Another MA Beach find - Flint thumb scraper

[MAMucker]

Found a couple weeks ago on the rocky shoreline of Plymouth Bay. I find flint from time to time, but it’s rare in the SE region of New England.

 

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[old digger]

Nice! Looks like it may have been halfted.

 

[uniface]

Nice !!!

 

[quito]

Nice! Looks like it may have been halfted.

Looks like a good possibility to me too.

 

[Tdog]

A touched up flake straight off the core.

 

[MAMucker]

A touched up flake straight off the core.

Absolutely a utilized flake. I take it you’re a flint napper?

 

[Tdog]

Absolutely a utilized flake. I take it you’re a flint napper?

No, just self-educated. I've been studying at this stuff for 50+ years.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Great looking Utilized Flake. I love these little Tool types. Most people won't even pick them up. I have trays and boxes full of these Tools.

 

[MAMucker]

No, just self-educated. I've been studying at this stuff for 50+ years.

And how is it that you think the flake was taken off a core?

 

[MAMucker]

Great looking Utilized Flake. I love these little Tool types. Most people won't even pick them up. I have trays and boxes full of these Tools.

Thanks Grim.

 

[Tdog]

And how is it that you think the flake was taken off a core?

With a strike from the proximal end.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

And how is it that you think the flake was taken off a core?

The the third and fourth pictures tell me if it was removed from a Core along with other Blades/Bladelets as well. You can see the flake the was removed right down the center of your piece right before yours was removed. You can also see the bulb of percussion in picture 4.

 

[MAMucker]

The the third and fourth pictures tell me if it was removed from a Core along with other Blades/Bladelets as well. You can see the flake the was removed right down the center of your piece right before yours was removed. You can also see the bulb of percussion in picture 4.

Thank you Grim Reaper and Tdog for pointing out the little details that only an expert eye can read and understand. As I said in beginning of this post, flint is a rarity in my region.

Better pictures = better details = instructive information

 

[Arrow1492]

Bulb of percussion still present. Perhaps utilized flake. Some utilization wear is caused by being walked on so a good loop is needed to check for wear type.

 

[MAMucker]

Bulb of percussion still present. Perhaps utilized flake. Some utilization wear is caused by being walked on so a good loop is needed to check for wear type.

I’m sure you meant “worked on”?