for the shell of it.

GatorBoy · Jun 19, 2013

Interesting last few days here.
Thank you to everyone who shared artifacts and info.
I figure I'll add some a bit out of the ordinary artifacts to kinda keep the theme. ..feel free to post your shell artifacts.
Shell drills and perforators.

Shell pendants

Plummets..one shell one pottery

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Shell adze and celt tools

larson1951 · Jun 19, 2013

hey hey as always you got soo much cool shell
then i show some bone tools and the obsidian from the west and all the other great stuff.....this is what makes this forum click my friend
i like it

GatorBoy · Jun 19, 2013

Thank you my friend.

GatorBoy · Jun 19, 2013

Shell cup/dippers

I never figured out what to call this one.. hatchet works I guess.

NC field hunter · Jun 19, 2013

GatorBoy said:
Shell cup/dippers

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I never figured out what to call this one.. hatchet works I guess.

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That's not the reverse adze?

GatorBoy · Jun 19, 2013

You remember that? Wow.. yeah it is. Its the only one bevelled from that side..it wouldn't work as an adze it would just dig in.
So..either it's a mistake or it was meant to chop not chip and chisel.

GatorBoy · Jun 19, 2013

It's not really the same shape as the other adze tools made from that section of whelk shell.
It's more triangular.
Here is a bit from a normal one.

NC field hunter · Jun 19, 2013

GatorBoy said:
You remember that? Wow.. yeah it is. Its the only one bevelled from that side..it wouldn't work as an adze it would just dig in.
So..either it's a mistake or it was meant to chop not chip and chisel.

Told ya, my memory is good. It's scary good when it comes to irrelevant things. Lol. Not that this is an irrelevant piece.

GatorBoy · Jun 19, 2013

It is..

larson1951 · Jun 19, 2013

i wish i could get a piece of that shell tooling objects
it seems to have been ground? rather than flaked?
i wish we could trade places for a week....you here...then me in your area
that is the beauty of this forum.....sharing our true finds from all parts of the country

NW Digger · Jun 19, 2013

Very cool, cant find stuff like that around here let alone see it, thanks for sharing! :icon_thumright:

GatorBoy · Jun 19, 2013

The shell tooling objects.
Thanks for reminding me Larson.

GatorBoy · Jun 19, 2013

NW Digger said:
Very cool, cant find stuff like that around here let alone see it, thanks for sharing!

That's one of the great parts about being a Tnet member. Your welcome.

tchaire · Jun 19, 2013

You guys are right...When I see the variety of artifacts on here it makes me want to road trip to other parts of the country and search. Shell finds around here are rare but here's a personal favorite(found by my daughter): Ear plug. I've posted it before so I hope you don't mind. T.

GatorBoy · Jun 19, 2013

Stellar find right there!
Got me beat on that one.

GatorBoy · Jun 19, 2013

I have found

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some nice "rocks" from time to time.

NC field hunter · Jun 19, 2013

I got some shell I'll post for the shell of it! Found these oddly enough in my mailbox. Gator is the original finder. Just for those who would have never figured it out. Flip a coin, Tom or Gator. It was Gator.

The scoop and pendants are just unreal to me. I love all of em. But those just blow my mind and among my favorite pieces out of my entire collection.

PS. Excuse black nasty finger nails. I'm a grease monkey. Not really by choice, but that's another post.

GatorBoy · Jun 19, 2013

Sorry I only sent the poll end of that big celt/adze..its so hard to find a whole one.

NC field hunter · Jun 19, 2013

GatorBoy said:
Sorry I only sent the poll end of that big celt/adze..its so hard to find a whole one.

Don't be sorry at all brother. It's authentic and is what it is. To me it is beautiful. Had you not sent it, I would never have known what a shell Celt looks like.

Tnmountains · Jun 20, 2013

Nice collection Gator. You are lucky to have and know what they are. It is a different subject I have learned much about. Here is some from me.

The ones below are from here but came from your area I am sure. A friend let me take some pictures to share. Here are just a few thought you might like to see.With abundant chert the shell was ornamental only as far as I know.