Found this walking a trail right outside my house in a suburban neighborhood in Colorado. The trail runs along a creek. To me, this looks like a preform that was chucked aside after a potentially failed attempted to notch the right side. Or it could just be another rock. Thoughts?
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looks like it has been worked. but I agree its a discard. I have seen that material but trying to place it.Look to the ground for it holds the past!
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It looks like a spall that was removed from a larger piece. I think a good point could still be knapped from it. I see no reason to discard that spall unless it simply was not big enough to make the intended blade.Michigan Yooper
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The preferred chert in your area is Elizabeth chert, it is more of a caramel brown with darker streaks. But if the creek your hunting is full of this lithic you should find artifacts made from it. I have seen this type of lithic in many areas on the front range but further west.Look to the ground for it holds the past!
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