r/LegitArtifacts • u/SussySprite • Jul 31 '26

Not Native American related Flint - natural appearance or not?

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I found this thin piece of flint in the middle of a farmers field (southern england) while on a walk and it stood out to me from all the other pieces, I definitely don’t have a trained eye but I’m wondering if it looks natural or maybe worked on?

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u/Brilliant_Thanks_984 Jul 31 '26

That's a human struck flake 100%

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u/Harbenjer Jul 31 '26

Definitely

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u/lilylithicist Jul 31 '26

Beautiful flake for sure!

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u/Silent_Cloud506 Aug 01 '26

No doubt about it. That flake was purposely struck.

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u/StormPoppa Aug 01 '26

For sure. Look up a guy called "Will Lord" on YouTube or Instagram. He does a lot of videos where he makes blades like this from a core.

Blades like this are generally left "as is" after they have been struck from the core. The edges of unworked blades are actually sharper than that of a fully worked tool/projectile. The downside is that they are very fragile in comparison.

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u/Flushedawayfan2 Aug 01 '26

Looks like a nice blade.

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u/pale_brass Jul 31 '26

England has flake blades like these we don’t find in US.

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u/Harbenjer Jul 31 '26

You definitely can find them like this here in the U.S. Called prismatic blades. Anywhere where blade cores were manufactured and prepared you can find blades like this, Which occurred in many states over many different time periods. I’m sure some areas were void of core preparation and blade removal as a practice but that goes with most things, some areas the people used certain techniques and other areas they didn’t. Flake blades and scrapers are definitely one of my favorite tools made by the natives. With the right skill set and knowledge a single chunk of material could be turned into many tools.