~ Snub Nose ~ Paleo Scraper ~ Dover Chert ~

Length: 3 1/8"

Grade: 8

Description: This large Paleo Era Scraper is refered to as a 'Snub Nosed' scraper. Used by the Ice Age Hunters to skin out and deflesh and prepare animal hides for clothing etc. Found on a Cumberland Site near Dover Tennessee.

Provenance: Found on private property with permission Dover Tennessee, Cumberland River Basin. Ex Gene Hynek Collection.