way or another.

 

[CreekSide]

We have limestone here and sometimes that color is limestone. They did work it once in a while if they couldn’t find anything else. But still I’m not familiar with the cherts and other stuff you have. If we had some Texas people they might know.

 

[fishstick]

IMO it's a flake scraper.

 

[ToddsPoint]

I’d say that is a man made blade struck off of a larger core. High quality material. It shows 3 clean previous blade removals on its face. Although a slight possibility it’s a geofact, I’ll go with man made artifact.

 

[Blackfoot58]

I’d say it’s been effected by man.
Probably not a tool, but a piece removed to get a better flake.