Finished or unfinished

[BigKnappa]

I found this in a creek outside of La Grange, Tx. It’s about 3 inches long and is flat on one side, but on the other side it has a lump. I was thinking it could be a tool that was made this way intentionally or possibly just an unfinished piece. What do you guys all think?

[Kentucky point]

Hmm. It is worked... I don't know what to say about that one.

[MayaEccentric]

Definitely a finished tool. It is some type of hand-held scraper tool. As an experiment, hold it firmly in your right hand with the hump-side in your palm; there should be a flake or two taken off the left margin to allow for a secure thumb rest. It should fit.

[clovisoid]

Google Limace Tool. It’s slug shaped tool (domed side, flat side, longish) used for scraping.

[loudog]

I agree with Limace and a nice one.

[Lindenmeier-Man]

I agree with all above... Except no one mentioned that the material is beautiful.... JJ

[SDhunter]

Is the hump on the worked side, that you showed us in the first picture?

[sailorjoe]

It looks like a uniface scraper. I usually found them on sites that produced really old points-early Archaic or older.

[BigKnappa]

It’s worked completely on both sides it’s just one side has that lump on it.

[SurfaceHunter]

Looks finished to me I have points with the lump left on it’s called a stack most times they removed them but not always

[SDhunter]

Oh, I thought you meant it was unifaced when you said flat on one side. So we didn’t see the hump side from a top view? Surface hunter is probably right. Just a stack they didn’t remove. Maybe they couldn’t remove it without damaging the rest of the tool.

[SurfaceHunter]

It’s nice material I don’t think I have any with purple in it

[BigKnappa]

Sorry about not posting the lump side view, and thanks for all the answers To these post. This forum is extremely helpful.

[SurfaceHunter]

Could even be a chipped Celt I have a couple not all are big

[OnewiththewilD]

My guess is exhausted chipped Adze. The hump is usually towards the front end and it’s hafted flat to the top front end of a 7 shaped stick

[SurfaceHunter]

Good call I forgot about the Adze