scrapers??

[dougdavis2000]

found these yesterday along mud creek,east Texas,,scrapers??thanks

[Tdog]

I don't see it.

[dougdavis2000]

i cleaned and took better pics of one of these, edges are ground not chipped

[Cannonman17]

I don't think so. Scrapers are typically fairly flat along the edge not jagged.

[dougdavis2000]

the other piece is very rough but it is worked,better pics

[Indianasmith]

Looks like natural tumble damage to me, sorry.

[dougdavis2000]

dont think so, may be tho, gonna take them to a local museum or some where next week to make sure, thanks for reply,,

[uniface]

They could be.

Whether they were or not would be determinable by examining the working (?) edges microscopically to determine whether there is identifiable use wear on them.

There were a LOT of ad hoc tools used over 12,000 + years' time -- stuff quickly made, briefly used, and discarded. They can be one of the tougher calls in artifacts.

[Dirty_Digger]

Looks like plow damage or maybe freshly tumbling down a creek

[Tdog]

Originally Posted by uniface

They could be.

Whether they were or not would be determinable by examining the working (?) edges microscopically to determine whether there is identifiable use wear on them.

There were a LOT of ad hoc tools used over 12,000 + years' time -- stuff quickly made, briefly used, and discarded. They can be one of the tougher calls in artifacts.

Tough call for some... easy for me... NOT an artifact.