Pottery Shards and A Hafted Scraper

[Prime_Focus]

Rain put a hold on work this morning so I headed out to one of my fields, hoping the ground would be bare and beat down. There was a little more trash on the ground than I would have liked but it wasn't too bad. I found a couple of pottery shards and a nice hafted scraper. A hafted scraper is one that was attached to a handle. It was either made this way for that purpose or it might have been a point that was broken and reworked to use as a scraper. I walked down to the creek after I finished in the field but it was a little too high and muddy after the rains. I washed the pottery in the water and realized that the second piece had a little design on the back side. A little bonus.

Here is the first pottery shard. You'll notice my truck parked in the field in the background of a couple of pictures. I'm able to drive back into this field and park right next to the site. It's nice to not have to walk 2 1/2 miles to get to every site, especially when I'm turning 60 this year. I need a few more drive up areas like this.








Here is the second piece.










And here is the hafted scraper.








Here is an example of the chert flakes that are scattered around all over this bluff top.






Virginia Water leaf in the timber on the way down to the creek.






White Baneberry, also down on the side of the bluff in the timber. Where there's Baneberry, there's usually ginseng close by. And I just happen to know that there is some ginseng growing down in there. I didn't see any today but it's there, at least that's what a little bird told me.

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[1point]

Well done Tom! at least you carried a few pieces out - well you didnt have to carry to far but nonetheless!!!

[PaleoHunter]

prime- love those hafted scrapers...some of my favorites to pick up!

[arrowheadlee]

Some different looking jag there then what's over here and sweet repurposed point there Uncle Tom !!!

[Almostneverlost]

Good stuff Tom I'll be turning a zero number this year too, I know what you mean. I have been having a hard time getting to this page, glad I finally made it!!!
Anybody else having issues?

[iowa trout]

Nice haul pup some real goodies big jag way cool .Hmmm when does one reach old boy status anyway ? Is that a artifact flippin stick or a cane ? Drive up areas ,parking next to site,not have to walk ,you say.Sounds like the wise old owl to me.

[JRuss]

Nice find Tom! I like that light colored chert.