Big skinner

[pghDFXer]

And pestle thing, iv found taking pictures using the different filters in iPhone brings out unseen details, works great... Lets hear it... Lol

 

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[quito]

Nice material.

The pestle looks broken or at least cracked.

 

[Jbenson]

The flake is likely just that-a flake. Not enough evidence of utilization. Not a result of bipolar core reduction, but rather direct percussion. Any evidence of work is likely post deposit damage.

 

[MosesOfTheSouth]

i'm with benson on the "big skinner" . if any ancient person touched that at all, it appears they immediately discarded it after a direct percussion whack because of the quality of the material. the way it fractured because of the flaws\nature of the chert doesn't even show any real clear bulb of percussion. i've experienced this type of fracture before looking for knappable river cobbles. it looks like it might be a good nodule, but the first whack and it fragments that way. some of the material that you have posted in this and other threads i've seen of yours, is similar to stuff i find here in tenn.

 

[quito]

There is a lot of pressure flaking on the protruding portion.


I can see it as a crude cutting devise.

 

[Jbenson]

The pressure flaking is post deposit damage .

 

[quito]

The pressure flaking is post deposit damage .[/QUOTE

hmmm. Then why after all these years is it only in the one area? Have you looked it over?

 

[Jbenson]

Negative, however having a single side with post deposit damage is common. Found hundreds during my work at field schools and in research for my thesis.

 

[Fred250]

Negative, however having a single side with post deposit damage is common. Found hundreds during my work at field schools and in research for my thesis.

Common sense says that would be a useful flake and as it “fits his hand “ so nicely it likely was. Why do the amateur archaeologists have the need to follow the rules set in place by a group that looks upon you with scorn and withholds information as common practice. Nice find Pgh, Does it have the paleo sheen?

 

[unclemac]

given its rough shape and all those hanging flakes, if it was used it wasn't used much or for long.

 

[uniface]

Edge flaking is unifacial and consistent with brief, ad hoc utilization. Nothing about it compels the assumption that it is merely "natural" damage. Might be, but might not be just as easily.

 

[quito]

Negative, however having a single side with post deposit damage is common. Found hundreds during my work at field schools and in research for my thesis.

With all your experience I would think you’d look things over before making determinations. Only a portion of one side shows work.

 

[arrow86]

Maybe a core but don’t think you can conclude 100% either way , what’s the last pic ? That looks better than the rest as a maybe

 

[Jbenson]

At the end of the day, only a hands on approach will give anyone a definitive answer. Pictures posted to the web are usually never good enough for all details of the lithic. It’s often a matter of opinion, however 30 years in the field has taught me what to look for.

 

[releventchair]

Common sense says that would be a useful flake and as it “fits his hand “ so nicely it likely was. Why do the amateur archaeologists have the need to follow the rules set in place by a group that looks upon you with scorn and withholds information as common practice. Nice find Pgh, Does it have the paleo sheen?

A neat chunk.
Why follow rules? L.o.l..Why indeed. That does not dismiss logic though.

As far as fits the hand , what in the world are you considering skinning with a tool held like that?

I've skinned enough critters to want to whack that piece a few more times in the hopes of some dexterity/ergonomics in a shard if skinning..
Don't know what happened to my/the alleged users knapped blade(s) or where it went , but whatever.

 

[quito]

Worked piece yes, skinner who knows.

 

[Fred250]

A neat chunk.
Why follow rules? L.o.l..Why indeed. That does not dismiss logic though.

As far as fits the hand , what in the world are you considering skinning with a tool held like that?

I've skinned enough critters to want to whack that piece a few more times in the hopes of some dexterity/ergonomics in a shard if skinning..
Don't know what happened to my/the alleged users knapped blade(s) or where it went , but whatever.

I’ve never skinned a thing so I’ll take your word for it. Who knows on that particular piece, but in general far more things are artifacts than most will give credit for imo. The timeline is slowly being pushed back which will bring far more “rocks” into play.