Hey guys...is this a tool....not use to this "size".....lol

[curious kat]

...so...found this yesterday while looking for my usual "small" stuff. Looked at it closer and thought it just might be something, so wanted to check with you "pro's"....it looks worked on one whole edge and smooth on the other.....OK to be brutal, I can take it.....

 

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[quito]

Looks like something they took flakes off of for making various things, and then it made a nice chopper, scraper, and graver imho.

 

[ncnurseryman]

I'm not a pro but I agree it looks some kind of scraper. I would keep it.

 

[old digger]

I'm not a pro but I agree it looks some kind of scraper. I would keep it.

I believe ''quito'' has it pegged.

 

[rock]

quito got the prize on that one

 

[NC field hunter]

I have a piece really similar to yours. I have always thought mine was a hafted tool. Maybe a flaked Celt or something.??















Nice find, no matter what you decide to call it!!

 

[curious kat]

.......happy here! You guys mean I finally (yes me) found a large (for me) tool!? Guess I should get my eyes use to looking for things other than black & small...lol Thank you everyone.

...NC field hunter...yes it does look like mine, very nice! Thanks for showing the pictures!

 

[NC field hunter]

.......happy here! You guys mean I finally (yes me) found a large (for me) tool!? Guess I should get my eyes use to looking for things other than black & small...lol Thank you everyone. ...NC field hunter...yes it does look like mine, very nice! Thanks for showing the pictures!

So glad I was able to help!!! You don't know how happy that makes me!! Good luck on your next hunt!!

 

[olroy70]

skull buster................... brains were something prized

 

[yakker]

Yup- Quito got it-- but as well as being a core of sorts, I think it could also be a hand-chopper like olroy said. It's hard to re-adjust your eyes to see things of a different size/shape than you're used to. Good find! Yakker

 

[curious kat]

NC field hunter... & good luck on yours also!

olroy70......yikes!...:O

yakker....yes, hard to readjust the eyes on different shapes, colors & sizes. And thanks!

 

[rock]

I multitask very well

 

[rockheadhunter421]

Nice chopper!

 

[curious kat]

rock....that's a very good talent "multitasking", specially in this area!

Thanks rockheadhunter421....so what were they chopping.. don't say "heads"...lol

 

[monsterrack]

Kat try to learn to look for the flake pattern on anything, it could be as big as a football or small as a dime.HH

 

[curious kat]

...OK monsterrack...that's a great idea, I'll do that from now on! Thank you...

 

[rock]

There is just so many different colors in this area to look for when hunting. Most is black flint and white quartz but then you have all the grays and the rest. I dont find hardly any green but have found some.

 

[curious kat]

...rock you should post the green ones all together, if you haven't already? You can put them here but maybe want to start a new post on them? When I go looking it's easier to see the sherds & obsidian points/tools..but very hard to see the "rock" ones, cause there's rocks everywhere..very !

 

[rock]

I have only found 1 and I believe its not finished or a scraper. Olive green

 

[rockheadhunter421]

rock....that's a very good talent "multitasking", specially in this area!

Thanks rockheadhunter421....so what were they chopping.. don't say "heads"...lol

IMO it's like a hand chopper/scraper combo. Choppers are simple cutting, hacking, or "chopping" tools used for meat or wood. Yours is a bi-facial form (flaked on both sides). Do you know what the material is? It looks like basalt to me.