My Tennessee Stone Ax Head... found in 95'

[Limitool]

Well I'm calling it an ax head but I totally admit I most certainly am no expert. When I was asked this morning on the other ax head thread to go find it... I did. And when I did I remembered where I found it. I found the stone I mentioned in the other ax head thread in yard but this one was back at the cave I discovered in 94'.

If this is an ax head it appears to have hit something and chipped the leading edge. There was many artifacts lying around the mouth of the cave and up and down the ridge it was on. I posted many stories and pics of this cave long ago here on Tnet. My avatar is of one of the mud mounds within the cave.

But what do you folks think.... is this an ax head you think? And if so any idea who made or possibly how old...?

AX 1 Shows leading edge chipped.
AX 2 Lying on one side
AX 3 Lying on other side
AX 4 Top view

 

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[Jatrox]

That turned out great! That's an awesome way to display it

 

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[Limitool]

That turned out great! That's an awesome way to display it

Thanks sir. And thanks for the PM and help/advise. It will fit right in here around my pool table and decor.

 

[Older The Better]

One thing you might do is make it known the head is the real deal, that way in the future it doesn’t get confused as a fake and tossed or used carelessly and broken.

 

[Limitool]

One thing you might do is make it known the head is the real deal, that way in the future it doesn’t get confused as a fake and tossed or used carelessly and broken.

Yes sir... that is a good idea and one I hadn't thought of. I think I'll attach a small tag explaining the item. Thanks for the advise.

 

[GirlWithWolf]

I like it. It looks nice and is a reproduction of how the original creator would have used it. For children or someone new to artifacts I think it is very helpful to get that visual.

 

[Limitool]

I like it. It looks nice and is a reproduction of how the original creator would have used it. For children or someone new to artifacts I think it is very helpful to get that visual.

While I TOTALLY understand your point I truly don't know if the original creator's handle was anything close to mine. But it does "show" how the tool would have been used. I'd really hate to be on the business end of it...!!!!

 

[GirlWithWolf]

While I TOTALLY understand your point I truly don't know if the original creator's handle was anything close to mine. But it does "show" how the tool would have been used. I'd really hate to be on the business end of it...!!!!

Correct. What made me think of it was seeing things when I was little and knowing they were artifacts but unable to visualize how they were used. I’d hate to be on the business end of that too and hopefully you haven’t started some sort of treasure net hunger games.

 

[ConceptualizedNetherlandr]

Thanks CreekSide... Like all 1st time projects if you had to do over again you'd do a better job. This is one of those. Yes some liberties were taken but I had no templates to go by so I just shot from the hip. I believe it came out good enough to be a wall hanger near my pool table and a couple of bucks hanging on the wall.

Around here the 'self bow ' crowd wants to hunt with spears, but the gubbamint won't allow. You can tell stories of how you had to use the rock to collect those deer because it wasn't specifically outlawed. Hang a loin cloth off a tine to set the historical context and let people know what you do when they can't watch you

Back to modern times .... You did a fine job on honoring the stone tool folks.

 

[Jatrox]

Thanks sir. And thanks for the PM and help/advise. It will fit right in here around my pool table and decor.

Glad I could help.

Tagging that is a great idea too. I have my artifacts separated and labeled so they aren't mistaken for souvenirs also