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 Artifact - what is it ?
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05/08/11 12:29 AM
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Littledog
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Found this while turkey hunting in Runnels Co. I have my own idea of what it is but seems large. Would like an expert opinion and some background - what time period, rare or common, etc.  thanks
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Re: Artifact - what is it ?
[Re: Littledog]
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05/08/11 12:30 AM
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Trevor B
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Re: Artifact - what is it ?
[Re: Littledog]
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05/08/11 12:31 AM
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Littledog
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lets try this again with a second pic 
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Re: Artifact - what is it ?
[Re: Littledog]
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05/08/11 12:31 AM
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Littledog
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no i wasnt standing on my head when i took the pics!
darn photobucket.
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Re: Artifact - what is it ?
[Re: Trevor B]
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05/08/11 12:31 AM
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erniejs
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Its a dollar bill. In ancient times it would buy a gallon of gas !!!!
We get old too fast and wise too slow
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Re: Artifact - what is it ?
[Re: Littledog]
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05/08/11 12:34 AM
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Trevor B
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I'm no expert, but the only artifacts I've seen that look like that are large Paleolithic tools... Very rough and unrefined looking. I would guess that is a very large paleo scraper... I'd also like a professional collector's opinion.
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Re: Artifact - what is it ?
[Re: Trevor B]
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05/08/11 12:41 AM
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Big Tony
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Looks like a scraper of some kind. Prolly used to remove fat and meat from skins. That'd be my guess. Could've been one of those 19th century rockin' choppers to make salads and such. 
"A hunt based only on trophies taken, falls far short of what the ultimate goal should be." -Fred Bear
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Re: Artifact - what is it ?
[Re: Big Tony]
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05/08/11 12:47 AM
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BMD
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Re: Artifact - what is it ?
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05/08/11 01:20 AM
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Bowslinger
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Either a scrapper or a preform.
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Re: Artifact - what is it ?
[Re: Bowslinger]
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05/08/11 03:01 AM
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Pastor Josh
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Either a scrapper or a preform. 
The wild life of today is not ours to do with as we please. The original stock was given to us in trust for the benefit both of the present and the future. We must render an accounting of this trust to those who come after us.
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Re: Artifact - what is it ?
[Re: Pastor Josh]
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05/08/11 02:42 PM
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Scoop
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just a spall off of a larger rock. You can still see the platform where they struck it off of the larger piece in the left side of the top pics. No edge finish.
Actually, I looked again, and there is some minor edge flaking along the bottom side indicating it may have been set up as a crude scraping tool. I assume the bottom side is pretty much smooth as it was stuck of the rock. making it a unifacial tool.
Doug
Last edited by Scoop; 05/08/11 02:47 PM. Reason: second look
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Re: Artifact - what is it ?
[Re: erniejs]
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05/08/11 03:13 PM
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Its a dollar bill. In ancient times it would buy a gallon of gas !!!! In ancient times these type pumps would buy you that glass full of gas which was 5 gallons. Old gas pump 
Not all those that wander are lost..
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Re: Artifact - what is it ?
[Re: Littledog]
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05/08/11 03:16 PM
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John2
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Found this while turkey hunting in Runnels Co.
I have my own idea of what it is.
thanks Care to share what you think it is ?.
Not all those that wander are lost..
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Re: Artifact - what is it ?
[Re: John2]
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05/08/11 04:17 PM
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Judging by the last picture, my guess is the front part of an axe.
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Re: Artifact - what is it ?
[Re: Dry Fire]
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05/08/11 09:24 PM
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nehntr
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piece off of a big rock
 Isn't the best way to save face to keep the lower part shut?
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Re: Artifact - what is it ?
[Re: nehntr]
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05/08/11 09:27 PM
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piece off of a big rock
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Re: Artifact - what is it ?
[Re: nehntr]
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05/08/11 09:28 PM
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piece off of a big rock And its as old as Mother Earth!
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Re: Artifact - what is it ?
[Re: JCB]
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05/08/11 11:19 PM
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MaggieMTx
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first 2 pics just look like a piece of rock. the second pic looks like part of a scraper.
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Re: Artifact - what is it ?
[Re: MaggieMTx]
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05/09/11 12:07 AM
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trophyhunter12
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Gimme that dollar and il tell you what it is 
Crushing clays and taking names
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Re: Artifact - what is it ?
[Re: Dry Fire]
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05/09/11 03:08 AM
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PrimitiveHunter
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Judging by the last picture, my guess is the front part of an axe. I'm thinking probably not. It's not shaped like the front end of an axe. and if it were a striking tool, it would have most likely broken along the fault line you can see on it; not behind it. I'm thinking crude scraper or even more crude preform. However, I think I was wrong once before about something. 
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Re: Artifact - what is it ?
[Re: PrimitiveHunter]
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05/09/11 03:22 AM
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Lonnie Paul Walker Jr.
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Just a scraper, rough looking
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Re: Artifact - what is it ?
[Re: Lonnie Paul Walker Jr.]
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05/09/11 03:28 AM
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Scoop
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Second one is just a broken half of a rough biface, not a finished tool.
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Re: Artifact - what is it ?
[Re: Scoop]
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05/09/11 08:16 AM
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bighunter86
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looks like a big peice of flint
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