Halfted Scraper Thread

[antmike915]

Anyone feel free to post some pictures if you have any. All of these are personal finds from Georgia, Alabama and Florida.

 

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[CreekSide]

That’s my favorite type I will try and get some up later Mike. I don’t have many I’ve found. So what’s the age of the type or was it all periods?

 

[newnan man]

Really nice assortment of scrapers. I'm pretty sure most of them started out as whole points and were repurposed after the tips broke off. Thanks

 

[dognose]

Some fine examples in that group.

 

[scruggs]

All are very nice artifacts!

 

[CreekSide]

I can’t decide which one of these I like better. They all look old.

 

[fishstick]

That’s my favorite type I will try and get some up later Mike. I don’t have many I’ve found. So what’s the age of the type or was it all periods?

All time frames. They didn't waste much. I'll post some when we get back from Jeepin. The old timers didn't pick many up cuz they thgt they were just broken points and they were finding too many whole ones at the time. Thank goodness they didn't cuz there's been many a hunts that one of these made the day lol.

 

[CreekSide]

Well other than the triangle ones I find they leave a lot to be desired. It’s hard to decide if they are resharpened knifes or were used as scrapers. I believe they are Woodland period on the rounded end ones. But you had me going through all my frames looking for them. I have a couple more I can’t find.

 

[antmike915]

I really like the material on the left; second picture.

 

[CreekSide]

I really like the material on the left; second picture.

I actually found all the rounded ones across the street from the black and white points.All those style scrapers were off one hill. When they used to turn the soil. I called it Scraper Hill cause I never found a point there. Not sure why just another mystery I guess.

 

[antmike915]

I actually found all the rounded ones across the street from the black and white points.All those style scrapers were off one hill. When they used to turn the soil. I called it Scraper Hill cause I never found a point there. Not sure why just another mystery I guess.

I have a site like that in SE Alabama, all I ever found were hafted scrapers. A few of these were from there.

 

[Older The Better]

I’ve got a few,
I’d say holland,

likely woodland,

and I don’t know if it counts it’s been worked a bit around the tip but also shows a break.

 

[antmike915]

I’ve got a few,
I’d say holland,
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likely woodland,
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and I don’t know if it counts it’s been worked a bit around the tip but also shows a break.
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Nice; I like the material for #2. Hard to tell with the last; maybe a little damage from use. I have a few like that.

 

[antmike915]

I can’t decide which one of these I like better. They all look old.

The red one is the 1st I ever found.

 

[CreekSide]

The red one is the 1st I ever found.

I’m liking the last one I pictured

 

[southfork]

I've only found a couple hafted scrapers out west but I have these from Ohio.

 

[CreekSide]

I’ve found a couple which I didn’t picture but the are stemmed knife’s unifaced and have a chisel tip I would assume they would fall under knives more than scrapers or tools.

 

[CreekSide]

I really like the material on the left; second picture.

Looks almost like flint ridge but probably ridge and valley chert.

 

[newnan man]

I've only found a couple hafted scrapers out west but I have these from Ohio.

That white one looks like it started out as a E- notched Thebes.

 

[antmike915]

I've only found a couple hafted scrapers out west but I have these

nice group 👌