Enterline Scrapers

[uniface]

Witthoft (spelling from memory -- reports were stolen long ago and I'm too lazy to look it up) identified two previously un-recognised paleo types/procedures in his original report on the Shoop Site assemblage.

One was what he called the Enterline Fluting Technique, which many of the points and fragments there showed : the practice of running narrow "guide flakes" up each side previous to striking off the main flute to keep it running straight.

The other, a tool form, he called Enterline Scrapers. As with the two below, these are endscrapers on which the working end is narrower than the rest of the tool, rather than (as usual) wider.

When even more extreme, these would be called "bec"s (French) or "nosed scrapers."

For what it's worth.

[Tnmountains]

Its worth a lot. I read the post and start wanting go digging thru everything,,,,again.
Thanks appreciate your post.
Regards

TnMountains

[uniface]

Having mentioned becs, I figured I might as well illustrate one. Worked into a square knife of pink mottled jasper from wherever that stuff comes from (Mississippi ?)

The blue "15" is some butt-wit's collection number in magic marker that was only partly removable with acetone.