Indian Prehistoric? Stone tool found in SC

heybubbajay

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Here is a pic of a stone tool found in Union County SC. I work for a Museum and someone brought it in...its covered with holes as if sticks or something was ground into it. I assume it is paleo-Indian, but it is not my specialty. Union has had Cherokee, Catawba and prehistoric(Mississippian) culture Indian camps floating around. So what is it? How old? The owner is interested in disposing it (my museum does not buy artifacts)...any ideas? Thanks!
 

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You may want to post this in the North American Artifacts forum (half way down the main forum page). Those guys know more about this sort of thing.

I'm no expert but I don't see anything on the rock to indicate the "holes" are manmade.

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the,"workings"look more biological to me...ie...small sea creatures.My best guess is...nice rock..at best ballast stone.I look forward to the experts chiming in as I wish to learn more about such itrms.
 

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Just a chunk of naturally pitted limestone material..or a similar type of solidified material likely from an ancient sea floor.
Mabey a section of coral.
Definitely not from a paleo-indian driving sticks into it.
 

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I have found many arrowheads in Union. Many cool ones too! All on private hunting land that we hunt deer.

Found this one in union. Keep looking

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