Artufacts found in the bank of river-Help with identification

[danasaur]

These were found in a ceramic bowl that was located in the bank of the river. I was with a farmer who said that he had been finding stuff there for many years. The river/creek is located near Macon, Georgia. I was with him in 1989. The bowl was broken. Got any suggestions?

 

[GatorBoy]

Since they were directly associated with the bowl a description of that bowl would help was the ceramic glazed?
The first thing that came to mind was kiln furniture. ( European)

 

[danasaur]

Definitely Native American!

 

[GatorBoy]

Okay well this is a piece of kiln furniture that was excavated from a kiln that was active in the late 1700's in Hillsborough County North Carolina

 

[danasaur]

Similar, but theses are smoothed and have rounded edges. They are deliberately made. Maybe ceremonial?

 

[SCrocks]

There are some stones like that used in tumblers to de-bur metal.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

They look like deburring stones used in mills to smooth edges on metal parts. Very common finds.

 

[IlliniGuy]

There are some stones like that used in tumblers to de-bur metal.

Absolutely what they are. Here are a couple of the many I have found in boxes of bolts at work and a link to a previous post here. View attachment 932890

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/n...s/103959-miniturature-tool-shamans-stone.html

 

[Tnmountains]

Dang. They sure make a lot of tumbling and de burring things that fool us all the time.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

I saw a "Cone" get sold once for some pretty good money that was obviously a deburring stone.

 

[catherine1]

I concur with Grim. Look like modern industrial stones.