Broken or repurposed? plus a heartbreaker

[hbrown22]

Had a good rain today, so we decided to see what washed up on the side of the road near the creek. Husband found the good stuff, #1, 2, & 3 and I found the last two.

#1-the heartbreaker. Pretty sure this is a broken point, not a scraper. 2" long, 1 1/4" across. Correct me if I'm wrong, only way I'll learn



#2-was this a broken point that was repurposed? The break doesn't look clean, looks reworked. 1 3/8" total length, 1 1/4" wide at top. bottom length is 3/4", width 5/8".



#3-A scraper? It has been broken, all other edges look worked. Love the color! 2 1/2" wide, 1 5/8" long, about 1/2" thick.



#4-looks like it was a repurposed point, but the base broke off. Very similar to the one my husband found. 1" x 3/4".



#5-What was it? Like the way it was worked, too bad it's broken. Width is 1 1/2"

 

[monsterrack]

You are in the right spot, great finds

 

[rock]

Yeah they look broken. #2 might be turned into a scraper but I would need to see the tip where it was broken. If the brown scraper is broken it doesnt look like much is broken off. They did make some of the scrapers flat on one side for hafting purposes at times. Ill show you one its kinda like a half moon shape. Its the lite color one. Some call them Cresent Knifes.
Still nice finds there should be a real good one close by.

 

[eppingera]

Nice pieces Heather. Love the color of the scraper and that stemmed piece is pretty sweet. It does look re-worked into a small scraper or something similar.

 

[NC field hunter]

Hi HBrown. Nice day out!! The orange piece and the last one you have posted look similar to a piece that I found yesterday. Do you know what these are? I can't figure it out. I'm thinking hoes that broken and reworked, or just broken. The piece I found is bulkier than yours. Do you mind my posting it here for comparison?

 

[hbrown22]

Hi HBrown. Nice day out!! The orange piece and the last one you have posted look similar to a piece that I found yesterday. Do you know what these are? I can't figure it out. I'm thinking hoes that broken and reworked, or just broken. The piece I found is bulkier than yours. Do you mind my posting it here for comparison?

Please post so we can learn

 

[NC field hunter]

Thanks!! You can see the bottom is worn smooth at an angle. Yours looks worn on the left hand side.

 

[hbrown22]

Yeah they look broken. #2 might be turned into a scraper but I would need to see the tip where it was broken. If the brown scraper is broken it doesnt look like much is broken off. They did make some of the scrapers flat on one side for hafting purposes at times. Ill show you one its kinda like a half moon shape. Its the lite color one. Some call them Cresent Knifes.
Still nice finds there should be a real good one close by.

Does this help? Hope it's not the same pic!

 

[Twitch]

#4 is certainly a repurposed point. I believe the base was broken after the original repurposing.

#2 also appears to be a repurposed point, though not quite as artfully done as #4.

Both of these are generally referred to as hafted scrapers.

Nice finds.