Interesting piece

[reddirt]

Hopefully someone here can shed some light on what this piece of basalt was used for. It was found in the jungle of Guam back in the 60's. The area which it was found in was a ancient village in the past. Remants of stone pillars are still present today. I noticed that many of the hardstone artifacts found in the US are very similar to the stone artifacts found here on Guam. I'm hoping someone could give me their opinion on this piece. There is a hole/crack that runs right through the middle (top to bottom). It doesn't look like it was drilled? Could this stone be a work of nature. It looks like it was polished up quite a bit. Well here are the pics............

Side view:

Top View: Here's the hole/crack that runs right through

Bottom View:

 

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[joshuaream]

I would guess it's a type of mace or club head, but that slot or groove could have also been useful for other things. Are the pillars latte stones? I go to Guam on business a couple of times a year, but I've never had time to get away from business.

There are obviously some pretty big differences between Guam and Easter Island (namely about 7000 miles of ocean), but I've seen slotted stones like that from Easter Island. Some were the base for big fishing baskets, top knots for palm frond hair for wooden statues, fishing weights, etc...

 

[reddirt]

Thanks for the reply. Latte stones are the pillars I was talking about. Hopefully on your next business trip you'll be able to check out some of hikes on Guam.

How was the slotted part made? It doesn't look like it was drilled.