North American Scrapers

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Alabama

Artifacts From The Southeast

Skip Hutchison has graciously allowed me to use the photos and text from his website

Hendrix scraper 2 1/4"
Coastal plains chert
Geneva Co.

Scraper - bifacial 2 1/4"
Horse creek chert
Lauderdale Co.

Scraper - hafted - paleo 1 3/4"
Coastal plains chert
Geneva Co.

Scrapers - hafted - woodland
Coastal plains chert
Geneva Co.

Turtle-back Scraper

Franklin County

Length: 2 11/16"

Width: 1 5/8"

Material: Burlington Chert

Pictures and Text By: Scott Fears

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Alaska

For more pictures and information on Alaskan Scrapers please refer to:

http://www.alaskanartifacts.com/Alaskan_Scrapers/Alaskan_Scrapers.htm

Alaskan Scrapers come in a wide range of lithic material and colors. This is the underside of a group of End Scrapers.

Note the fine flaking pattern on the hafted ventral side of the scraper

Oval Scraper

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Material: Basalt

Location: Unalaska Island

Dutch Harbor

Limace

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Material: Green Chert

Location: Unalaska Island

Dutch Harbor

Among the Eskimo it is customary for the men to dress the skins of large animals such as reindeer, wolves, wolverines, bears, seals, and walrus, while the women prepare the skins of smaller creatures such as fawns, hares, muskrats, marmots, and waterfowl, and sometimes assist the men in the preparation of the larger skins.

Also See: http://www.alaskanartifacts.com/Alaskan_Scrapers/Alaskan_Scrapers.htm

Gouge

Location: Dutch Harbor

Length: 1.973"
Width: 1.479"
Thickness: .473"
Material: Green Chert

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Arizona

A Classic Folsom Scraper from Navajo County, Arizona
Length:1.057"
Width: .885"
Thickness: .142"

Length: 1.42"
Width: 1.33"
Thickness: .161"

Material: Gem Grade Agatized Arizona Wood

A Classic Paleo Scraper of Exceptional Quality Navajo County, Eastern Arizona.

Length: 1.595"
Width: .1.07"
Thickness: .239"

Length: 1.54"
Width: 1.11"
Thickness: .392"

All of these are Eastern Arizona Paleo... Folsom and Clovis

Outstanding array of Artifacts!---Thank you Kevin for allowing me to use your photo's
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Text and Photos By Kevin

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Arkansas

Width: Roughly 1.0"

Length: Roughly 1.75"

Width: Roughly 1.5"

Length: Roughly 2.5"

End Scrapers

Crowley's Ridge Cobble Chert

Thank you Larry Roachelle for the pictures

Picture By Chuck Young

Picture by: Danny Hibbard

Picture by: Chris Green

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California

Crescent From the Witt Site
Click Here to visit the Witt Clovis Collection

Each mark = 1/16th"

Butterflies From the Witt Site

Humpback Scrapers From the Witt Clovis Site

Thank you Bill for the use of your pictures

Small obsidian recycled point, with heavy polish/wear great patina[1in].

Thank you Mike Estes for the picture

Thank you Mike Dolcini for the samples

Obsidian Debitage Flake Scraper

Sacramento Valley

Micro-Scraper

Sierra County

Material: Brown Jasper

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Colorado

(Eastern Colorado)

1-3/8"
Agatized wood

1-1/8"
Chert Hafted

9/16"
Hafted Red Mottled Jasper

Thank you Tom for the specimens.

7/8"
Alibates

1-5/8"
Flattop Chalcedony

1"
Hartville Chalcedony

End Scrapers

South Central Colorado

Picture by Vince Steffens

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Connecticut

Top three are high grade cherts and jasper and are flat back scrapers

Bottom four are white quartz and three made of argillite

Location: Middlesex County

Text and Photo by: Peter Klick

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Delaware

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Florida

Suwannee River-Gilchrist Co.

Width: 1.391"

Length: 1.641"

Thickness: .319"

Material: River Patinated Coastal Plains Chert

End-scraper with a graver spur on the other end. Still, it is flaked all the way around its circumference with use evidence (hinge fractures) on the sides. It is likely to be a Paleo-Indian artifact (uniface), and is from North Florida.

Humpback

Photo's and Text By: Harry Pristis

Artifacts From The Southeast

Skip Hutchison has graciously allowed me to use the photos and text from his website

Edgefield scraper 2 1/4"
Coastal plains chert
Leon Co.

Scraper - savannah river 1 3/8"
Coastal plains chert
Leon Co.

Scraper - Elora 1"
Coastal plains chert
Leon Co.

Scraper - unifacial side 2 5/8"
Coastal plains chert
Leon Co.

Scraper - unifacial chisel end 1 1/8"
Coastal plains chert
Leon Co.

Scraper - unifacial side 2 7/8"
Coastal plains chert
Leon Co.

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Georgia

Spurred End Scraper

Washington and Wilkinson Co

Length: 1.352"

Width: 1.464"

Thickness:.248"

Material: Coastal Plains Chert

Washington and Wilkinson Co

Length: 1.561"

Width: 1.134"

Thickness: .419"

Material: Coastal Plains Chert

Washington and Wilkinson Co

Length: 1.336"

Width: 1.049"

Thickness: .289"

Material: Coastal Plains Chert

Washington and Wilkinson Co

Material: Coastal Plains Chert

Thank you Mike for the Samples

Tear Drop End Scraper

Black and White Chert

Walnut Creek, Henry County

Length: 1.494"

Width: 1.081"

Thickness: .369"

Stemmed Blunt

High Grade Coastal Chet

Walnut Creek, Henry County

Length: 1.432"

Width: 1.369"

Thickness: .360"

* Damaged Scraping head

Oval Scraper

High Grade Coastal Chet

Jones County

Length: 1.590"

Width: 1.525"

Thickness: .579"

Ground Edges

Flake Scraper

River Stained Yellow Agate

Lake Blackshear, SW

Length: 2.426"

Width: 1.151"

Thickness: .317"

Micro Flaking along edge

Thank You Robbie for the Samples

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Hawaii

Not likely to see any from Hawaii

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Idaho

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Illinois

Length: 2.066"

Width: 1.431"

Thickness: .167"

Material: Chert

Flake End Scraper

Thank you Robert Grimmer for the samples

West Central Illinois, Henry County

Contributor: CJ Floming

www.arrowheadsplus.com

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Indiana

Length : 2"

Width: 1 5/8"

Vermillion Co. IN

Picture and Text By: Adam Agusti

Hafted Scraper
I think it's made of hornstone, and I believe it's a salvaged Newton falls point.

Uniface Scrapers

Harrison County, Indiana

Both made of various grades of Hornstone quarried there in Harrison Co. The longest is 3&5/8", the other 2&1/2"

Text and Photo By: Roy Autry

Grey Indiana Hornstone uniface flake tool from Switzerland County IN

Large Sonora uniface flake tool from Switzerland County IN

Text and Photo by: Anthony Oppelt

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Iowa

Material: Hematite
Location:
Marion County, Iowa
Has hollow area where thumb fits nicely
Text and Photo By: Ron Van Heukelom

End Scraper
Material: Burlington
Location:  Marion County, Iowa

Turtle back
Material: Jasper
Location:  Mahaska County, Iowa

Paleo Scraper
Material: Jasper / Agate
Location:  Marion county, Iowa
Des Moines River

Text and Photo By: Ron Van Heukelom

Photo By: KennyKnox

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Kansas

Width: 1.051"

Length: 1.475"

Thickness: .408"

Material :

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Kentucky

Gouge Type Scraper

Made from a Big Sandy type Point

Thank you Dan for these samples

Width: .913"

Length: .973"

Thickness: .216"

Stemmed Blunt Scraper

Width: 1.279"

Length: .922"

Thickness: .253"

Material: Grey Chert

Auriculated Form

Blunt Scraper

Width: .670"

Length: .831"

Thickness: .215"

Duck Bill Form

End Scraper

Width: .941"

Length: 1.992"

Thickness: .369"

Quarry blanks, preforms and scrapers found in Northern Kentucky. These are common materials. The top 3 are Boyle, bottom left is Breathitt, and the bottom 2 on right are St. Louis Green.

Photo and text by Rob Davis

Photos By: Chris Capley

Photos By: Chris Capley

The Dovetail Blunt is made of a translucent Chalcedony, measures 1" in length; one corner does have an Early Archaic made minor nick, but excellent basal grinding. The Thebes is made of a glossy white chert, most likely a Burlington chert. I'm hedging the chert identification, as Muhlenberg is a bit out of Burlington's normal distribution range, and other white cherts can look very similar. Basal grinding is superb, the piece measures 1&5/16". The 7/8" Hornstone Big Sandy Auriculate is the shortest scraper, but gives away nothing in quality to the others; again, excellent grinding to the basal edge.

Muhlenberg County, Kentucky

Text and Photo By: Roy Autry

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Louisiana

Pictures By Chuck Young

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Maine

Wassataquoik [wa-sat-a-cook]chert end scraper/tool perfect condition designed to be hafted with square end bi-facial cutting bit. This tool has no name and is thought to be a specialized Moose Hide working too used until contact. found -East Branch Penobscot River 1999   [2.6"long]

Top Left - un-known material, utilized flake Bottom Left - Waxy red Munsungan Chert, side scraper [broken] found- East Branch Penobscot River

Wassataquoik chert thumbnail scrapers--very common found East Branch Penobscot River

Red Munsungan chert thumbnail scraper

grey/black Wassataquiok chert end scraper found broken and glued

Both were found on the east branch of the Penobscot River on a site thought to be used by the Susquehanna thru Meadowood cultures as a seasonal hunting and fishing camp as they traveled thru the area.

Photos and text by: Mike Estes

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Maryland

Photo By Don Mullins

Front and Back shots
Photo By Don Mullins

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Massachusetts

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Michigan

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Mississippi

Blunt Scraper
Monroe County
Length: 1 3/4"
Width: 1 7/16"
Material: Yellow Jasper

Generic Scraper
Monroe County
Length: 1 1/2"
Width: 1 3/16"
Material: Horse Creek Chert

Side Scraper

Monroe County Length: 2 1/4"

Width: 1 1/2"

Material: Red Jasper

Scraper

Monroe County

Length: 2"

Width: 1 1/4"

Material: Yellow Jasper

Blunt Scraper

Monroe County Length: 1 3/4"

Width: 1 1/4"

Material: Horse Creek Chert

Pictures and Text By: Scott Fears

(Thumbnail Scrapers) had scrapers (all from one site) that were mainly gray chert and range from 3/4 " to 1" in size.

Text and photos by: Charles Estes,

Artifacts From The Southeast
Skip Hutchison has graciously allowed me to use the photos and text from his website

Hendrix scraper 2 1/4" Coastal plains chert Geneva Co.	Scraper - bifacial 2 1/4" Horse creek chert Lauderdale Co.

Scraper - hafted - paleo 1 3/4" Coastal plains chert Geneva Co.	Scrapers - hafted - woodland Coastal plains chert Geneva Co.

	Oval Scraper Length: " Width: " Thickness: ." Material: Basalt Location: Unalaska Island Dutch Harbor

	Limace Length: " Width: " Thickness: ." Material: Green Chert Location: Unalaska Island Dutch Harbor


A Classic Folsom Scraper from Navajo County, Arizona Length:1.057" Width: .885" Thickness: .142"	Length: 1.42" Width: 1.33" Thickness: .161"
	Material: Gem Grade Agatized Arizona Wood A Classic Paleo Scraper of Exceptional Quality Navajo County, Eastern Arizona.
Length: 1.595" Width: .1.07" Thickness: .239"	Length: 1.54" Width: 1.11" Thickness: .392"












All of these are Eastern Arizona Paleo... Folsom and Clovis
Outstanding array of Artifacts!---Thank you Kevin for allowing me to use your photo's KEVSFLINT Text and Photos By Kevin

Width: Roughly 1.0" Length: Roughly 1.75"	Width: Roughly 1.5" Length: Roughly 2.5"
End Scrapers Crowley's Ridge Cobble Chert Thank you Larry Roachelle for the pictures


Picture By Chuck Young


Picture by: Danny Hibbard


Picture by: Chris Green

Crescent From the Witt Site Click Here to visit the Witt Clovis Collection

Each mark = 1/16th"

Humpback Scrapers From the Witt Clovis Site



Thank you Bill for the use of your pictures


Suwannee River-Gilchrist Co. Width: 1.391" Length: 1.641" Thickness: .319" Material: River Patinated Coastal Plains Chert

Artifacts From The Southeast
Skip Hutchison has graciously allowed me to use the photos and text from his website

Edgefield scraper 2 1/4" Coastal plains chert Leon Co.	Scraper - savannah river 1 3/8" Coastal plains chert Leon Co.

Scraper - Elora 1" Coastal plains chert Leon Co.	Scraper - unifacial side 2 5/8" Coastal plains chert Leon Co.

Scraper - unifacial chisel end 1 1/8" Coastal plains chert Leon Co.	Scraper - unifacial side 2 7/8" Coastal plains chert Leon Co.



Spurred End Scraper Washington and Wilkinson Co Length: 1.352" Width: 1.464" Thickness:.248" Material: Coastal Plains Chert	Washington and Wilkinson Co Length: 1.561" Width: 1.134" Thickness: .419" Material: Coastal Plains Chert	Washington and Wilkinson Co Length: 1.336" Width: 1.049" Thickness: .289" Material: Coastal Plains Chert	Washington and Wilkinson Co Material: Coastal Plains Chert
Thank you Mike for the Samples

Tear Drop End Scraper Black and White Chert Walnut Creek, Henry County Length: 1.494" Width: 1.081" Thickness: .369"	Stemmed Blunt High Grade Coastal Chet Walnut Creek, Henry County Length: 1.432" Width: 1.369" Thickness: .360" * Damaged Scraping head	Oval Scraper High Grade Coastal Chet Jones County Length: 1.590" Width: 1.525" Thickness: .579" Ground Edges
Flake Scraper River Stained Yellow Agate Lake Blackshear, SW Length: 2.426" Width: 1.151" Thickness: .317" Micro Flaking along edge
Thank You Robbie for the Samples

	Length: 2.066" Width: 1.431" Thickness: .167" Material: Chert
Flake End Scraper
Thank you Robert Grimmer for the samples


`West Central Illinois, Henry County` Contributor: CJ Floming www.arrowheadsplus.com

	Length : 2" Width: 1 5/8" Vermillion Co. IN Picture and Text By: Adam Agusti
Hafted Scraper I think it's made of hornstone, and I believe it's a salvaged Newton falls point.


Uniface Scrapers Harrison County, Indiana Both made of various grades of Hornstone quarried there in Harrison Co. The longest is 3&5/8", the other 2&1/2" Text and Photo By: Roy Autry


Grey Indiana Hornstone uniface flake tool from Switzerland County IN


Large Sonora uniface flake tool from Switzerland County IN
Text and Photo by: Anthony Oppelt

	Material: Hematite Location: Marion County, Iowa Has hollow area where thumb fits nicely Text and Photo By: Ron Van Heukelom

	End Scraper Material: Burlington Location: Marion County, Iowa

	Turtle back Material: Jasper Location: Mahaska County, Iowa

	Paleo Scraper Material: Jasper / Agate Location: Marion county, Iowa Des Moines River

Text and Photo By: Ron Van Heukelom


Photo By: KennyKnox

	Gouge Type Scraper Made from a Big Sandy type Point Thank you Dan for these samples Width: .913" Length: .973" Thickness: .216"


	Stemmed Blunt Scraper Width: 1.279" Length: .922" Thickness: .253" Material: Grey Chert

	Auriculated Form Blunt Scraper Width: .670" Length: .831" Thickness: .215"

	Duck Bill Form End Scraper Width: .941" Length: 1.992" Thickness: .369"

	Quarry blanks, preforms and scrapers found in Northern Kentucky. These are common materials. The top 3 are Boyle, bottom left is Breathitt, and the bottom 2 on right are St. Louis Green.
Photo and text by Rob Davis


Photos By: Chris Capley

Photos By: Chris Capley

	The Dovetail Blunt is made of a translucent Chalcedony, measures 1" in length; one corner does have an Early Archaic made minor nick, but excellent basal grinding. The Thebes is made of a glossy white chert, most likely a Burlington chert. I'm hedging the chert identification, as Muhlenberg is a bit out of Burlington's normal distribution range, and other white cherts can look very similar. Basal grinding is superb, the piece measures 1&5/16". The 7/8" Hornstone Big Sandy Auriculate is the shortest scraper, but gives away nothing in quality to the others; again, excellent grinding to the basal edge.
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Text and Photo By: Roy Autry

	`Wassataquoik [wa-sat-a-cook]chert end scraper/tool perfect condition designed to be hafted with square end bi-facial cutting bit. This tool has no name and is thought to be a specialized Moose Hide working too used until contact. found -East Branch Penobscot River 1999 [2.6`"`long]`

	T`op Left - un-known material, utilized flake Bottom Left - Waxy red Munsungan Chert, side scraper [broken] found- East Branch Penobscot River`

	`Wassataquoik chert thumbnail scrapers--very common found East Branch Penobscot River`

	Red Munsungan chert thumbnail scraper grey/black Wassataquiok chert end scraper found broken and glued Both were found on the east branch of the Penobscot River on a site thought to be used by the Susquehanna thru Meadowood cultures as a seasonal hunting and fishing camp as they traveled thru the area.
Photos and text by: Mike Estes


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		Blunt Scraper Monroe County Length: 1 3/4" Width: 1 7/16" Material: Yellow Jasper

		Generic Scraper Monroe County Length: 1 1/2" Width: 1 3/16" Material: Horse Creek Chert

		Side Scraper Monroe County Length: 2 1/4" Width: 1 1/2" Material: Red Jasper

		Scraper Monroe County Length: 2" Width: 1 1/4" Material: Yellow Jasper

	Blunt Scraper Monroe County Length: 1 3/4" Width: 1 1/4" Material: Horse Creek Chert
Pictures and Text By: Scott Fears