Unifaced scrapers ??

[theviking]

Wishful thinking maybe , but they do look man made to me. What do you folks think ? They were all found on our property , close to the Shenandoah river , a few miles north of the Thunderbird Archeological District.
Thanks for any help.
Viking.

 

[ohio]

Looks like debitage to me but, there is likely something to be found there if you are finding that stuff.
Chuck

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Just flakes, but you may find some artifacts there with those flakes present......

Good luck finding something nice......

 

[uniface]

Definitely man made.

My opinion, since you asked.

Scrapers ? Probably not. Edges suitable for use as scrapers are thicker and at anywhere around 45 to 75 degree angles to the uniface side.

 

[theviking]

Thanks for all the good info. We could fill a bucket with all of the flakes we find here , most the size of a quarter. I'll keep looking down.
Thanks again,
Viking

 

[Th3rty7]

With use wear on the edges, a couple of possible graver spurs, and a thinning strike I'd call them flake tools, not just waste flakes. Quartzite is tough to read unless you pick up alot of it and familiarise yourself with the characteristics of a worked piece.

What's the deal with the Thunderbird site museum? Is it no longer available to the public? any ideas Viking?

 

[theviking]

Thanks for the info thirty7. I think the Thunderbird Museum and Archeological Park is closed , I'm not sure. It seems to be a touchy subject with local land owners. Even people i know well hesitate to talk about the site.