DUBBLE GROOVED PLUMET off my list

[GatorBoy]

got rained on alot today. but well worth it.

 

[larson1951]

what were plummets used for?

 

[soilgal]

Cool, never seen one of those before! Thanks for sharing!

 

[GatorBoy]

now there is an argument... do you honestly not have an opinion on that? or did you just want to hear mine? well here goes anyway. some believe they were used as fishing sinkers.. some believe they were used as personal decorations. since some examples look like a lot more work than is necessary for a fishing weight. my personal theory changed somewhat after finding examples that were ground smooth and flat on 1 side. I believe no more worn in crude examples were used as fishing net weights.. double groove examples being tied into end across the bottom of a seign type net. while the ones that look like way too much work for a net weight we're probably worn with pride by fisherman.

 

[GatorBoy]

if it looks like I'm putting words in that make no sense it's because I'm using text to speech if I'm in a hurry I don't always catch the mistakes.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

if it looks like I'm putting words in that make no sense it's because I'm using text to speech if I'm in a hurry I don't always catch the mistakes.

LOL I have the same problem on my smartphone and dont always cach all the mistakes...

 

[Bum Luck]

I've not seen one with two grooves.

there are a variety of these, some quite beautifully worked. Since you can use any unworked oval stone as a sinker (like we've all done as kids), there must have been some other reason to put a huge amount of work in these.

 

[larson1951]

if they would have a flat side they would remind me of an atlatl weight
thanks for the opinions

 

[trevmma]

is that made from
galena

 

[GatorBoy]

it's the center column of a busycon whelk shell

 

[SOHIO]

nice one............... and maybe not an animal just animalistic

 

[GatorBoy]

ha..ha...I think that came from the movie mask

 

[tomclark]

Sweet double groove shell plummet, A-L! What state?? Shell plummets are common in FL but not double grooved ones.

 

[GatorBoy]

it came from florida. a coastal site close to my house in saint lucie county

 

[tomclark]

I'm on the West-Central Gulf Coast of FL. Our Old Ones must have sent/traded Busycon material up to more northern states, as they have shell plummets , discs, etc.sometimes far from the ocean/gulf

Most of these were found after storms/rains

 

[GatorBoy]

good stuff.. and I'm sure they brought things back with them. I have a gorget from the same site that is made from savannah river green stone

 

[GatorBoy]

I was wondering have you ever come across something like this? it's a tube which I see plenty of that came from the proper context. that groove has been pecked and ground.

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[tomclark]

VERY cool! Holes look like worm/invertebrate tunnels that were in mud which became "fossilized". Limerock, right?? With that groove it is most certainly plummetish. Perhaps they stuffed feathers or flowers, etc. in the hole(s) while wearing it.....maybe a whistle? I found a coral finger with holes that I couldn't identify and one day found that if I blew into it, it made a great whistle. I love finding stuff like that piece, you never know what you might find while looking for "regular" artifacts.

 

[GatorBoy]

it's funny that you posted those photos those are the same ones I came up with when scouring the internet for anything like what I found.

 

[SOHIO]

cool stuff folks