Atypical flake tools.

[quito]

I think it could be a good exercise if some folks would post some of their unusual, uncommon, and/or not yet named, flake tool types. It’s artifacts like these that have me examining about every flake I come across when I’m hunting.

Here are are a few of my favorites of that type.

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[captain redbeard]

Captain red-beard thanks for contributing! Them are some good examples.

I think that last one you posted had likely become a drill. Is the other end knocked around like a typical thumb scraper bit too?

I think the other halfted one looks like it could simply be be an exhausted scraper. But it also looks like it may have a spoke shave worked into the bit on one side.

Feel I should add these to the thread as well. These are 2 points made out of flakes, they are super thin and still razor sharp. I Still pick up and keep most bigger flakes/debitage and do find a lot of them have some type of secondary knapping done to them once they are cleaned up a little.

This one is 29mm long


This one is 32mm long, 4mm thick

 

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[quito]

The first pic in your last thread now has me leaning to that being a knife. The narrow portion was possibly halted into bone or wood handle.

 

[theviking]

Cool thread! These are a few Jasper flake tools from my area.

 

[arrow86]

Cool thread! These are a few Jasper flake tools from my area.

Last pic is really nice ... how big is that piece ?

 

[theviking]

Last pic is really nice ... how big is that piece ?

Thanks. Its almost 2" long and about 1" at its widest.

 

[reuellis]

 

[reuellis]

WV flakes...

 

[quito]

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I'm surprised how much of the same or similar material you have on your sites. Black it a rare color for artifacts up here.

 

[reuellis]

I only find kanawha black...

 

[reuellis]

 

[balddawg]

What do you mean by “Flake Tool”?

 

[reuellis]

A tool that was made from a flake struck from a core, or source, of useable material. Instead of manipulating source stone for a tool, you use pieces removed from original cobble, rock, stone to make a tool. My amateur take on it....

 

[reuellis]

I like 'em. Most of my artifact friends are head hunters and call them junk.

 

[quito]

What do you mean by “Flake Tool”?

basically it can be any flake that shows evidence of alteration for likely use by NA's. Sometimes we don't know what the use was though.

A native needed a quick knife, he could/would simply use the sharp edge of a flake, when it became dull he'd touch up the edge leaving evidence. And when done, simply toss it.

 

[tnmudman]

Here is a few I have found