Interesting quartz tool

[Wes213]

Found this one digging at my site. It had a thumb grove and looks well used. Is this a tool used for knapping?

 

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[jmaschal]

Looks more of a scrapping tool to me. Found a few similar. Tough to see from the first pic but is one side flat?

 

[Wes213]

Looks more of a scrapping tool to me. Found a few similar. Tough to see from the first pic but is one side flat?

It is equally rounded on all sides.

 

[Wes213]

Looks more of a scrapping tool to me. Found a few similar. Tough to see from the first pic but is one side flat?

Here is a pick of the flip side of it. It is round and dull on all sides, but it is really scratched up too.

 

[jmaschal]

Not sure... I would say some sort of hammerstone then

 

[unclemac]

i wold say it is just a rock, no signs of it truly being worked or being useful as a scraper, hammer stone or anything else.

 

[jmaschal]

Always hard to tell with Quartz - the round shape makes me think there is a possibility of something. It was found at a site where other things found I assume. Can you show more pictures of the edges all around? For me hard to say 100% without holding but can say I would have brought it home as well. Sorry not much help.

 

[jmaschal]

If scraper would have more of an edge like the one in this pic sorry not the best pic but the only one I had saved.

 

[rock]

Could of been something they were thinking on using but just never got around to. I find small flint cobbles here that show slight work on them a little chip here and there and nothing else.