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  • Bone knapping tool?

    This piece was found on the Clearwater River in Idaho. Looks to me like one knob was used for pressure flaking and the smaller for notching?
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  • #2
    Just because of length I don’t think it would provide enough leverage that a knapping tool needs
    Floridaboy.

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    • Rockcrk
      Rockcrk commented
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      It kind of looks to be ground into those nubs. I wonder what it was used for? If anything at all.

  • #3
    Nature made. From what I can see in photos.
    SE IA

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    • #4
      Interesting . I would say that your looking for bones about 300+ years old . I’m not familiar with bones buried in or near water but have found many Buffalo and deer bones in middens BRM’s and they look nothing like that bone . The ones I’ve found are old brittle,cracked, discolored from minerals in the soil etc. I would say that bone still has organic material leaching out of it because of the green junk growing on it. I’ve seen that coloration/stuff on old deer bones I’ve happened upon in the woods and old deer skulls hanging in the trees.

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      • #5
        Interesting . I would say that your looking for bones at least 300+ years old to be artifactual, like a knapping tool. Flint was replaced by metal arrowheads in the east pretty early and bows gave way to guns whenever they could get them. . I’m not familiar with bones buried in or near water but have found many Buffalo and deer bones in middens BRM’s and they look nothing like that bone . The ones I’ve found are old brittle,cracked, discolored from minerals in the soil etc. I would say that bone still has organic material leaching out of it because of the green junk growing on it. I’ve seen that coloration/stuff on old deer bones I’ve happened upon in the woods and old deer skulls hanging in the trees.

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