Ancient flint tool recovered from a northeast Ohio hillside.

This is an unimpressive flake or chunk of Upper Mercer (Coshocton) flint that someone worked down into a scraper/blade. I found it in an eroding hillside next to a lake in northeast Ohio, late fall 2023.
I need to get back to that hill this year...
Thanks for watching, GLHH!

[@EmptyPanProspector]

Nice, I turned up a few scrappers in my tailing while gold panning here in Ohio.

[@WhatLandonFinds]

That's cool! How'd you do panning? Southern Ohio, I assume?

[@user-pe7jy9ww6v]

Keep looking.......

[@WhatLandonFinds]

Oh, I do (and have).
Thanks for watching and commenting, sub to see the really cool stuff 😉

[@norafox2803]

We have a lot of flint and arrowheads in NW Ohio fields

[@WhatLandonFinds]

Heck yeah! Got any land? 😂
Ohio has some beautiful local lithic materials and a continuous human presence spanning at least 12,000 years. We've got a very rich ancient past with tons of artifacts still in the dirt! Thanks for watching 🙏

[@scottweisenfluh1232]

Respectfully, how do you know or how can you tell it's a tool vs natural?

[@WhatLandonFinds]

Great question! While I don't always know for sure, there are a few things to look for. Obviously the material type, whether and where it is percussion and pressure knapped. Also if there is any edge refinement from one or both sides. I'm still learning, too. Maybe I'll make a video with some natural look-alikes and go over the differences!
Thanks for watching and for your question 🙏