Help with identify

[EYEROCK]

View attachment 1224379Found in Schyukill River, can someone tell me what it might of been used for?View attachment 1224376View attachment 1224378View attachment 1224376

 

[EYEROCK]

Cfh

 

[The Grim Reaper]

From what I can see in your pictures I would say a naturally battered and fractured rock. I don't see any evidence of flaking on it anywhere.

 

[EYEROCK]

K thank you

 

[monsterrack]

The Reaper is dead on, keep looking and enjoy the hunt.

 

[Get-the-point]

Although Reaper is correct, there is a artifact that does share this same form. It is known as a Teshoa knife in Pennsylvania...They are made from river cobbles..... Your piece exhibits no man made flaking......hope this helps...........GTP

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Although Reaper is correct, there is a artifact that does share this same form. It is known as a Teshoa in Pennsylvania........ Your piece exhibits no man made flaking......hope this helps...........GTP

I was thinking more along the lines of an Ulu, but I can see that as well. Just no flaking on that piece that I can see in the picture. Might be different in hand.

 

[Get-the-point]

I agree.....there is no evidence to support this being a artifact....Ulu's are generally found in Alaska but i've seen some finds to support a change of region. I've seen several examples from Northern US, all the way to Alaska. They were made of Slate though. I've never seen a example come from the northern center of the U.S., just northwestern and northeastern U.S......which I find odd........

 

[EYEROCK]

Bannerstone?

 

[Mark Todd]

Yes sir, half of one anyway. Looks like a broken "winged" type sometimes called semi-lunar, obviously drilled using the hollow cane method an has a raised
(round or square?) barrel, can't tell for sure from the pictures.
They're pretty rare to find. Assuming you found it, congratulations!

 

[EYEROCK]

Thank you for the response, yes it is round barrel. Yes I did find it had it for awhile but never knew what it was until I recently started gathering all of my rocks to put in a display case