Maybe, maybe, maybe something

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Hi all,
I haven't been getting out as much as I'd like to (which is about 7 times per week :D) but have had a few fun trips. Wednesday after work I noticed our local river was low, so I waded out to an island which was supposed to have been very active in ancient times.
I'm training my eyes to tell the 1 artifact from the 1,000,000 geofacts, but I saw this thing and thought it was just way too neat and geometric to be all natural. It has an airfoil-shaped top side and a completely flat bottom side. Does anyone look at this and see a broken slate pendant? Or am I just crazy and/or desperate? Thanks for any opinions.
 

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Two more... sorry for the clutter.
As you can see, it's very thin, not much like a cutting tool, and the flip side is completely flat.
 

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The top part does 'look' worked (which can be deceiving), not the bottom though? Like Dork, the first thing that popped into my mind was banner. Then I noticed the thickness of it, appears to be 1/2" or just over that, which would make it on the thin side for banner. What interests me is the bottom of it...it's not split by any chance is it?
 

Thanks for the looks and ideas!
I also thought a broken bannerstone though it does seem thin (it's actually only about 3/8" on the thickest part) and has no evidence of holes.
Neanderthal, I'm not exactly sure what you mean about the bottom being split. The bottom side doesn't seem to have any features and is flat and smooth. The whole thing is solid and highly polished.
 

Another maybe?

Here's another weird one I picked up. It's a small, worn cobble with light but definite grooves going around. It's not sharpened. The only possible workmanship are these 2-3 light grooves. :icon_scratch:
 

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One possibility to think about is a broken whet stone for a scythe. They have that general shape and some have turned up at shows as artifacts, but it could also be what you suggest.
 

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