Texasgail Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Could someone help me to identify this, I found it in the bank of the north sulfer river in texas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Welcome to the Forum. Can we get pictures from all sides? Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Looks like chert. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasgail Posted April 7, 2020 Author Share Posted April 7, 2020 Could someone please tell me what this is.. I found it on the bank of the sulphur river in north east texas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClearLake Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 It has the shape of a talon or beak, but I think it is just an oddly shaped rock. A view of the non-pointed end could convince me otherwise, but that is my guess at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasgail Posted April 7, 2020 Author Share Posted April 7, 2020 (edited) Edited April 7, 2020 by Texasgail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasgail Posted April 7, 2020 Author Share Posted April 7, 2020 Does this help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasgail Posted April 7, 2020 Author Share Posted April 7, 2020 I also found these at the same place.. if that helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 It's just an oddly-shaped rock, 'Gail. Show us your other Sulphur River finds. I see you did while I was typing. The left object is a chip of mastodon enamel and the right object is likely to be a section of a shrimp burrow. 5 http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClearLake Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Yes, it does. Convinces me even more that it is a small rock, possibly a piece of chert. I don't see anything that looks like bone texture, just sedimentary rock. Your two new ones have the possibility of being bone or tooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Texasgail Posted April 7, 2020 Author Share Posted April 7, 2020 I find all sort of stuff.. I have pottery.. statues . Bayonets.. tons of arrow heads and other tools Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasgail Posted April 7, 2020 Author Share Posted April 7, 2020 You have been very helpful .. thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClearLake Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Some very nice finds there! I neglected to welcome you to the forum, glad you found it. We love to look at items that folks have found, help ID them if needed or just look and enjoy the "prizes" that are out there. That is a nice echinoid you have and I really like the arrowhead collection. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruger9a Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Welcome to TFF from Georgia USA. Nice finds and nice collection! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBones Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 14 hours ago, Texasgail said: looks like ostrich/relative egg shell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Looks to me like a conchoidal flake of chert. 5 http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 7 hours ago, Harry Pristis said: Looks to me like a conchoidal flake of chert. Yep! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darbi Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 21 hours ago, Texasgail said: I think it's a small flint scraper. The delicate chipping workmanship along the edge tells me that it's not from the work of mother nature. Small flint scrapers were used to remove the bone marrow and it also have multi-purpose use, such as a small hide knife. I have a native American artifact book (Arrowheads & Stone Artifacts by C.G. Yeager) and somewhere in it described something a lot like this one. I took this book out while looking at this picture and I think it's definitely a scraper. Just to be sure, how big is it and also can you please show us the other side of this scraper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBones Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 7 hours ago, Darbi said: I think it's a small flint scraper. The delicate chipping workmanship along the edge tells me that it's not from the work of mother nature. Small flint scrapers were used to remove the bone marrow and it also have multi-purpose use, such as a small hide knife. I have a native American artifact book (Arrowheads & Stone Artifacts by C.G. Yeager) and somewhere in it described something a lot like this one. I took this book out while looking at this picture and I think it's definitely a scraper. Just to be sure, how big is it and also can you please show us the other side of this scraper? Mmm. I thought they looked similar to egg shells, but I suppose it could be a scrapersome egg shells of reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingpenut Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 On 4/8/2020 at 6:00 AM, MrBones said: Mmm. I thought they looked similar to egg shells, but I suppose it could be a scrapersome egg shells of reference Probably not egg shell but hard to say for sure without seeing it in person. From the coloring and texture it looks to be Native American flint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingpenut Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 On 4/6/2020 at 11:04 PM, Texasgail said: Could someone please tell me what this is.. I found it on the bank of the sulphur river in north east texas Unfortunately just a cool shaped rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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