Possible uniface scraper

[Direwolfin]

Found near the Blackstone river in central massachusetts

This thing is granite, which i think isnt typical, one side of the wedge has been ground, thoughts??

 

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[A2coins]

Looks natural to me hope someone else chimes in good to ask though

 

[A2coins]

Welcome to tnet also

 

[Direwolfin]

Welcome to tnet also

Ok Thank you!!!! Here is some eye candy from my collection as a thank you!!
The quartz point is Bifurcated! although broken.
The Neville point is the oldest in my collection I believe these are Early to Middle Archaic, correct?

 

[quito]

Nice, but I wonder how you can determine that base type without the base?

 

[Gaspipe]

Just a rock

 

[arrow86]

I would say natural on original pics , I also wanted to know how you would type the quartz piece without the base ?

 

[gilmerman]

Look at it very careful for any sign it's been flaked. It could be a knife. Don't discard it to quickly.

 

[catherine1]

I don't see anything unifaced with that rock......looks like it has three sides.

 

[dognose]

It looks like it has the crescent shape but I dont think it is a scraper. In 50 plus years i have never found a scraper made of anything but flint. I think its one of those look a likes. Keep looking....

 

[unclemac]

granite shards will pop off of big rocks with the freeze....

 

[RedRiver]

If it's been ground or worked it might have been a banner stone in the making.

 

[MAMucker]

Hello Direwolfin!
It’s good to see more MA representation.
1st off: the SHAPE of the posted item would more likely represent a humpback variety of a hafted scraper, rather than a unifaced scraper, although it is doubtful it is either for a couple reasons.
The material (granite) is fragile and crumbly, and an unlikely choice when so many better materials were available to produce a sturdy tool (although it could be a rare exception. Necessity is the mother of invention).

Also, (hard to see any intentionality) it doesn’t appear to be worked. SHAPE alone, is not enough to make the identification. If you see details that suggest a flaking pattern anywhere on its surface, try to post pictures that capture these.

I like it, but...(need to see more)

Regarding the other two artifacts, it would (again) help us to see multiple photos from different angles. Maybe something in the photo to reference size would be helpful.

I like the Rhyolite Stemmed Point as a Neville, but that one 90 degree shoulder and the undetermined width/thickness requires further inspection.

I want to hear/see more about the bifurcation you mentioned on the quartz point. Cool find, but again it’s not apparent in the photo.

Hope to see more of your finds

 

[pghDFXer]

Has potential, who knows, it could have been used on roughing up wood between the charcoal burnings, with 80grit 1st,! Who really knows, I've found that NA used many different "grit" stones of all different materials, whether That'd be once or 100 times, still might've been used,, especially if the area is plentiful in stones for tools , they become disposable at that point ,