Trade blank

[Hbot37]

I’ll start out by saying I know nothing about native artifacts past the obvious stuff one sees detecting. So could this be some kind of trade blank? It was in a heavily native area and at least the one side looks worked somehow. Could also just be a rock that got beat to death by plows. Thanks for any opinions!

 

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[antmike915]

Hard to tell, looks to have some work. Maybe something unfinished. Maybe some plow damage.

 

[newnan man]

Possible but the material looks wrong for knapping. No real flake scars driven off it.

 

[Hbot37]

Hard to tell, looks to have some work. Maybe something unfinished. Maybe some plow damage.

Possible but the material looks wrong for knapping. No real flake scars driven off it.

This is where I’m supposed to dig in and say you all don’t know what you’re talking about and it’s hard to show in pictures but the way it fits in my hand it has to be native! Right? Just kidding thanks for the replies. Either way it’s a rock and I like it so I think I’ll keep it.

 

[dognose]

for me viewing the images its tough to say. Its possible it has some worked edges. But I am not seeing it from these images.

In what context was this found? Was this a field find? A creek find?

 

[Relicgrubber]

Sorry but it’s just a plain ole rock imo...

 

[Hbot37]

for me viewing the images its tough to say. Its possible it has some worked edges. But I am not seeing it from these images.

In what context was this found? Was this a field find? A creek find?

It was under a 1900ish house on an old farm with some plow points

 

[Older The Better]

Guess I’m the minority on this one, looks a lot like a local flint around here and to me looks like lots of removals on the top side and a flattish bottom…. That said it doesn’t look like it got beyond someone just knocking off a hunk. I’d call it a spall.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

For me pictures only show natural stone, I only see natural flaking.

 

[Older The Better]

You could be right I don’t think it’s anything beyond a spall regardless so not arguing about much, just had to state my opinion for the sake of the op, sometimes when 3 or 4 agree it’s easy to assume everyone agreed, I just wanted them to know I have some doubt.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

You could be right I don’t think it’s anything beyond a spall regardless so not arguing about much, just had to state my opinion for the sake of the op, sometimes when 3 or 4 agree it’s easy to assume everyone agreed, I just wanted them to know I have some doubt.