Please ID this. Scraper, Arrowhead Chipper? Found in a river.

[Mike Kennedy]

Found in Ohio. It looks to me like it's been worked. Fits perfectly in hand and has a large sharp edge. What is it? Thanks Mike

 

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[arrow86]

Is it possibly petrified wood ? if not that I would think a fossil but I do not think it’s an artifact

 

[NCPeaches]

I was thinking fossil too especially looking at the 3rd pic.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Sorry, no signs of being an artifact.

 

[quito]

Welcome to the forum.

Better luck next time!

 

[Mike Kennedy]

It's still a good find. It's definitely a fossil. Thanks for the feedback. Much appreciated. Mike out!

 

[NCPeaches]

It's still a good find. It's definitely a fossil. Thanks for the feedback. Much appreciated. Mike out!

Yes it is still a good find. Keep looking though because I've found a few fossils mixed in with artifacts in my creek!

 

[Mike Kennedy]

After learning more about Native American artifacts, I now believe it is a fossil which was used as a chipper. Both a tool and a fossil.

 

[Mine Shaft]

Look sharp or is sharp ? if you run your finger over it do you think it would cut you.

 

[Mike Kennedy]

Yes it's sharp but not like a razor.

 

[joshuaream]

After learning more about Native American artifacts, I now believe it is a fossil which was used as a chipper. Both a tool and a fossil.

When you say chipper, do you mean for taking flakes off arrowheads? Rounded quartz cobbles, antler and bone does a fine job of that and they produce very consistent results.

It's a cool rock, I would have picked it up and checked it out.

 

[BearCreek]

Welcome to TNet! That is most definitely an interesting find, my first thought was that it looked like one of my horses hooves except all dried up. Did you find anything else made from a similar material?

 

[Mike Kennedy]

I will be heading back to that river soon and will update if I find anything else near it.

 

[Mike Kennedy]

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I posted this find in another thread. Told it was a concretion. I don't think so. What do you think it is?