Egg Stone

[LGS]

Could some one tell me what these were used for. About the size of a chicken egg with grove ground into it. Found it earlier this month in a bean field in NE Louisiana.

 

[willjo]

Not sure what they were used for but that one is nice. The ones we find is egg shaped but without the grove and a dimple in the end.

 

[tnmudman]

I think that is called a plummet, or maybe a net weight great find!

 

[rock]

Id say a Plummet or maybe a Charm stone

 

[catherine1]

Nice artifact find right there..........congrats on the save.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Those are called Plummets. Most were made from Hematite but there several types made from Sandstone, Granite, Slate, Shell, Chlorite, and a few other materials. As for their uses, there are several theories. Some they are a Bolo Stones used to bring down an animal by wrapping around it's legs. Others say they are Net Weights used in fishing. There is also the Plum Bob theory just like we would use one to get straight lines like the building of enclosures and mounds. I have read were some were found along the sides of individuals in burials as if they hung from the waist.

Not sure what material yours is but it's a really nice example.

Here are a few I have found and acquired over the years. All but three are personal finds.

 

[LGS]

Those are called Plummets. Most were made from Hematite but there several types made from Sandstone, Granite, Slate, Shell, Chlorite, and a few other materials. As for their uses, there are several theories. Some they are a Bolo Stones used to bring down an animal by wrapping around it's legs. Others say they are Net Weights used in fishing. There is also the Plum Bob theory just like we would use one to get straight lines like the building of enclosures and mounds. I have read were some were found along the sides of individuals in burials as if they hung from the waist.

Not sure what material yours is but it's a really nice example.

Here are a few I have found and acquired over the years. All but three are personal finds.

Great collection and thanks for all the info. Material appears to be some type of quartz, not native to my location.

Andy

 

[LGS]

Nice artifact find right there..........congrats on the save.

Thanks. Great avatar!

Andy

 

[newnan man]

I never bought the net weight thing. Most are too polished and nice to throw into water. I found a small one made of shell that would be too light for any kind of weight. Grimm those you posted are amazing!

 

[monsterrack]

LGS from what I know about the area you live in is that I would say that is a Poverty Point plummet since they traded in stone from all over and the site is almost in your back yard. Great find

 

[LGS]

LGS from what I know about the area you live in is that I would say that is a Poverty Point plummet since they traded in stone from all over and the site is almost in your back yard. Great find

Actually you may be right. The Povert Point site is about 4 miles from where I found it.

 

[rock]

So would that of been a Mississippian thing?

 

[The Grim Reaper]

So would that of been a Mississippian thing?

The ones I found above came from Archaic sites, Woodland Sites, and a couple of the Sandstone ones are from Ft Ancient sites so it would seem like they were used by all cultures, at least in my area.

 

[LGS]

So would that of been a Mississippian thing?

From what I have been able to research, if this is from the Poverty Point culture they predate the Mississippian culture by at least 1000 years. Really no way to tell which it's from as they both thrived in the area for hundreds of years each.

 

[rock]

I wonder why I havent found any yet? Most of my sites are late archaic to woodland and a little fort ancient.

 

[newnan man]

This notched stone is what I think could be a net weight or something like that. The NA just took a flat River Rock and chipped some notches to attach a cord. Easy and quick. The crude shell pendant I think is for something worn. It's pretty beat up found on a construction site near Titusville, Fl. The notched stone was found in a field along the Kokosing River in Oh.