Maine Gouge

[mainejman]

Maine full channeled gouge found in two pieces.It has a keel ridge running down the back and a nipple left on.

 

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[CreekSide]

That’s a long one and looks thin. Did you find both pieces laying next to each other? I wish we had them here

 

[pickaway]

Wow amazing artifact, a master craftsman made that, congrats on the find...

 

[dognose]

nice. Very thin walls it looks like.

 

[ToddsPoint]

It’s been speculated that the maritime archaic culture in your area were the first to peck and polish igneous hardstone into tools. It seems there are a lot of advanced forms of hardstone woodworking tools found up your way. Your gouge is a great example. It looks like they pushed the thinness to the limits and it eventually failed.