Hi everyone!
While playing with my daughter in the backyard the other day I came across a large, rather weird-looking rock that on closer inspection almost appears to have been made into some sort of weapon or tool. The edge is very sharp, it fits perfectly into my palm, and there are even grooves and what seems to be erosion into the quartz where fingers and thumbs may have laid. It also lies flat on the back side as if I were going to hammer into where it might have been shaped, if that makes sense. I've always been fascinated by archaeology, though I've never actively searched around for artifacts or anything, so I'm afraid I don't know much about them. I guess these are the questions I'd love some answers to:
a) Is this an artifact or just a weird rock?
b) How old might this be?
c) What was its intended use?
Has anyone seen anything like this before? (I contacted a nearby archaeology office, but haven't heard anything back). For the record, I live in central NC.
Thank you so much in advance for your help!
Sarah
While playing with my daughter in the backyard the other day I came across a large, rather weird-looking rock that on closer inspection almost appears to have been made into some sort of weapon or tool. The edge is very sharp, it fits perfectly into my palm, and there are even grooves and what seems to be erosion into the quartz where fingers and thumbs may have laid. It also lies flat on the back side as if I were going to hammer into where it might have been shaped, if that makes sense. I've always been fascinated by archaeology, though I've never actively searched around for artifacts or anything, so I'm afraid I don't know much about them. I guess these are the questions I'd love some answers to:
a) Is this an artifact or just a weird rock?
b) How old might this be?
c) What was its intended use?
Has anyone seen anything like this before? (I contacted a nearby archaeology office, but haven't heard anything back). For the record, I live in central NC.
Thank you so much in advance for your help!
Sarah
