For all you archaeologists out there, this little tidbit comes from
http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/villagers/research/future.html
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"... specialized function...." like, maybe playing guitars! Aren't we all old enough to remember using these picks! Wouldn't you love to still have the axe they were used on!?
"Oh, mammoth poop - broke another one! Hey, Grug! toss me another medium!"
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http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/villagers/research/future.html
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These "guitar pick" scrapers (unifaces) from the Roper site are a common occurrence on some Antelope Creek sites. (The name comes from their suggestive shape.) Although it is assumed they were used as hide scrapers, there are other uniface forms present and the guitar pick scrapers may have had a specialized function. Photo by Chris Lintz
"... specialized function...." like, maybe playing guitars! Aren't we all old enough to remember using these picks! Wouldn't you love to still have the axe they were used on!?
"Oh, mammoth poop - broke another one! Hey, Grug! toss me another medium!"
Guildmark