Native American Stone Axe Head?

[Zyst]

Hey Guys,

This item was in my grandfathers house. He passed many years ago so I am not sure of the story behind it. He lived on a family farm that has been on the property since the turn of the century.

Their is a creek and natural spring on the property and he was an avid farmer for many years. My dad thinks that he found it whenever he was restoring & piping the spring.

I thought it looked man made but am no expert.

Located in the Piedmont region of NC.

Thanks,

 

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[midnightskirmish]

Looks like an axe to me

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[midnightskirmish]

Sorry should've looked at title 😂😂

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[Silver Searcher]

Great find.

SS

 

[SkaBa]

Sweet axe head!

 

[DownNDirty]

Absolutely-It's a full grooved axe. Great find by your grandfather!

 

[Indian Steve]

Nice Find!

 

[sawmill man]

I believe i would go do some poking around there. if the land is still in your family. walk the plowed fields in the surrounding spot. theirs probably more stuff there.

 

[Old Pueblo]

Definitely. Great find.

 

[Old Pueblo]

Hey Guys,

This item was in my grandfathers house. He passed many years ago so I am not sure of the story behind it. He lived on a family farm that has been on the property since the turn of the century.

Their is a creek and natural spring on the property and he was an avid farmer for many years. My dad thinks that he found it whenever he was restoring & piping the spring.

I thought it looked man made but am no expert.

Located in the Piedmont region of NC.

Thanks,

The Spring and creek makes sense. Native Americans, just like the later farmers, always built their homes along water (at least they did when they could), so there is probably an old village site or something along those lines, around that spring. There could even be an Indian cemetery. From what I hear, searching a recently plowed field after a rain is a good way to find artifacts that have been brought to the surface with equipment.

 

[Joe hunter]

Very nice

 

[jewelerguy]

that's awesome!

 

[Zyst]

Hey guys,

Thanks for the help identifying - and also thanks for the cool information!

The family still owns the property, I actually live very close by. I have been walking and riding ATV's on the property for the last couple of years since I moved back from the city. Just got the urge to poke around the last few months.

Old Pueblo I had thought about a village or at least camp being around the area. I always liked to believe that the spring would have been useful to people in the past. It has a GIANT poplar tree growing at the base of it, I used to wonder if someone planted the tree or if it just happened to grow at the base of the spring.

Knowing that this is a man made item has given me hope to go out in the field and look around. I have always loved and researched history but never really thought it could be here in my own back yard. This has given me some inspiration.

Thanks again!

 

[sawmill man]

Hunt it hard ,go through that place with a fine tooth comb. as much as i like to hunt artifacts i would probably digging and sifting a few of those places around the spring especially up on high knolls and good flat spots. have fun.

 

[Tony in SC]

Really nice piece!! The point of the axe makes it stand out. Post it over on the North American Indian artifact forum. Those guys would love to see it.

 

[Old Pueblo]

Id be willing to bet money there is more stuff around. It may not be much, maybe just some pottery sherds or lithic debris, but there has got to be something. Its basically impossible to walk along an Arizona desert wash or creek without finding at least some Native American artifacts of some sort. Mostly its just pottery sherds, which tend to blend in with the dirt very well, or lithic debris (broken rocks from making stone tools), so Im sure most people dont even realize what they are walking over. Back East you guys get more rain, and as result the grass grows better and the soil remains intact, so its much harder to find stuff just laying on the surface. When I hear about folks back east finding Indian stuff, its almost always found in an old field after plowing or in water (a creek, river or even the ocean).

 

[The_Piratess]

The Spring and creek makes sense. Native Americans, just like the later farmers, always built their homes along water (at least they did when they could), so there is probably an old village site or something along those lines, around that spring. There could even be an Indian cemetery. From what I hear, searching a recently plowed field after a rain is a good way to find artifacts that have been brought to the surface with equipment.

Yes everything Old Pueblo said is right. Even just after rains are a good time too as it makes them show up better. You might also be able to find other types of tools, pottery chards, beads and of course points and arrowheads.

 

[StoneWyrender]

A stunning find of higher note. It is a widely known stick mounted club head and hand axes aside search for war tools on google. That style is the only thing I can find under war related tools. I have even yet to find or own one. Well done and may the eternal hunt reward you often!

 

[Old Pueblo]

This one is mine. A 3 quarter groove axehead that later became a hammer head or club, after the sharpened point became dull. Its a little guy compared to yours.

 

[MidMoTreasure]

Cool find! Full-grooved axes are old, they date to the Middle Archaic (roughly) periods, up 5,000 years old!