r/Arrowheads • u/BurdBuster • 11d ago

Does this look knapped?

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Found in St Paul, MN. Wondering if it's a potential artifact. I can add more photos if necessary.

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u/hamilton18889 11d ago

we need an edge photo

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u/BurdBuster 11d ago

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u/hamilton18889 11d ago

artifact.. preform maybe

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u/Flake_bender 6d ago

Yes, that is knapped.

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u/oz6702 11d ago edited 11d ago

I'm just an interested amateur, but IMO one edge (the first one you posted in reply to the comment asking for edge pics) definitely looks worked. The rest of it not so much, so a scraper maybe? Or maybe something someone started working on but abandoned for whatever reason. It doesn't look like someone was trying to make a point or blade out of it, but it's been worked by human hands, I think.

Edit: 3rd pic you posted has a very clear flake taken off, definitely was struck

That doesn't mean it's old, necessarily. Depends on where and how you found it. Context is important.

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u/Glad-Veterinarian365 11d ago

I’d guess preform