Gravers show em if got them

[chase]

I have always enjoyed seeing the different types of graver's Here is a few I have Lets see what the membership has!

[clambellies]

NY flint graver found in Central Mass.

[pkfrey]

Most of the graver examples I have are from the Paleo Indian assembledge from the Shoop Site. Here, there are three types of gravers. The single graver chipped on the edge of a small, thin flake ( 1st photo, top row ); multiple gravers on a single flake, called a " coronet " graver, ( 1st photo, 1st example, bottom ) and the heavier, sturdy gravers chipped on the corners of the working edge of an endscraper, or other tool type. ( 2nd. & 3rd photo ) There's also gravers from the Perkiomen and Lehigh points. ( 4h photo ) . In the one photo, ( 5 th ) is one of the very few, needle thin and sharp, drill or elongated graver chipped on an angle from the tip of a fluted point ( Shoop Site ). Many of the tiny, needle like graver tips are believed to have been used for tattooing, or skin piercing. They are to delicate to be used on anything hard.

[Scorpion68]

PK - you've got quite a varied collection. I was really impressed with it all. You're post helped me identify one of the artifacts in my collection. I have a graver similar to your 2nd to last pic in your post. Thanks for taking the time to share it all.

[Tam]

I knew you would showcase your paleo .. so nice Paul .

[CoachG]

What you call this? Graver/perforator/punch/mini drill?

[Jethro355]

Hey coach, I’d call that an Indian Jack.😮

That’s a really cool one there.

[pkfrey]

I think I would narrow that down to punch or mini drill, or reamer. What I never understood about these type of tools, drills, reamers, etc., if that's what they were used for, why is it you very rarely see any smoothing on the edges from rotating the tool in the fashion of a drill? Even on the normal 2 -3 inch regular, very recognized drill form, you should see heavy smooth polish on the high points, and the edges, but the tools rarely exhibit this.

[chase]

Here is one that is a graver/scraper/knife/spokeshave.

[Scorpion68]

Chase - that's an all-in-one huh. Nice.

[headhunter777]

Indian Swiss Army knife.

[Missouri Breaks]

Chase, are we considering and terming the west coast drills and punch type tools gravers? Kind of a use and terminology question because I’m also wondering what uses would’ve universally crossed the continent and which might’ve been more west or east coast or plains etc…?

[Scorpion68]

After reading Paul's post I believe I can identify one of my artifacts as a graver/perforator.

[pkfrey]

That looks like an Ohio, Coshocton chert Adena/Hopewell point, with a retipped graver on it! I've seen gravers from every culture, even on Late Woodland triangles, and most are retipped tips.

[Scorpion68]

Thanks Paul - All I knew was that it had been through the mill here on the mountain but I kept it anyway.

[Hoss]

[Driftwood]

That's just awesome!

[Jethro355]

That’s a frickin dandy right there!

[headhunter777]

Very nice

[Hoss]

[OBION]

One side is a thumb scraper and the other has this little beak shaped graver knapped in.

[pkfrey]

Look real close for small micro chipping in the concave area on the second photo. Very tiny flakes will be taken off both sides to create a needle sharp tip. It looks like this is indeed a graver, but it's hard to see the secondary flaking in the photo. I can't get close enough photos of what I mean, the photos always come out blurry if I try to close. There should be very small and shallow chips taken off all around the graver area. But not on the back side, the tool still will be uniface.

[pkfrey]

You referred to your tool as shaped like a " beak ". There is a specific tool form found in the Paleo Indian tool types called beaks. They are sharpened points usually made on the tips or edges of another tool. But beaks are not as fragile, or needle tipped like gravers. It's thought that beaks may be a type of small gouging tool for a variety of tasks. Here are three examples, two chipped on the edges of end scrapers, and one chipped on the tip of a flake.These are from the Shoop Site.

[headhunter777]

Pkfrey I have quite a few of those “beaks”. Thanks for the insight. I never knew what they were, but that makes a lot of sense. I’m fixing to post some pictures down below. One of the artifacts even has Cortex on each side of the beak. I’m assuming to make it more durable.

[Bloody Fourth]

I'm not sure if these are gravers, perforators or punches. North Carolina field finds. Any comments are appreciated. Thanks

[pkfrey]

I would call those gravers, or, perforators. To be punches, that would mean the base of the point would exhibit a lot of battering from being hit in order to use the tip as a punch. They could easily be either gravers, or perforators.