That is a big chunk of beautiful material that prehistoric people in my neck of the woods would have loved to have used. If it was found on a known site, or if that material is not commonly found in that form in your area, then I would have no problem believing it could have been intended to be used as a core for prehistoric tool making. We probably won't be able to see the differences in patina that you can see while holding it in person, and it doesn't appear to have had typical flakes removed from it to be an expended core. What can you tell us about the situation in which it was found?