Is this some sort of tool type?

[Older The Better]

I always considered these flakes, but I’m finding more and more with this same profile with a flat bottom and two angled sides and a flat top. I’m starting to think maybe these are tools or a by product of a certain way they were manufacturing tools, anybody else notice this in their sites?

 

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[Indian Steve]

Maybe a gun flint

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Maybe broken blank piece, no signs of secondary flaking in picture,.

 

[Older The Better]

Could be a gunflint, that particular one came from an older site but it’s possible.

I noticed that it/they don’t have secondary work too. That’s why I wasn’t sure if it’s a cast off from a certain way to make a tool. A broken blank would explain it.

Seems to be some intent when making them because I’ve found a lot of similar pieces all roughly the same size and thickness

 

[joshuaream]

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I always considered these flakes, but I’m finding more and more with this same profile with a flat bottom and two angled sides and a flat top. I’m starting to think maybe these are tools or a by product of a certain way they were manufacturing tools, anybody else notice this in their sites?

It's a broken section of bladelet off a core. Sometimes they just snap and break into segments when they are being made, sometimes torque while being used causes them to snap, and many times it was intentional because those edges are sharp and very useful.

Gun flints were made the same way. If you are finding multiple examples about the same size, I'd lean towards gun flint.