hyde scraper?

[digordie]

This piece has micro edge work done to it. Hope it shows in the pics.

 

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[Wildcat1750]

Don't know, but it's a nice looking artifact.

 

[GatorBoy]

Nice piece... I'd call that a flesher. A butchering tool. Looks like it would still work without even retouching. In my opinion the term scraper gets applied as a generalization to alot of artifacts whose main purpose was not for scraping hides or anything else. The configuration of your peice together with the fine flaking on a well defined cutting edge leans towards that being a cutting tool. You can also tell alot by the visible use where on some if they were used on hard or soft tissue.

 

[Tnmountains]

Makes you wonder what its last task was. I often wonder when finding things like that why they were lost or abandoned. Nice addition sir.

 

[rock]

Nice patina on that piece. Is it broken in half or designed that way?

 

[old digger]

Really nice looking scraper! Pretty material.

 

[digordie]

Thanks guys. Not sure if it is broke in half or just a piece they worked to make useful. Also have found alot of small pieces thats have workibgs on them that i thought were nothing until i saw somones post on thumb scrapers. Its amazing how they utilized nearly every type of rock.

 

[rock]

By the age of yours posted you should be able to find some turtle scrapers. I hope you dont mind me posting one for you to compare. It is quite small and I have found 2 of them so far. These 3 are scraper types. The black one is the turtle scraper.

 

[digordie]

By the age of yours posted you should be able to find some turtle scrapers. I hope you dont mind me posting one for you to compare. It is quite small and I have found 2 of them so far. These 3 are scraper types. The black one is the turtle scraper.

Yes i have found several of these turtle scrapers as well. What time period are they from.

 

[rock]

Well the area has turned up to be mostly Early Archaic. I have found 1 Mississippian and 1 Woodland point. The tools look to be E A. Mostly tools and scrapers. I would like to see your scrapers posted. Some dont care for them but I feel they were one of the most needed tools the Indians had.

 

[rjjdaman]

Well the area has turned up to be mostly Early Archaic. I have found 1 Mississippian and 1 Woodland point. The tools look to be E A. Mostly tools and scrapers. I would like to see your scrapers posted. Some dont care for them but I feel they were one of the most needed tools the Indians had.

I agree

 

[Scotdixon]

I agree

 

[rock]

@ dig I would like to see the side of your find that is against your hand to see if it is broken or a finished tool. Looks almost like a big Cresent knife.

 

[digordie]

@ dig I would like to see the side of your find that is against your hand to see if it is broken or a finished tool. Looks almost like a big Cresent knife.

Here is the side shot.

 

[rock]

Looks to be broken in half. It was probably a large oval knife when it was whole. Still a keeper you never know you might find the other half.

 

[rock]

ok.