Large blade my mom found

[niffler]

My mother found this a few years ago in Idaho. I think it is made from red rhyolite or some kind of volcanic rock. Anyone have any idea what it is?

 

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[jeffdt1966]

gilmerman could have a valid point … that's pretty big to drag around on the hunt , not sure it's size and weight would make for a good traveling tool kit . I have heard or read somewhere that paleo people would dig for insects and roots to eat …. could it be a digging tool ? early hand spade ?

 

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[RedRiver]

Not saying I'm a firm believer in this, but you can check out giant flint axes found. Some were found by archaeologists. Here's a couple of pics.

 

[IMAUDIGGER]

Not saying I'm a firm believer in this, but you can check out giant flint axes found. Some were found by archaeologists. Here's a couple of pics.View attachment 1711038View attachment 1711039

Native American history/folklore sometimes includes stories of a giant race of people that were evil. They were wiped off the face of earth by a flood.
Sometimes they would find giant tools which were too large to be moved.
These tools are said to be deeply buried by time and that's why nobody ever finds them now.

Supposedly the only visible evidence are large rock cairns that were built by the giants long ago on the mountain peaks. The Indians would maintain these cairns because they felt they were the most ancient evidence.

 

[catherine1]

That's a pretty big rock, that would take a long time to sink in the ground due to the flatness. its most likely what everyone said, a large preform/blade. Its hard to date artifacts unless you have more finds from a site. That is a monster artifact for sure.....thanks for sharing your mothers find.

 

[Twistedsifter]

Wow that is a biggin! What is the material?

 

[uniface]

Twenty-five cent term for that is Bifacial Core. Not likely paleo IMO, but same strategy.