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End Scrapers & Side Scrapers

Series of fine flake scars along one side of tool form the scraping edge

Sometimes tool fairly thick, especially along scraping edge

Used by many prehistoric groups for scraping hair off hides, smoothing wooden, bone, or shell tools or ornaments

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