What would you call this?

[autographcollector11]

Recently found in Illinois, I am curious to how this piece was actually manufactured. By looking at the tip of it, to me it looks as if it may have been used as a utilized flake. However based on what you can see, Does this in anyway look natural or possibly created due to freeze thaw or having it walked on?

It was found on a walking trail with other pieces of limestone and chert flakes.

 

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[Metal Illness]

Is the under side smooth? Most likely it is a thumb scraper. looks worked to me. Nice find.

 

[autographcollector11]

Thanks. The reverse side is completely flat.
Just out of curiosity for the flint knappers out there, is it typical for a scraper to end up being the small?
Could any of the edge work that you see be the result of freeze/thaw cycles? Being from the Midwest mother nature can really do a number on things, and just curious if the Stone could also be a result of mother nature's work?

 

[Calgarychef]

If you look in the same area do you see other pieces with some of the same markings? That might be one way to tell if Mother Nature was at work. Freeze thaw cycles can really do weird things. The closeness of the marks looks man made a bit but like you I wonder why it would be so small.

 

[rock]

Looks man made to me. When they used these scrapers as needed they would resharpen them and in that result they get smaller then just toss them when there wasn't enough left to use. If flint is rare in your area they would use them till that point. My area flint is every where so they had their choice as to what ever they needed. I find plenty of flint more broken than whole.