Steve in PA
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Thought some of you would like to see this pipe my friend found in a plowed field on the outskirts of Ligonier, PA about 15 years ago. He was in a field we all walked as kids, but none of us ever found anything like this before. He took it to the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh and they identified the type of stone it was made from and how old it was. I don't remember these details, but I can find out if anyone is interested. I just have these pictures he sent me.
I guess it just proves that these kind of artifacts can be found in fields if you're lucky.
I spoke to my buddy who found the pipe today. He said the archaeologist at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History here in Pittsburgh told him the pipe was made from an oolitic material, probably from Ohio. He also said it was "late prehistoric", about 1000 years old. My buddy believes it is a "mask" effigy because when you look at it from the side view it appears that there is a larger facial feature that is defined by a scribed line around the back edge of the raised "mask".
I guess it just proves that these kind of artifacts can be found in fields if you're lucky.
I spoke to my buddy who found the pipe today. He said the archaeologist at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History here in Pittsburgh told him the pipe was made from an oolitic material, probably from Ohio. He also said it was "late prehistoric", about 1000 years old. My buddy believes it is a "mask" effigy because when you look at it from the side view it appears that there is a larger facial feature that is defined by a scribed line around the back edge of the raised "mask".
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