Round Stones

[Cobradude22]

Does anyone know what these stones are? The two on the left were found previous years, the darker brown one I picked up tonight. We’re these used for crushing nuts/corn and things like that?
Are they just normal round stones from erosion? The texture is really smooth, like silk.
Thanks for looking.

 

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[Tnmountains]

Looks like river worn or glacial till. Not artifacts by any means but they are nice smooth rocks! Keep looking and look for flint flakes first the artifacts follow.

 

[Older The Better]

Not disagreeing with tnmountains, but I’ve found some far from water action or glaciers that look similar, it may be bs, but I’ve come across the term burnishing stone… maybe worth looking into. But if I had to bet I’d go natural.

 

[CreekSide]

I find creek rocks that are the perfect shape of artifacts. Found one that looks just like a hoe last week and it might be the but I left it. Just not enough work on it to bring home and wonder. If you have a flower garden most will put the maybes around it. I have a huge pestle under a tree in my yard.

 

[yakker]

Not disagreeing with tnmountains, but I’ve found some far from water action or glaciers that look similar, it may be bs, but I’ve come across the term burnishing stone… maybe worth looking into. But if I had to bet I’d go natural.
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Absolutely true- about burnishing stones. BUT, where this fella lives has got water- creeks/rivers, so... I'm leaning hard towards river cobbles. Always lovely, so rarely anything other than. Also, I don't see any wear on any edge or anywhere. Plus, no burnishing stone 'shine'. Just my thoughts, having lived and hunted on rivers in several states for decades.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Based on the pictures posted they do look like hundreds of ones I found in Missouri, they were shaped and polished the same, none looked like they had any scratches that weren't natural water worn and polished, no signs of being worked, but they were polished smooth by water, also no signs of being used for pecking.

 

[MAMucker]

Upper right in the photos reminds me of a Mano. Not saying it is, but it does seem to have a faceted look to it.

 

[unclemac]

sell then on ebay as authentic..... blah blah blah.... these are natural.

 

[MAMucker]

Based on the pictures posted they do look like hundreds of ones I found in Missouri, they were shaped and polished the same, none looked like they had any scratches that weren't natural water worn and polished, no signs of being worked, but they were polished smooth by water, also no signs of being used for pecking.

I have to mostly agree. We find a lot of beach polished stones along the shorelines of New England.
There’s one stone in that group in the original post (upper right) that could have been used for pecking.
Now, I’m a stickler for context, so I’m not going out on a limb. Just making an observation.