Big Metate

[rock]

The other day I was out looking for Quartz and came across a big Metate. I took a pic of it with me cell but cant upload from my cell. I was wondering what you would do if you found something like this? It was 3ft L and about 12 inches wide and about .75 thick made from Schist. It looked really heavy and I was down probably 100 ft from my truck on a rocky hill. No way I can carry that thing up that hill. I found it in the spot where I found this Pestle. It is made from the same type of stone as pictured. Now the Pestle is small to me compared to the Metate but I guess they could of used it. When I washed the Pestle it was covered in red clay and at the end the clay preserved the end where it was used and you can still see the berries stain they were crushing with it. This is the first and only Pestle I have ever found. I found it about 3 months ago. If you have any ideas as to what to do with the Metate as far as what would you do Id like to hear it.
Thanks, rock

 

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[GatorBoy]

Its natural color from minerals...not berries.

 

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[Treasure_Hunter]

Can't go off color minerals in soil do that. Look at other metates, they are smooth from grinding, yours is not. Just my opinion, but I think it is a piece of natural petrified wood, nice piece well worth keeping, just not a metate.

 

[rock]

Ok well it looked good and of course it fit well in the hand. I hate saying that cause it is a well used verse. Probably just pect wood. I usually dont keep the pect wood unless it is a nice piece. I will keep it cause it looks like it was in a fire at one time before it turned into stone.

 

[GatorBoy]

Ahh..that's what I said from the beginning....even months ago when you posted in the fossil forum.. I called it petrified wood. The red coloration is natural from a combination of minerals that were in the wood and iron from the soil.I even said then it looked like it might have been in a fire at one time. The very first thing to look at to see if something was used for grinding anything is wear from grinding.

 

[newnan man]

This is the only pestle I've ever found. Found it in the 70's. The farm was full of stuff and owned by a friends grandparents so I could look at anytime......miss those days!

 

[rock]

Thats a nice bell pestle NM. I have yet to find one of my own as a personal find.
@ GB yes you stated that in the fossil forum. But you said lighting might of struck it. Who knows for sure. I am going to believe it was used in a ancient fire pit

 

[GatorBoy]

Lighting might have started the fire is what I said. Since there wasn't anyone around to throw a cigarette butt out of the car window.. I didn't say all that but do you see my point? Anyway enough right?