Axe and wood handle

[Whiplash016]

This red ochre piece has been ground on both sides to form a sharp edge. There are worn grooves from cordage that are visible in the photo.

 

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[Whiplash016]

The oxide layer on the exterior in the first photo has cordage underneath. I found this bottom side up at the notched end of the wood handle. The sediment here is air tight and soft until exposed to air. It’s not dirt, it’s something else and I don’t know what it is. I have not prepped anything.

 

[Kantuckkeean]

You found petrified coconuts in Ohio? You should set up an appointment to meet with geologists and archaeologists at OU or OSU, whichever is closer. Seriously. Please let us know how it goes.

Kindest regards,
Kantuck

 

[Oddjob]

The jaw bones has been identified by four experts. Cretaceous fossils are not supposed to exist in Ohio, but I have an awful lot and everything here is found in a small 3 acre area.
These were found together a few inches apart. Both rocks at the notched end.

So the only thing that experts verified is the jaw bone.

Got pics of that.

 

[arrow86]

Maybe you can point out where you see cordage , I don’t see anything

 

[Whiplash016]

The lower section of this jaw is missing. There is one exposed tooth and another that is covered by the fossilized mud on the exterior. This was identified by multiple experts from all over the country and one from the UK.

 

[newnan man]

Sorry, I just see rocks & old wood. Nothing looks to be man made. Again, have the coconuts become stone or are they still viable coconut shells? They may not be that old. They could have been buried there by somone. Weird stuff has been found buired where it normally isn't found. The jaw bone is pretty neat.

 

[Whiplash016]

This side has a thick oxide layer covering a small amount of cordage.

 

[Doubter in MD]

coconut insides please.

 

[Whiplash016]

Yes, I will post photos of them when I get home.

 

[Doubter in MD]

Yes, I will post photos of them when I get home.

Thank you!

 

[Whiplash016]

This is inside one of the coconuts shells. The second photo is the exterior of the other shell. It’s partially silicified, the person I spoke with about the shells said that the reason it’s partially silicified is because, the water source responsible for mineral transfer, dried up. Which makes sense considering the sediment this was found in. Also, the second image shows the slice marking in better detail.

 

[Doubter in MD]

Can you pull back on the inside shot? I'd like to see the whole thing.

 

[Whiplash016]

Can you pull back on the inside shot? I'd like to see the whole thing.

Yes, I’ll do that when I get home. All I have to further explain for right now is this. I circled the cross section, you can see that there’s mineral transfer and it’s infilled.
I’ll get that photo for you tonight