Nigel Tufnel
Jr. Member
Hello and thank you in advance. I am a native of NYC while living in Austin for the past few years. I recently began collecting cool looking rocks from my hikes in the Greenbelt. Little did I now I was hiking in some of the most fertile Native American artifact land around.
A friend pointed out an arrowhead I had picked up inadvertently. This began an obsession that has lasted a little over a month as I learn that when in doubt, it is usually limestone!! I also live right on a creek and have been very successful hunting in my own back yard as well. A good friend turned me on to this forum and it has been extremely helpful.
I have a bevy of items that I have yet to show my friends in person and I have no clue about their origin. Any help would be extremely appreciated. I have more pictures but did not want my first post to become a scrapbook of regular old rocks I had mistaken for something else. Once again thank you in advance and best wishes to everyone for a great week ahead!
The guitar pick in the photographs is about as close to one inch as I could find.
Regards,
Jim
Image 1. Is this a fossilized horn or tooth?
Image 2. Is the front object a piece of a petrified rock? Is the upper left image a cutting stone? it has discernible grooves that do not look natural. Finally the upper left object appears to be broken knife or am I daft?
Image 3. Is the front right image some type of shaft? It fits together perfectly. Is the back right image a petrified rock or possibly a fossilized bone? The upper middle image had a hole all the way through. Is this a sinker rock? That question applies to the front left image, too. Finally what is the upper left image? I could see it being a type of bone or just a cool shaped rock.
Image 4-5. What is this rock? It appears to be painted with distinct grooves in what appears to be a man made pattern. The last image is the reverse side of this rock.
Thank you once again and please let me know if I am at least heading in the right direction. Have a great week!!
A friend pointed out an arrowhead I had picked up inadvertently. This began an obsession that has lasted a little over a month as I learn that when in doubt, it is usually limestone!! I also live right on a creek and have been very successful hunting in my own back yard as well. A good friend turned me on to this forum and it has been extremely helpful.
I have a bevy of items that I have yet to show my friends in person and I have no clue about their origin. Any help would be extremely appreciated. I have more pictures but did not want my first post to become a scrapbook of regular old rocks I had mistaken for something else. Once again thank you in advance and best wishes to everyone for a great week ahead!
The guitar pick in the photographs is about as close to one inch as I could find.
Regards,
Jim
Image 1. Is this a fossilized horn or tooth?
Image 2. Is the front object a piece of a petrified rock? Is the upper left image a cutting stone? it has discernible grooves that do not look natural. Finally the upper left object appears to be broken knife or am I daft?
Image 3. Is the front right image some type of shaft? It fits together perfectly. Is the back right image a petrified rock or possibly a fossilized bone? The upper middle image had a hole all the way through. Is this a sinker rock? That question applies to the front left image, too. Finally what is the upper left image? I could see it being a type of bone or just a cool shaped rock.
Image 4-5. What is this rock? It appears to be painted with distinct grooves in what appears to be a man made pattern. The last image is the reverse side of this rock.
Thank you once again and please let me know if I am at least heading in the right direction. Have a great week!!
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