Just a rock?

[rock]

OK I picked this up the other day laying on the creel bank. Could be just a rock or could be a tool. It shows some use wear on the edges which are very smooth. Cortex is intact on both flat sides but the edges look used. Lets hear some responses on this. I believe it is a flint cobble. Found in North GA.

 

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[GatorBoy]

Just see a natural rock with natural shapes on the natural rock I don't know what use wear you're seeing.

 

[rockheadhunter421]

Definitely see grinding marks on the edges IMO. It is still hard to see though considering I don't know all about flint cobble but I believe it's a mano. Quartzite cobble is usually around here. Natural processes/weathering over time, probably hid all evidence, making this one a beaten and battered example if it is really a mano. Or maybe it was trying to be made into a game disk. Speculation nation, lol!

 

[rock]

Yeah if it didnt have the smooth sides I would of seen how many skips I could of got out of it on the creek.

 

[rockheadhunter421]

Yeah if it didnt have the smooth sides I would of seen how many skips I could of got out of it on the creek.

Looking for skipping rocks is fun! I've found an arrowhead before doing that. Anything flat would catch my eye too.

 

[GroundS.KeepeR]

Have you found artifacts on this same site?

 

[rock]

Have you found artifacts on this same site?

Well its a creek that floods on every rain and it is a long creek that goes into 2 counties and has been there for many thousands of yrs, but yes. I find all of my pottery there and most of my creek finds. These are my best creek pieces out of the same creek. So yeah they were there but not every rock was used. This one is different. Could of been in the works for a scraper but just never finished.

 

[GatorBoy]

Not to split hairs or take the thread of track.. Just to offer some perspective ...how can you tell the Creek has been there for thousands of years?

 

[rock]

History reports

 

[rockheadhunter421]

I have stuff I've found in a creek like that too. I've found artifacts on the bank and uphill more there. I'm not sure if this place was a significant site or not, but the evidence is clear that the Native American presence was there (a huge overhang is closeby too). I found a thin, piece quartzite/sandstone like material there one time, that looked like a Clovis. One side was completely flat, base was concave and heck the other side had a flute! It reminded me of a 3" spear that could be hafted, no doubt about it. You know what I did though? I was testing to see the strength and it broke. Just thinking of doing that still bothers me today.

 

[rock]

Well if it is a flake tool then yeah it will break if it isnt thick.

 

[rock]

Im not in no way saying this rock is a finished artifact. I do believe they might of started on it and then tossed it. Maybe a 1 time use or just checked to see if it would of worked or not for their use. I know it isnt finished. Could of had a edge at one time and then creek smoothed it out.

 

[rockheadhunter421]

Im not in no way saying this rock is a finished artifact. I do believe they might of started on it and then tossed it. Maybe a 1 time use or just checked to see if it would of worked or not for their use. I know it isnt finished. Could of had a edge at one time and then creek smoothed it out.

Now that sounds very possible to me. You know that creek very well and that is what helps you to conceive such nature as that with some of the stones you pick up.

 

[Jon Stewart]

Sure looks like a good flat spot on the edge in the middle two photo's. More than natural wear and tear anyway.

 

[NC field hunter]

Rock, your piece in question, in my opinion, is a Mano. I see that the sides have scaring and the bottom is worn smooth accept where the hand would have been. If that makes sense. I usually grab those for flower beds. Good save, on my opinion.

 

[rockheadhunter421]

Check this one out. I found it behind my parents house in Yadkin County, NC right beside a spring. That spring does not have enough force to tumble a stone like this. It is a quartzite cobble, I believe. I have never seen a quartzite cobble this color either. One side is flat, the other has a natural grain appearance. The edge shows battering, hammering and grinding also. Seems like the stone would be too heavy to carry around all the time (weighs just under 2 lbs.), but I believe it was a quick tool or a meat pounder for a survival situation maybe. Yall think this one could be just a rock? Lol.

 

[NC field hunter]

After that creek patina gets em... I'm no good. I have gathered pieces like that. When I started hunting creeks, I was amazed by the variety of shapes, colors and sizes of stone in the water. If I were put in the situation, I believe I could find the tools to rebuild a transmission, in the creek. Lol! Cool study piece. Wish I could help you.

 

[rockheadhunter421]

I wasn't even hunting when I found it. I used to like to keep the spring cleaned out to keep it flowing. One day, I was using my trenching shovel (from the 70s, lol) and pulled this one off side. It is a tough call since I've never found a single artifact on my parents land there. I kept it b/c something about it seems primitive to me and I know primitive people took advantage of a fresh water spring also. Lol. Thanks for your reply.