Good start for the week.

[T Witko]

It was already getting hot but I went out looking around 11:00 or so this morning. I was back home at 12:15 - I hope this is the start of a week or maybe I'll just call it good for the week.

Geez what a site - you never don't find anything - and more often than not usually something pretty cool or unusual.

I'm not sure about the piece in the lower right corner. It looks like a good size spoke shave and the shaving edge is sharp but the material is unusual and the "notch" may not be "worked" but just happened.

 

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[flintdigger]

Some nice pieces, Wonder what they used the polished round stones for ? What is the piece bottom right in the 4th, and 5th photo's.

 

[flintdigger]

Some nice pieces, Wonder what they used the polished round stones for ? What is the piece bottom right in the 4th, and 5th photo's spokeshave maybe.

 

[T Witko]

Some nice pieces, Wonder what they used the polished round stones for ? What is the piece bottom right in the 4th, and 5th photo's.

A spoke shave (I think) - I've added some additional photos of it. Is it a "sex stone" with a notch or has it been worked?

We see quite a few round rocks like this (hammer or chipper stones) in various sizes. I usually pick them up and look for wear or signs of use around the edges. They were used for chipping other pieces. Although sometimes they were further worked (maybe an "X" or groove carved in it) and used as gaming pieces.

 

[flintdigger]

That piece look's almost like the notch was put there on purpose. It look's like it could be a worked piece.

 

[T Witko]

That piece look's almost like the notch was put there on purpose. It look's like it could be a worked piece.

If it wasn't, mother nature sure made a good one.

 

[flintdigger]

Sure works good that could be what it is.

 

[tchaire]

Awesome as usual but please tell me you picked up this piece and it was nothing. Looks like a drill!! T.

 

[flintdigger]

Sure look's like it could be something.

 

[T Witko]

Awesome as usual but please tell me you picked up this piece and it was nothing. Looks like a drill!! T.
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Yes, I picked it up and it was, as you said, a drill. If you look in the 1st insitu photo you can see it and some other "possibles" before I picked it up. The other side was badly "fire fractured". I picked up several badly damaged or broken pieces that I didn't include in the photos above.

thanks for lookin' - you've got a good eye.

 

[T Witko]

Awesome as usual but please tell me you picked up this piece and it was nothing. Looks like a drill!! T.
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OK tchaire I took another look at that piece - it's actually a broken point. Steve looked at it just before noon - says broke Pelican Lake. I think the damage to it is "fire" fracture.

 

[T Witko]

OK tchaire I took another look at that piece - it's actually a broken point. Steve looked at it just before noon - says broke Pelican Lake. I think the damage to it is "fire" fracture.

There's another broke point in the 1st photo. It's the white speck above and to the left of where this one is lying. The material is white pertrified wood.

 

[flintdigger]

That white broken base hurt's.

 

[tchaire]

Thanks for the update Twitko...That picture was playing tricks on me.

T.

 

[larson1951]

yup it is a broke pelican lake point
it is upside down in the pictures
you can see a remaining corner notch

also twit and me discussed that rock and decided it is a natural rock.......but it sure looked like spokeshave at first
there is zero flaking on it

 

[flintdigger]

Some great artifact's you guy's are finding you keep finding them and we'll keep looking.