Got a solid scraper

[Older The Better]

Funny how things go, went out to hit a site after the rain, on the way I took a detour. Found two brokes in a spot that has produced very lightly. Between the detour and the intended spot I decided to take the creek instead of the path, never found so much as a flake in the Creek before but I figured it had been a while. Right where I dropped in this scraper was sitting just off the bank. The rest of the creek went like it always did nothing but mud and sticks, the site I mean to hit all along produced about 3 small flakes.
The material is very local flint, which would hint at woodland but the style to me just has my gut thinking it could be older. It’s definitely the largest scraper I’ve found so far. Also interesting to see such a well shaped tool with cortex.

 

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[fishstick]

Just goes to show you never know!! Congratz

 

[antmike915]

Nice 👍

 

[CreekSide]

That’s a Archaic style scraper I call them slugs. Now that form did go older to but I don’t know your area. Good find

 

[dognose]

very nice scraper. It has all the things one likes to see in a scraper.
Good edgework.
a nice find indeed.

 

[Older The Better]

That’s the catch with scrapers, they didn’t change forms like points did. Archaic sounds good to me, I still can’t figure why I get the sense it’s older, and by older I’m saying pre woodland, not sure if it’s because you see that general shape in a lot of older assemblages or if it’s the top with the big flat spots just doesn’t seem right for woodland. Wish there was a spur that would help place it

 

[CreekSide]

That’s the catch with scrapers, they didn’t change forms like points did. Archaic sounds good to me, I still can’t figure why I get the sense it’s older, and by older I’m saying pre woodland, not sure if it’s because you see that general shape in a lot of older assemblages or if it’s the top with the big flat spots just doesn’t seem right for woodland. Wish there was a spur that would help place it

If one side is dulled it could be a backed knife. Especially if it’s dull on the cortex side.

 

[Older The Better]

Definitely dull on the cortex side, had some natural light this afternoon helped to show fine work on the edge opposite the cortex side but it is nearly 100% unifaced, I don’t know if that would affect its usefulness as a knife.

 

[scruggs]

Very nice find!

 

[CreekSide]

If one side is dulled it could be a backed knife. Especially if it’s dull on the cortex side.

After seeing the new pictures I can see it’s a really nice scraper and not a backed knife