Just in case?

rock · Oct 25, 2013

This looks way to perfect to me but just in case its more than a historic piece. What is it? Found last week in a creek here in N GA. Its stone by the way and not worked on the bottom.
Thanks, rock

NCPeaches · Oct 28, 2013

Well crap! I've been tossing stuff like that in the rock pile! Now going to have to dig around and get them out!

rock · Oct 28, 2013

Of course I dont mind due to the fact I wanted to make sure it wasnt a artifact, the one I showed. I wasnt sure cause the lines are so perfect it looks like it was made in a mold. This is the first piece I have seen like it so I just wanted to be sure. If it wasnt stone I would of guessed a brake pedal or something like that. Might be a historic type of item used for a type of grinder.

quito · Oct 30, 2013

hmm. could it be a segment of one of these?

Large Pre Columbian Artifact Stone Bark Beater | eBay

who says it doesn't pay to hunt ebay?

painterx7 · Oct 30, 2013

tomclark said:
I have no idea! http://smg.photobucket.com/user/tomclark/media/tooools/Cilla/20130115_145843.jpg.html http://smg.photobucket.com/user/tomclark/media/tooools/Cilla/20130115_145813.jpg.html http://smg.photobucket.com/user/tomclark/media/tooools/Cilla/20130115_145746.jpg.html[/QUOTE
Those are shaft abraders just as you show them they used wood poles small to large in diameter . The poles used in there housing in woodland time were composed of large wood poles around 6 inches or so in diameter ... Plus yours looks like it was used for a spear shaft hope this helps

painterx7 · Oct 30, 2013

It's possible that those pieces were wore out as well they liked ruff course stone like limestone ,for abrading just a observation

GatorBoy · Oct 30, 2013

Hey painter... Tom was joking.

painterx7 · Oct 30, 2013

Well guess I'm just SFB haha I might just have to step back and get some teaching

thanks gator

NC field hunter · Oct 30, 2013

Quito has a pretty convincing link. Rock, as small as that piece is, it couldn't hurt to keep it. If you find out its natural, it's still a cool find. Also, walking the creek behind a person is worth while. We all step over artifacts. I've found points in my own footprints as well as other people's prints. A creek is constantly moving. It would be impossible to catch every artifact moving down stream.

rock · Oct 31, 2013

I found a foot to a bowl walking behind my fellow friend while we were walking to a gravel bar. He stepped on the side of it and it flipped out of the mud just in time for me to pick it up.
It actually looks like what Quito posted but the one I found is broken in half what ever it is. Ill hang onto it and maybe one day the mystery will be solved.