ground tool/ artifact or no?

[Kyspinner]

I have two items found at a site that has produced artifacts covering a large date range, but I cannot find anything else like these for reference. First two pics are each side, next two pics are the flaked tool, fifth one was found in the same location

 

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[Old Pueblo]

The first one is covered in awesome looking fossils!!!! The second piece is a drill and the third a projectile point! Although I cant tell how large because there is nothing in there for scale. All look like authentic old stuff to me. Great finds! I really like the point and the fossil. And what state or province or nation might you be in? That may help determine possible age or origin.

 

[Old Pueblo]

Whether or not the first piece with fossils was used as a tool or not, I cant say just by looking at the photos. But there are some really cool looking fossils there.

 

[Kyspinner]

These found in central Ky. The tip in the first one is actually a hook, the drill also has a flat scraping straight end, and the third I believe is a Merkle? Not often found this far south

 

[Kyspinner]

. Here are the two together. The drill is 1.5 inches and the hooked one is right at 3 inches, the merkle is 4 inches.

 

[Kyspinner]

I am thinking maybe the rock was 'special' because of the fossils, so it was made into somehthing that was maybe more ceremonial or a special gift than a tool to be used ? A local archaeologist agrees that it appears to be intentially ground versus natural work of art, but had no idea what it could be be or be used for.

 

[callicles]

I think the large fossil is a crinoid? Not sure. Very cool find!

 

[Old Pueblo]

It does look ground on the larger end, and the shape is interesting. If found on a NA archaeological site, I wouldn't have any doubts as to whether or not the Indians used the thing for something. What it is I couldn't say. Very cool though.

 

[Old Pueblo]

Looking at it again, maybe it was just a scraper? It looks sharp enough around edges. But the little pointy end makes me think it is a drill also, maybe both? It also looks like it would fit into a hand well.

 

[Kyspinner]

Its actually not comfortable to hold in any position, the hook end is very sharp, and the edges on the large end are not razor sharp, but butter knife sharp, which is why I am wondering if it was just a special thing.

 

[sutphin]

NEET FIND.

 

[P.ALLEN]

Those are crinoid stems, like a sea fern but from a few hundred million years ago. Unfortunately the first one is natural limestone, there would be no way for those crinoids to be cemented to the rock. Cool bifaces, man some ancient one did some mighty crafting. Kentucky is full of crinoid fossils, when i grew up down there we called them indian money, someone way back when might have worn them as wampum. Now that you said central ky, I'm leaning towards modified Adena the o e in black flint, second one looks Shawnee, found some of those myself. Limestone one looks worked yes.