Creek Find - Rhyolite pipe

[DreamcatcherNC]

Found this little thing in Duncombe Creek. Good example of how they made pipes. Neat little hole down to the bowl. I think he broke a corner off trying to shape the thing and chucked it into the creek.

 

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[GL]

That is very cool.

 

[MEinWV]

Nice unusual find!

HH

 

[txkickergirl]

this is why I love this site, I would of never known what that was if I had found one.

 

[WhiteCountyPaleo]

what's the sideways formation? a carb hole? not sure if they had those....hmmm looks natural or something...I'd have too see this one. a larger high definition image would help. is the top hole cone shaped?

 

[Bridge End Farm]

nice ty for showing it

 

[DreamcatcherNC]

$zero,

I have no idea what you're asking! None of the holes are cone shaped. It's obvious that the bowl was drilled with a stone drill (approx 1/2") but I've been unable to determine (even after discussing it with archaeologists) how the holes for the stem were drilled. There are two different size holes in the stem....going (naturally) from larger to smaller with the larger hole being approximately 3/8ths and the smaller hole going into the side of the bowl around 1/8th. One of the archaeologists opined that the stem holes were made by hand-twirling a wooden shaft using water and sand. I don't subscribe to this theory due to the fact that after breaking through the side of the bowl the stem drilling continued for about 1/4". One would assume that with all the labor intensive hand drilling the operator would stop as soon he broke through the wall of the bowl.

Thanks for your interest. Larry

 

[Bridge End Farm]

$zero,

I have no idea what you're asking! None of the holes are cone shaped. It's obvious that the bowl was drilled with a stone drill (approx 1/2") but I've been unable to determine (even after discussing it with archaeologists) how the holes for the stem were drilled. There are two different size holes in the stem....going (naturally) from larger to smaller with the larger hole being approximately 3/8ths and the smaller hole going into the side of the bowl around 1/8th. One of the archaeologists opined that the stem holes were made by hand-twirling a wooden shaft using water and sand. I don't subscribe to this theory due to the fact that after breaking through the side of the bowl the stem drilling continued for about 1/4". One would assume that with all the labor intensive hand drilling the operator would stop as soon he broke through the wall of the bowl.

Thanks for your interest. Larry

water and sand twirling a stick it make it, can you imagine the guy's long hard work in making it and then possibly breaking it and getting furstraited on having to start over. I think it is a very very cool discovery

 

[blindpig]

Here's a broken hematite [thing ?] that shows a cain /reed drilled hole ... somthing like a core drill . I believe if you needed a smaller hole , well a little stick would do the job just fine



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