maine hardstone

[mainejman]

Been pretty slow but have found a few things.Here's an unfinished gouge that I thought was pretty cool. here's another shot it's either unfinished or utilized the way it was...mjm.

 

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[mainejman]

Here's a real nice point.mjm

 

[mainejman]

And here's a couple pics of the places I go ...mjm

 

[mainejman]

Here's a couple broke pieces that have started to be drilled on.The black one is slate.I believe they may have been sharpening rods...mjm View attachment 1220848

 

[willjo]

Nice artifacts grate looking country!!!

 

[monsterrack]

Love that point and that gouge is way cool, I like finding things that show the different stages of work. Great finds!!!!

 

[rock]

You are the hard stone king I do believe. Been slow here to. If brokes were a good thing to find thats what I would be king of good to see you are still out looking. Hope you find something nice before the snow kicks in, rock

 

[Flea-bit Monkey]

That piece is so cool. Love the pics. Thanks for sharing. sixeight

 

[mainejman]

Here's another pic taken on my car seat after I left a site....there's a piece of slate bayonet..always tickled to find them...mjm

 

[mainejman]

Thanks rock the hardstone has been sparce but so is my hunting time....haven't been doing much hunting....harvest time in Maine..

 

[rock]

Is the long narrow piece on the left last pic a chisel?

 

[mainejman]

No Rock that's a piece of slate bayonette.It seems that all pieces found are always around 3"-4" long.They don't hold up well.They are a foot plus in length in their entirety...mjm..The lakes will soon be drawn down so there will be a lot of shoreline available to hunt...hopefully my hardstone collection will grow...mjm

 

[rock]

They are draining the big lake here also. Hate to keep bothering you but what is a slate bayonette? How old and what was it used for? Thanks I always like to learn something new in this hobby. We dont have them here.

 

[Mark Todd]

Real nice point there, the one by the quarter under the scenic pictures (I couldn't get the picture before the scenic ones to open). Part of one of those bayonets would make me happy any day and unfinished artifacts are always interesting and rarer than finished ones, nice finds.

 

[mainejman]

No bother rock....it's a hexagonal ground slate weapon thought to be used by the Maine maritime archaic to haprvest maritime animals..seals ..swordfish and what ever else they were chasing around the ocean...I would say around 3500-4000 yrs old...mjm

 

[mainejman]

I would have to say my chances of finding a whole bayonette are slim to none.They seem to be pretty delicate and would be easily broken by frost heaves...i have a few different slate pieces that are intact like my avatars but anything longer than about 4" seem to be broken...mjm

 

[rock]

Thanks for the info. It was interesting