Just a rock…

[Blackfoot58]

My only find today. Granite-type rock.
Smooth outside, heavy grain where broken.

Appears to have a worn surface on one end. Pecking, grinding, hammer, etc.?
I’m the last one to go beyond “just a rock” status without cause. I’ve hunted this area 3 years. Nearly every other rock found was of the chert family (flint, chalcedony, jasper). It’s headed for the rock garden. Just thought I’d share.
It was good getting out to hike!

 

[Chilli]

My only find today. Granite-type rock.
Smooth outside, heavy grain where broken.View attachment 2232108View attachment 2232109
Appears to have a worn surface on one end. Pecking, grinding, hammer, etc.?
I’m the last one to go beyond “just a rock” status without cause. I’ve hunted this area 3 years. Nearly every other rock found was of the chert family (flint, chalcedony, jasper). It’s headed for the rock garden. Just thought I’d share.
It was good getting out to hike!

Cool. Reminds me of the one my misses found when she used to go for walks with an old Aboriginal friend we had. Its similar to that and was used he reckoned for grinding down seeds or roots. The only Aboriginal thing either of us have ever found. There doesn't seem to be much left lying around from them in our areas for some reason. Other states there seems to be. You guys there find arrow heads and axe heads and other things, not like that here at all.

 

[Tesorodeoro]

Cool. Reminds me of the one my misses found when she used to go for walks with an old Aboriginal friend we had. Its similar to that and was used he reckoned for grinding down seeds or roots. The only Aboriginal thing either of us have ever found. There doesn't seem to be much left lying around from them in our areas for some reason. Other states there seems to be. You guys there find arrow heads and axe heads and other things, not like that here at all.

At least around Northern and central California (in the US) I have to remind myself constantly that the technology of NA’s was fairly primitive and had not really advanced much in several thousand years. They were still peeling bark off logs and rolling rocks for grubs, eating acorns, and digging wild onions along side the bears right up until contact period.

However, there appeared to be a widely varying level of societal complexity depending on locale.

No grooved axes here despite an abundance of timber.

 

[Chilli]

At least around Northern and central California (in the US) I have to remind myself constantly that the technology of NA’s was fairly primitive and had not really advanced much in several thousand years. They were still peeling bark off logs and rolling rocks for grubs, eating acorns, and digging wild onions along side the bears right up until contact period.

However, there appeared to be a widely varying level of societal complexity depending on locale.

No grooved axes here despite an abundance of timber.

Highly possible after reading your post that this is a similar reason where I am.

 

[ToddsPoint]

It would be a good percussor for testing large nodules. Somewhere near you is a creek of hillside full of big Burlington nodules. They were hauling nods to your field and reducing them. That’s why you find so much debitage but no points. Your site is half way between the outcrop and the village site. Indians didn’t hang around quarries after middle woodland times. Another group that might be your enemies could show up. Grab the nodules and retreat to a safe spot to work them.