Need help identifying

[Katybird18]

Found in a creek in parkville Missouri. Is it a native American hand tool?. Very heavy

 

[creskol]

Greetings Katy .. It is hard to say with certainty, but it very well could be a: https://www.google.com/search?clien....0i10k1j0i30k1j0i10i24k1j0i24k1.0.IVkg9cmjKXc

 

[Erndog]

Probably just a well worn river rock.

 

[History Hunter02]

I agree its just a river rock. Those can be tricky.

 

[creskol]

I agree its just a river rock. Those can be tricky.

What differentiates her rock from many of those shown on the link I provided earlier?

 

[Breezie]

Found in a creek in parkville Missouri. Is it a native American hand tool?. Very heavy

"Creek" is the operative word.

Welcome to the Forum!!!


Breezie

 

[History Hunter02]

What differentiates her rock from many of those shown on the link I provided earlier?

You're link is broken and you have to remember it was found in a creek. Water can do amazing things to rocks.

 

[creskol]

You're link is broken and you have to remember it was found in a creek. Water can do amazing things to rocks.

it works for me, but just in case do a google (image) search for metate stones. Now, I am not saying it is or it isn't because there is no definitive way to argue either side.

 

[civil_war22]

I’d keep it but it’s just me. I have all sorts of weird rocks around Native and natural