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    Could these be native stone tools?

    I inherited this from my uncle, they are in a old shadow box. We live in south Texas but I’m not sure where he got this small collection of stones. Can someone help me identify these artifacts?
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  • #2
    I see a few scrapers, a knife or two and maybe a preform. Nice collection!
    "The education of a man is never completed until he dies." Robert E. Lee

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    • Kentucky point
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      Kentucky point commented
      10-02-2018, 07:26 PM
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      Of course!
    • Kentucky point
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      Kentucky point commented
      10-02-2018, 07:28 PM
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      The big one looks like (Edwards chert?) a large knife preform. It could be unfinished for a number of reasons, but it is still an artifact.
    • Broken Arrow
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      Broken Arrow commented
      10-02-2018, 08:03 PM
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      I was thinking the center piece looked like a chipped adze. I'd like to see a pic showing the thickness. The top left piece is very resemblant of a paleo end scraper.
  • #3
    They look like nice knives and maybe a scraper or two. It will be difficult to date them or give them a definitive name type. You will probably just have to call them knives.
    South Dakota

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    • #4
      absolutely
      looks like they are from the texas area as they look like texas materials

      i see what looks like rootbeer flint,pedernales flint,and possibly some george town flint in there
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      • jedijackie
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        jedijackie commented
        10-02-2018, 07:27 PM
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        Do you think they are real native items
      • sneakygroundbuzzard
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        sneakygroundbuzzard commented
        10-02-2018, 07:45 PM
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        yes i think they are legit.

        but after looking more closely at the pics,im going to say they are all made from pedernales flint.the top one on the left row looks like it was made a from a tab of pedernales flint. a little as we modern knappers call them.some top grade stuff
      • CMD
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        CMD commented
        10-03-2018, 10:30 AM
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        Yes, and I believe they likely represent a cache, all deposited at the same time. I believe your uncle found a cache....
    • #5
      Nice finds yes they are tools
      SW Connecticut

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      • #6
        Hey Jackie, Yes they are ancient Native American artifacts.
        Michigan Yooper
        If You Don’t Stand for Something, You’ll Fall for Anything

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        • #7
          The round ones look like Sun Stones sorta...😳
          Wandering wherever I can, mostly in Eastern Arkansas, always looking down.
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          • Broken Arrow
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            Broken Arrow commented
            10-02-2018, 09:41 PM
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            Especially that bottom one
          • Jethro355
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            Jethro355 commented
            10-03-2018, 09:13 PM
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            Yeah... looking at my Overstreet’s...😮
          • Broken Arrow
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            Broken Arrow commented
            10-03-2018, 10:24 PM
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            I know right..
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          Would not surprise me if they were found as a cache and that's why they got their own shadow box.
          Rhode Island
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          • #9
            Thanks everyone

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            • #10
              You're welcome. Don't sell them. The sentimental value is far greater than any money you would get for them. Could you post more pics of each piece individually?
              Stagger Lee/ SE Missouri
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              • Jethro355
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                Jethro355 commented
                10-03-2018, 09:14 PM
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                I agree....I would love to see some more pics of the round ones...
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              Sorry it took me so long to post more pics, I’ve been so busy.
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