A drill thing?

[crj1968]

A couple heart breakers (obsidian) and a drill (?) (Not obsidian-not sure what material it is.)

 

[rock]

Yes a nice little pencil drill and you are darn lucky it is mostly whole just a few little bites on it. I find so many snapped but cant never find what they were drilling. Its a Good one

 

[digger460]

Nice find on the drill! All way's a special find! Congrats

 

[Tony in SC]

Nice stuff! The drill/awl is a great find.

 

[arrow86]

Nice finds I don’t have any intact drills

 

[southfork]

Nice Drill the material looks like Dacite in the photo. Are you out West?

 

[welsbury]

Good for you, that is a dandy piece.

 

[Old Pueblo]

Yes a nice little pencil drill and you are darn lucky it is mostly whole just a few little bites on it. I find so many snapped but cant never find what they were drilling. Its a Good one

Ive found only one whole one and a few broken ones that were left where they were found. Ivve also found a few pieces of pottery sherds with holes drilled in them, for leather straps and so forth.

 

[Old Pueblo]

Nice finds! And what state or province are you in?

 

[crj1968]

Thanks everyone for the info. I found the back half of that point and looked around for the other half... walked away. And after about 15 minutes thought "one more check"

Saw the drill thing sitting right there- It was covered with dirt, so at first it looked like a stick.

I am in southwest Idaho... my friend has property near snake river (Shoshone occupation)

 

[coosakid]

That would've been a nice drill.... Do you mostly find obsidian

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[crj1968]

That would've been a nice drill.... Do you mostly find obsidian

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Do you think it's broken?

Yes, obsidian is very common out here.

 

[coosakid]

Do you think it's broken?

Yes, obsidian is very common out here.

No.... Sorry... Now that I zoomed in I can see where it's been worked all the way around...I've never found a drill, and from what I can tell they're not that easy to find! Good find I ain't had much luck lately..

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[diggingthe1]

That's a nice drill!!! They are special finds that is for sure. I imagine that type were attached to a handle but I don't really know. Congrats!! That broken base looks like an old one

 

[Shorewalker]

Very nice drill!

 

[crj1968]

That's a nice drill!!! They are special finds that is for sure. I imagine that type were attached to a handle but I don't really know. Congrats!! That broken base looks like an old one

Yeah, makes sense the flattened part in slot like a point and then spun between palms. I wonder if they could have been used to start fires ?

 

[Geradot]

Perhaps this is a labret

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/n...olithic-tarinskaya-culture-6.html#post5172448

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/n...olithic-tarinskaya-culture-7.html#post5172516

 

[crj1968]

Interesting... and like Rock asked in your post.....

What was the use for a Labret ? they look interesting....

Oh nevermind, I just had to go to the next page... Ok that would be crazy if that was through someones nose!!

 

[Trezurehunter]

Nice find. I like that drill thing !