Celts

[H.P.]

A pair of flaked celts from Florida, and found together

 

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[flinthunter]

I'm thinking more of an adz than celts.

 

[H.P.]

I'm thinking more of an adz than celts.

Could be, could be,

 

[sandchip]

I'm thinking more of an adz than celts.

Hard to say without side views. Very nice pair, regardless.

 

[H.P.]

Hard to say without side views. Very nice pair, regardless.

Thanks for reminding me, I usually do that, musta been tired

 

[Tdog]

My vote is not an adze.

 

[Relicgrubber]

I’m leaning more toward hoe...

 

[ArfieBoy]

Nice finds1 I'm not knowledgeable enough about native artifacts to have any idea, but I sure enjoy seeing the ones being found and posted on here! Thanks everyone.

 

[antmike915]

nice flaked celts H.P.

 

[newnan man]

Not trying to hijack your thread but just wanted to show a few Pasco County celts/blades.

 

[H.P.]

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Not trying to hijack your thread but just wanted to show a few Pasco County celts/blades.

I don’t care about hijackers, hitchhikers, etc. I love it ..that’s the way to see what’s been found, I have a pair I found together I’ll do in my next post.

 

[dognose]

Without use wear on the edge showing its hard to make a definite determination on what tool they are in my view.

At six inches and exhibiting broad percussion flaking with what looks like little to none pressure flaking, these may be large blades in the middle of manufacture stage. Possibly cached for a later period and then never retrieved by the maker.

If a hoe or spade tool and had been used, a lot of edge polish would be evident as well as grass cuttings into the material over time, giving a ridged tool like appearance. I don't see that.

If a adz, likewise the bit portion would have exhibited more polish from use, but no cut area from grassland digging. I don't see that either.

Here is a close up of an edge wear of a notched hoe showing serrations where the grass cuttings wore into the flint. You can see what appears to be lines in the polish which are the areas cut into the flint from use.


So they could be flint adzs, or hoes, or blades in mid manufacture. That's the beauty of the native american style of living. A multi faceted tool kit.

 

[Michelle S]

Nice find!

 

[H.P.]

Nice find!

While most of what you say is true, I can say the ole boy could never, at this stage of knapping thin these pieces..The angles are too steep as evidenced in the side view, therefore, I submit to you that they are finished pieces, never used of unknown use, without splitting hairs any further, Thank yo for the comment, always up for learning.

 

[H.P.]

Without use wear on the edge showing its hard to make a definite determination on what tool they are in my view.

At six inches and exhibiting broad percussion flaking with what looks like little to none pressure flaking, these may be large blades in the middle of manufacture stage. Possibly cached for a later period and then never retrieved by the maker.

If a hoe or spade tool and had been used, a lot of edge polish would be evident as well as grass cuttings into the material over time, giving a ridged tool like appearance. I don't see that.

If a adz, likewise the bit portion would have exhibited more polish from use, but no cut area from grassland digging. I don't see that either.

Here is a close up of an edge wear of a notched hoe showing serrations where the grass cuttings wore into the flint. You can see what appears to be lines in the polish which are the areas cut into the flint from use.
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So they could be flint adzs, or hoes, or blades in mid manufacture. That's the beauty of the native american style of living. A multi faceted tool kit.

I don’t know how to properly navigate this sit yet, and my response might be below, too much trouble to retype it, sorry.

 

[tomclark]

A chipped celt found on a midden site that also produced shell adzes. This chipped chert celt is just about the same size and shape as the shell ones and was hafted the same way on a "L" stick or "7" stick..

 

[uniface]

Nice !!!