Low Lake levels give me some good stuff.....

[IAMZIM]

Lake is really low, found some nice points and I think my first hammerstone... <---Beautiful jasper point, with a matching tiny scraper---> I think this is my first hammerstone? It is REALLY smooth on the sides, but the edges are really rough and look chipped--->Oh! And this scraper is weird to me.... it has a "hooked" notch in it, I have another one made of basalt I have shown before, strang how they are so simular....Think this was done on purpose? What might they have been using these for, or how did they use them? I would LOVE to know!!! Thanks for looking!!!

 

[NC field hunter]

I think your last two pieces are actually spoke shaves. I also think the larger cobble stone is a Mano. All of those are fine finds in my catalog. Love that red jasper looking point.

 

[Tnmountains]

Man you had a good day with low lake levels and scored some nice items. Good spot on that thumb scraper. The water never dropped this year here. Thanks for sharing sir.

 

[IAMZIM]

I think your last two pieces are actually spoke shaves. I also think the larger cobble stone is a Mano. All of those are fine finds in my catalog. Love that red jasper looking point.

Thanks! What is a Mano?

 

[painterx7]

It's for grinding grain berries and such in a mortar dish ..great finds!!!

 

[painterx7]

And it could be a pecking stone too I find those with cores and reduction flakes

 

[wvwildman]

nice finds congrats HH

 

[Jon Stewart]

Are the flat surfaces of the larger rock real smooth? As stated it looks like a mano. google it and you will get a good explaination of what a mano is. I have probably 50 of them. A hammer stone would have a lot of bruising on the edges of the rock from rock striking rock. Could be a dual purpose rock.

 

[IAMZIM]

Are the flat surfaces of the larger rock real smooth? As stated it looks like a mano. google it and you will get a good explaination of what a mano is. I have probably 50 of them. A hammer stone would have a lot of bruising on the edges of the rock from rock striking rock. Could be a dual purpose rock.

The pics really do no justice to the stone. It is EXTREAMLY smooth on the "flatter" surfaces, almost has a polished feel to it, and as I stated, the edges are really rough and seem pitted to me. I know this rock does not belong to the area, as this place I have been finding my points and such is part of the "Boulder Batholith", a GIGANTIC area of decomposing granite rock. This type of rock is not natural to the area, so I know it has been brought here. It was so out of place, I instantly picked it up, lol! Thanks for all of your incites on what it could be, I learn something new every day!

 

[old digger]

Cool Finds! That red chert point is dandy of a heartbreaker. Looks like a little thumbscraper in photo's 6-8. Your next item looks like a small pecking stone, and the last two look like flake knives that have been touched up for a better cutting edge. Thanks for sharing!

 

[rock]

I wish the lakes would go down some here. Its either too much rain or none at all. Each yr is different.
You did very well on your hunt!

 

[monsterrack]

Great finds