grooved egg

[ridgerunner112]

heavy!

 

[Tdog]

That's a killer brute of a maul! Congrats.

 

[Older The Better]

I don’t have a lot of experience with mauls and axes and such but sure looks good to me. Nice find

 

[sawmill man]

Thats not just a every day find , to alot of hunters and myself thats a good find , i have never even found a piece of a maul.

 

[hollARDog]

Very nice way to enter the forum 🤘
Congrats on that find

 

[Buckleberry]

Very deep, uniform groove...some pics would be great.

 

[antmike915]

Excellent find, there's bound to be more killers there.👍

 

[Gare]

WOW That is an AMAZING FIND NICE GOING !!!

 

[newnan man]

I don't think it's a maul. The groove is to narrow for a handle. A handle that skinny would snap off. No wear on either end from use. Nice find for sure.

 

[Gare]

I don't think it's a maul. The groove is to narrow for a handle. A handle that skinny would snap off. No wear on either end from use. Nice find for sure.

I Think it is still a NICE FIND . I know very very little about artifacts though

 

[Gare]

Newman you seem to be a person of knowledge . This is not a negative question. How would a stone like that be formed ?

 

[newnan man]

Newman you seem to be a person of knowledge . This is not a negative question. How would a stone like that be formed ?

I would say it's possible it's natural but has the definite look of being man made. I just don't think it was a maul which would have been swung hard and should show serious wear on either end. As well as the narrow groove wouldn't facilitate a handle stout enough to not break when used. What its purpose was I have no idea. It may help if the finder told us which state it was found in.

 

[Older The Better]

Was found in a river, seems excessive for a net weight though… horse hobble?

 

[bowwinkles]

If you were going to beat on your tom tom with that, you had better be wearing ear plugs.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Could also have been in process of being made and not finished.

 

[Gare]

Could also have been in process of being made and not finished.

T_H how would they make such a tool. Would they use another stone to carve the grooves ?

 

[oldmxrat]

Cool relic! Possibly used as an anchor?

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

T_H how would they make such a tool. Would they use another stone to carve the grooves ?

They would use another hard stone to peck and form the groove and stone tools

 

[Gare]

They would use another hard stone to peck and form the groove and stone tools

Thank you

 

[ridgerunner112]

Thanks for all the positive replies, although as some have already mentioned regarding it possibly being a maul, I'd like to highlight its features of it being too narrow of a groove to haft a handle around it considering its weight, the lack of other marks suggesting it was bound with animal hide/strips of bark or other means to hold said wooden handle in place and the apparent lack of impact fractures that would suggest it being a hammering tool of sorts. The fact that the natives relied heavily on fishing in this area makes the notion of it being a weight much more realistic.

Glad to have spurred some discussion, nonetheless. Will gladly post updates on it or any further finds.