Lake Travis Artifact

[stonesearcher]

I have no idea how old this is. I can't find anything else really like it. Is it a discard, or some kind of primitive spear tip. Any help would be much appreciated.

 

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[bsit1361]

Looks like it could be jasper. Probably a preform or crude tool. Cool find.

 

[old digger]

It looks like a thumb scraper. Nice Find!

 

[Neogeo]

I belive that to be a Clearfork gouge,and a sweet one at that!

 

[larson1951]

yup you nailed it frank
it is a CFG

 

[hotrod]

nice

 

[Tnmountains]

Wow Lake Travis and possum Kingdom. I have not been on that water in a long time. I used to live in Bryan,Tx/College Station.

 

[austin]

Long ago I have found things like that in the Texas Hill Country. Now I know what it is. Thanks everybody.

 

[larson1951]

Wow Lake Travis and possum Kingdom. I have not been on that water in a long time. I used to live in Bryan,Tx/College Station.

don't mean to get off topic here but we lived in round rock TX by austin (early 70's) and some of us worked at lake travis framing condos
that is when my son was born, we named him travis (after the lake)
never found any artifacts however

 

[natchitoches]

i live about 3 miles from cedar creek lake. in texas

 

[stonesearcher]

I grew up on Cedar Creek Lake. I lived there from about 5 years old until I went to college. My parents still live there in Kemp, Texas.

 

[natchitoches]

way to cool, i got a good friend in kemp.

 

[NC field hunter]

Would jasper have that outer rind?

 

[rock]

Would jasper have that outer rind?

Most stones have rind or cortex. It is like our skin till removed to show the inside. Some and a lot in Tx is designed this way. Most are hand tools when you see the cortex still attached. It keeps it from slipping out of your hand kinda like a grip.