Looks like a tool but not sure

[hunter2665]

Hi everyone
Looking for some help to see if anyone thinks this could be an artifact of some sorts. Found it in south ga along the coast. To me the perfect round hole in it is strange.
Tx in advance.

 

[painterx7]

Idk boss but it sure looks like it could b maybe someone else will know

 

[hunter2665]

Painterx7
Tx for the input and I hope someone does know.

 

[GatorBoy]

It immediately makes me think of a banner stone but the angle of the photos have me all confused I'm not sure the hole is going in the right direction through the material.. a closer look at the hole itself would help to tell if it has been drilled or not

 

[hunter2665]

Gatorboy here are a few better pics of the hole. And what is a banner stone?

 

[painterx7]

That looks like a banner there to me but I've never found or held one lol still lookin

 

[hunter2665]

Tx painterx7 we also found this I believe is obsidian since it chips like glass, light weight and shiny. The strange thing is that we're finding this stuff in dredging from rivers. Which hold shark teeth going back a million years.

 

[GatorBoy]

There's definitely some damage and weathering but I would say you found yourself a banner stone.. it was used on an atlatl as a counterweight.

 

[GatorBoy]

That second piece is slag

 

[hunter2665]

Thanks Gatorboy that's awesome. But can you tell me what an atlatl is lol. Any idea of age?

 

[hunter2665]

Slag from the rivers of ga?

 

[painterx7]

Yup slag glass gator is right again

 

[painterx7]

Slag from the rivers of ga?

Slag glass is a bi product from iron ore furnaces used in 1800's to make iron

 

[hunter2665]

Ok that's Kool to I guess. But the banner stone sounds better to me lol. Thanks guys you've been a great help.

 

[hunter2665]

Ok guys one more to figure out. You guys are smart. Been driving me crazy what this is. This stone is magnetic. Flakes easy with a screw driver and loaded with shiny silver stuff. And it sticks to my earth magnet. The inside of the stone is loaded with this silver stuff.

 

[painterx7]

Meteorite ? I have no idea

 

[painterx7]

If it is a meteorite it could be extremely valuable just saying

 

[Tnmountains]

I think your rock is natural with the holes. The inside of the holes should show evidence of drilling. It looks like a river cobble with a hole in it.
The silver/goldish rock is common in the mountains of ga. It come apart very easy. The creeks are full of it.

 

[GatorBoy]

You could definitely be right about that TN.
I may have used a little wishful thinking.. But I also thought there was the possibility even if it were an artifact and spent a long time in a river it could end up looking like that

 

[Indian Steve]

Sorry but I think your Banner stone is a natural. I think the holes are possibly worm holes in fossilized bone.