Grinders, Lets see yours.

[rock]

In this part of Georgia the Indians used these type of stones to grind with. Around here they call the "Grinders". Some other places they could be called Manos but in a oval shape. Pestles are usually a long cylinder shape. Then there is the Hoof Pestle and the Bell pestle.
If anyone would be so kind as to show their types I would really enjoy seeing them. I know mine are going to be hard to see the use wear on them due to the color of the stone. There are dimples on the stone I have posted, thanks rock
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[outlawatheart]

heres a bell shaped one

 

[outlawatheart]

heres a bunch of different kinds

 

[Jon Stewart]

would if I could but don't know how so I can't!!!!!

I have round and rectangle with some single sided, some two sided an a few three sided.

 

[painterx7]

Mine look a lot like all the above haha

 

[tomclark]

All Woodland, same site/midden, these are the ones that didn't make it into the house, LOL.

 

[curious kat]

...Ok rock here's ours....I put a horse shoe in for size.

 

[bristowboy]

Here's one of mine

 

[rock]

Wow you got a few Kat. I have seen only 1 from my area that was completely round like a game ball. The guy brought it to me to look at. He actually found it inside of the mortar bowl. That is a very rare find to find both of them together. He said it was on his property in his back yard which was many acres of woods.

 

[curious kat]

I didn't know there were round ones like game balls, guess they "rolled" instead of crushed...or both...and finding one inside a bowl...wow!

 

[outlawatheart]

nice examples Kat...the material looks familiar. The southwest's hardstone

 

[curious kat]

Thanks outlaw....yours looks like a Rhino horn, does it have special powers? lol

 

[outlawatheart]

LOL...It was the first one I ever foundback when I was like 14

Thanks outlaw....yours looks like a Rhino horn, does it have special powers? lol

 

[GatorBoy]

 

[GatorBoy]

...Ok rock here's ours....I put a horse shoe in for size.
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Kat.. One of yours gives me the impression that it's a grooved maul

 

[Jon Stewart]

Kat, Your manos look like the ones my wife and I find out in your neck of the woods. Even some of the porous ones that look like grill rock. Is that real smooth looking round one middle left side near the bottom a two sided mano. Very nice collection!!!!

We also have a box of horse, pony and mule shoes we found out there while roaming around.

 

[tomclark]

Gator, a lot of them in my area also look like three in your pic. Thicker on one end, exact same shape/size. !

 

[GatorBoy]

Cool stuff Tom.
I sure wish I could have hunted your area... it's like here...with more coral and fossils!







Hey.. How did that get in there?

 

[rock]

Allot of nice examples so far.

 

[curious kat]

...Well outlaw, then it is a real special one for sure ......Good eye GatorBoy, I think that one is!.....Yes Jon, guess that's the kinds we have out here alright. If you mean is that round smooth one 3d & not flat...then yes.