The Indians in this part of texas found use for deer bones.

[Old River]

Is been a while back I was fishing on Trinity River in S/E Texas, and picked up this bone. Didn't pay it much attention until a little while ago I saw one while looking through a book of mine. Then I realized what I had. It was an AWL the indians made from a bone off a deer's leg. Wanted to share it with awl.
Enjoy......

 

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[crazyjarhead]

That's interesting how they done that. Smart people

 

[49er]

Very unusual find. Don't see many of those due to critters eating them up. Your one lucky dude.

 

[DD-777]

Very cool find. Looks like it's been smoothed out over the years...

 

[seger98]

That definitely is a deer leg bone! Nice find..

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

That is one cool find, WTG! I would name it "Bambi"!

 

[Old River]

To me this looks like what they would have used to scrape arrow shafts with. Just guessing....

 

[DigginThePast]

Cool find. 8) I wonder how many passed it before you had the good sense to pick it up.

 

[Michellets]

Hey Old River, I didn't know that those newer detectors could find bones too! I'm down around Galveston, with limited internet access. Keeping busy banging nails, but I'll be doing a job on a great old house in the historic area real soon, it looks like it may have been an old school! I haven't been out yet with the detector this year.... HH

 

[woody_g]

thats a unique find enjoy your posts

 

[kdismuke1]

SUPER FIND.

 

[Old River]

Boy you just can't beat these new detectors. I've dug up a lot of bones on my site. There was a few square nails in the pile also. Hope you get a chance to look around that old school there in Galveston. Keep us posted. HH

 

[rmptr]

Old River, I use an awl frequently.

To pierce, scribe, or probe.

Could you explain how an injun would employ the twin rounded bobs on that device?

I just don't understand...

Thanks,
rmptr

 

[beetle662]

Very cool find! Thanks for sharing!

 

[allen]

very interesting find...

 

[Old River]

RMPTR I would suggest that you look up the AWLS that indians used, and find out WHY, and How they were used. It could be interesting. Thanks for viewing.

 

[Old River]

Thanks daggerdog. This is the only one I've ever seen. I didn't know what I had until I go to looking at indian artifacts in a book I have. I could have possibly been used to decorate pottery with. Thanks for viewing, and sharing the info.

 

[Young River]

Found some pics that might explain what an awl is. Found these and I think that the pointed end was broken off, which left the two protrusions at the end. Cool find dad! You're just full of all kinds of surprises!!

 

[Old River]

Like those pictures.

Love ya.

 

[rmptr]

Roger that, Daggerdog.

Just because someone made a tool doesn't mean it was a good one.
When it was dropped they may have just let it lie there!