Hand ax

[rls2040]

I found this in Washington County, Ga., I am pretty sure it is a hand ax,my question is what archaeological period does it belong. Any other ideas of what it is would be welcomed....Carl

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[GatorBoy]

It seems to fit the bill as a hand axe/ chopper.. That blunt end should fit fairly decent in your palm.
Neat little fossil shell inclusion on that end.
I would need projectile points in association with that to begin to venture a guess of its age.
Cool piece.

 

[GatorBoy]

This would be very imprecise but if you found dateable projectile points of the same material close by you may be able to determine to some degree its age by the amount of patina

 

[painterx7]

I like artifacts like those large biface pieces !!! So many ways to b used nice find

 

[SCrocks]

May possible be a preform that didn't work out or never finished. May have been to thick or something. Maybe a hand axe to.

 

[rls2040]

Gator Boy, I did find lots of points on this one site,I sent them to Dr.Sue Moore at Georgia Southern University,she said that from the things I sent her that the site was inhabited from around 6000 BP to 600 AD.

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[rls2040]

Gator Boy this site was about 100 acres ,triangular in shape,from the highway going back the property lines were two creeks,one on south side and the other on the north side.There was about 4-500 feet of floodplain on the rear and had out cropping of chert as big as a small car. Most of the things we found were slightly uphill from floodplain.It was property we were leasing for deer hunting and to my dismay the property was sold and as of now I have not access to it...Carl

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[NC field hunter]

I find these along with archaic points. I have found three of these hand axes I do believe. I'll post a pic or two in a minute. I've seen field reports that suggest these axes were used in all periods and have been found from coast to coast, if I'm not mistaken! Nice find

 

[mainejman]

I believe this is one of those artifacts that could be multi use.Nice find!!! Do you have the grooved hardstone axes there.I dont know if they were used at the same time.But that maybe a way of dating it.

 

[NC field hunter]

Here are the two I said I'd post. I'm not sure what state you are in but y'all's lithic is way nicer than what I find. The work on your axe is much more apparent.

 

[monsterrack]

Nice chopper and JMO they were used in all time periods

 

[rls2040]

Marine jam,here are some pics of two I found this week,notice the finger protection groove on the first one...Carl. Finger groove on second pic

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[Harry Pristis]

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Three of these are from Florida, the fourth is much, much earlier than any Florida artifact. Which is the really early chopper/hand axe?

 

[GatorBoy]

Here's one of my Florida finds.

 

[Kevin in IN]

Intresting thread. Always wondered if they were from one particular time period. It seems they used a material that was plentiful in an area. Around here it's slate.

 

[mainejman]

Kevin in in. I see your slate do you have any points made of it? Also have you ever found any white slate?Thanks for the look.

 

[Kevin in IN]

Kevin in in. I see your slate do you have any points made of it? Also have you ever found any white slate?Thanks for the look.

Mainejman, I seen one a friend found, appeared to be white slate, effigy of an arrowhead.

 

[mainejman]

Kevin in In could i get you to look at a thread i posted...Im speechless..Did the white slate look like that?

 

[GatorBoy]

Mainejman, I seen one a friend found, appeared to be white slate, effigy of an arrowhead.

Ahhh... I have a question how do you take a piece of stone and make it look like an arrow head without it being an arrowhead? I mean what would make you call it an effigy?

 

[timekiller]

Maybe a answer for this big chunk I kept cause I could tell it had been worked.