A KILLER North Carolina BannerStone

[27davis]

A 'KILLER' North Carolina BannerStone

This BannerStone was found on April 8,2013 in a plowed field, after a rain storm. This is
very rare to find one that in intact, most are broken at the hole. This one will never leave my collection.

 

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[theviking]

The best thing about this site is viewing killer artifacts like that. Great find, thanks for the view.

 

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[bci101tractors]

What I really find intriguing is the work, determination and time it must have taken to make this, knowing themselves, how brittle and short lived it might be.
Very nice.

 

[NC field hunter]

What I really find intriguing is the work, determination and time it must have taken to make this, knowing themselves, how brittle and short lived it might be.
Very nice.

Another thing that this piece shows that probably takes monetary value, but is a big addition to it's over all character is the plow marks. I'm pretty sure those thin lines all over it are from the plow. It's a survival of the fittest type deal. It should have been in 9 million chips after all the encounters it had with the plow. That, my friend is proof enough to me, this was a well crafted piece. Kinda like a Georgia war horse. The plow came time and time again, and it still rolled out alive! Phenomenal!

 

[BosnMate]

How in the world did they drill that hole through the rock?

 

[newnan man]

Really a fantastic artifact. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Fantastic find, nice you were able to rescue it from a plow...

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[GatorBoy]

How in the world did they drill that hole through the rock?

Most likely with a sturdy piece of bamboo and sand as the abrasive.
It could have easily taken 12-18 hrs to drill that one.

 

[Twitch]

Great find. I'd vote banner again if they'd let me. Congratulations again on an outstanding find.

 

[Twitch]

Oh and on the drilling there are generally two types of drilling - flint drilled and cane drilled. Flint drilled are drilled with.... wait for it.... flint drills. Usually found on gorgets, pendants, etc. Cane drilling is done with a piece of cane pole and likely using wet sand as an abrasive fluid. Cane drilling in more common on banners, such as this. Flint drill holes are generally smaller and conical in cross section. Cane drill holes generally have a more consistent diameter and show concentric rings on the inside.

Great find.