SCRAPERS?
Posted by [ksrocks]
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I would like opinions on how you date your scrapers. I have many, they are very common here like all other places Im sure. How do you know how old they are? Been told they are as old as the points and other pieces you find around them. If found in fields thats fine but what about river or creek finds where moved around by water? How much have they changed over thousands of years? Opinions anyone. Will post pics. of some of my favorites if anyone shows interest.
Posted by [Wildhorse]
I post a photo of the only one I have. We always found lots of scrapers and not a lot of points with them. If we were into a area of the camp that had a lot of points we did not find many scrapers. Goes to tell me that the men who worked with the points did not have a lot of scraper tools in the area around them. We would find scrapers around the firspits and a few scattered around the site. Always figured there was very little difference from very old camps to the newer places. There most likely were a lot of different uses for these things as all the different sizes you find. I had some as big as your fist and lots of small ones. I kept this one because it is the first artifact I ever found and that was a long time ago.
Posted by [ksrocks]
Thanks Ron, is that one rock or p-wood? How old do you think it is just time period?
Posted by [Wildhorse]
It's pt wood and I have no idea of age. I was only 5 or 6 when I found it.
Posted by [ksrocks]
Very sweet 5 years old and you can remember thats great Ron.
Posted by [ksrocks]
Moderator Note: this thread was first posted in 2010 but failed to transfer across to the new forum when the software was updated, and so has been re-created manually.
I would like opinions on how you date your scrapers. I have many, they are very common here like all other places Im sure. How do you know how old they are? Been told they are as old as the points and other pieces you find around them. If found in fields thats fine but what about river or creek finds where moved around by water? How much have they changed over thousands of years? Opinions anyone. Will post pics. of some of my favorites if anyone shows interest.
Posted by [Wildhorse]
I post a photo of the only one I have. We always found lots of scrapers and not a lot of points with them. If we were into a area of the camp that had a lot of points we did not find many scrapers. Goes to tell me that the men who worked with the points did not have a lot of scraper tools in the area around them. We would find scrapers around the firspits and a few scattered around the site. Always figured there was very little difference from very old camps to the newer places. There most likely were a lot of different uses for these things as all the different sizes you find. I had some as big as your fist and lots of small ones. I kept this one because it is the first artifact I ever found and that was a long time ago.
Posted by [ksrocks]
Thanks Ron, is that one rock or p-wood? How old do you think it is just time period?
Posted by [Wildhorse]
It's pt wood and I have no idea of age. I was only 5 or 6 when I found it.
Posted by [ksrocks]
Very sweet 5 years old and you can remember thats great Ron.
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