Interesting little quartz piece

[Wes213]

When I first found this little guy I really did not think much of it. But at a second glance I think it is interesting. It is uniface, has a weird hump in the center, and also has some pretty deliberate looking notches on it. I am not sure if it was hafted or a hand held tool, but I do not think it is a reworked point, it looks too deliberate. What do you guys think?

 

[Beezly]

That does look curious! Really has the shape of an arrowhead on one side. Maybe that hump you mentioned caused it to split weird and it was tossed. Or just a coincidence. Was quartz used for arrowheads?

 

[Wes213]

Yes, Quartz arrowheads are very common in my area. I think though that since this one is unifaced that it is most likely some sort of scraper.

 

[NCPeaches]

Looks like a worn point or something similar to me.

 

[rock]

Some of those uni ones were actually a type of hafted gouge the narrow section would of been in the handle and the fat end is the working end. I have 1 made out of quartz and some others made from flint. Is the hump towards the big end?

 

[Wes213]

Some of those uni ones were actually a type of hafted gouge the narrow section would of been in the handle and the fat end is the working end. I have 1 made out of quartz and some others made from flint. Is the hump towards the big end?

Thanks Rock! The hump seems to be pretty much in the center, I included a side view that does the best job I find to show the hump. So you are saying that the pointed end was hafted and the broad end was the working point? Like a hafted spokeshaves?

 

[rock]

I guess a tool or knife could be it to

 

[coosakid]

I've found some almost identical. I always figured they were culls. But I still kept it

 

[monsterrack]

JMO the hump has you call it is where it was taken off of a larger piece, that is the shape you get when knapping and a lot of the time they would use a flake for a quick tool. Good eye