Pretty cool scraper i found awhile back

[Cosmo]

It's about 4 inches from Illinois. It's notched out where the orange color is.

 

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[ncnurseryman]

Pretty cool indeed. Nice scraper.

 

[GatorBoy]

It is nice..but not a scraper.
It's a preform to a projectile point or blade..it's a step in the process from blank to perform to point/blade.
By the flaking and the basel thinning as well as the general shape that could well be a paleo perform.

 

[GatorBoy]

Here are some early and middle stage Clovis preforms from the Topper site In South Carolina.

 

[Rege-PA]

I agree with GatorBoy but think that it is an aborted attempt, something was not right with the stone and the knapper abandoned the project.

 

[Cosmo]

Thanks gator, I have learned a tremendous amount from you guys.

 

[GatorBoy]

It's all one big learning process for all of us..thank you for sharing.

 

[NC field hunter]

Here are some early and middle stage Clovis preforms from the Topper site In South Carolina.

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Gator, I see Clovis in the second pic. How did they get Clovis preform from the first piece? Context alone?

 

[GatorBoy]

It was from an entire assemblage..
All from one site.
An archaeological dig..not an isolated find.. I referenced the site.. you should read about it it's a good one.
The process from blank to finished Clovis is pretty well documented.
There's not a lot of Paleo stratified sites.. but there have been some good ones.
Here... some good photos
http://www.csfa.Tami.edu/gallery-topper.php