Back on TN after years away-Assorted flint tools/ points

docmann · Aug 27, 2018

I finally talked brother into coming out to a couple of my favorite old haunts. Not my best day out, but many tools, broken points, and a few intact projectile points found. Lots of worked edged tools, knives, scrapers, etc.
hope to get back into it!

joshuaream · Aug 27, 2018

It looks like Ali Bates was kind to you.

docmann · Aug 27, 2018

Yup. That and quartzite is about 95% of what I find out here in Western Oklahoma.

newnan man · Aug 27, 2018

docmann said:
I finally talked brother into coming out to a couple of my favorite old haunts. Not my best day out, but many tools, broken points, and a few intact projectile points found. Lots of worked edged tools, knives, scrapers, etc.
hope to get back into it!

Welcome back. What do you think the stone with the drilled holes is? I've never seen anything like it. Thanks

docmann · Aug 27, 2018

newnan man said:
Welcome back. What do you think the stone with the drilled holes is? I've never seen anything like it. Thanks

. There’s a lot of speculation about these pieces. Dr. Robert Bell, a well known archaeologist from the University of Oklahoma (now deceased) refers to them as “spindle whorls”, but he readily concedes most are not configured like a spindle whorl. Reportedly, some version of these have been found in drinking vessels as a filter. Some have one or two holes, most will have more. They are typically made of pottery material with the edges rounded like this one. Some suggest gaming pieces. Most are found broken. I think ultimately the jury is still out. My brother found this one along with the two Fresno points above it—beginners luck!