Need some help identifying these NW Iowa Stone Age relics

[Pkolson]

 

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[digging440yrs]

Welcome aboard, some of those look like awesome finds

 

[vpnavy]

Welcome Aboard! Take a look at Sub-Forums: Iowa for information (i.e., clubs, etc.) directly related to your state.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congratulations on the very interesting finds! Please keep us posted on your research.

 

[Enginefitter]

Welcome from NE Ohio.

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[Treasure_Hunter]

Moving Post to North American Indian Artifact Forum, re-naming thread "Need some help identifying these NW Iowa Stone Age relics.".....

 

[creekhunter]

Looks like some nice early farming implements, someone from your region should know specifics, very neat finds!

 

[1320]

Axes, mauls and pestles for the most part. I'd like to see some isolated, close up shots of the artifact with the hole in it....

 

[1320]

And these are the same pieces but a different angle?

 

[old digger]

Welcome to TNET!

Looks like you have a few good keepers there. A nice abrader in the upper right hand side, and several grooved hammers.

 

[Pkolson]

Yes, just gathered them all together for a different shot.

 

[Pkolson]

We are pretty new at this; but learning fast! We have been on computers non-stop to learn what tools we have. Since we are in a farming area it makes sense that these tools were used for that purpose, and for harvest. In later years the Woodland Indians were here, a neighbor has a huge collection of arrowheads from that era. We are not so far from the Little Sioux River.The one with the hole is a favorite of ours. Picture coming!

 

[Pkolson]

Indian rock with hole

 

[Pkolson]

Abrader

How fun to find out what an abrader was; new word and yet it makes great sense. This could be adicting!

 

[Americus]

I see a lot of nice pieces. Welcome to the forum.

 

[DirtWarrior]

Wel-come to the forum ...

 

[Indian Steve]

The piece with the hole in it looks like the hand hold for a bow drill.

 

[quito]

The piece with the hole is a utilized omar. You/I/we, don't, or won't, see many of those.

You guys must be farming in the N.W. Iowa Great Lakes region........You know what I mean!

 

[quito]

Oh, and if that is representative of what you guys are finding, you are missing a whole lot of other, and better stuff!

 

[Pkolson]

We do live in the Iowa Great Lakes (Okoboji) region famous or not so famous for the Spirit Lake Massacre. We mostly found these artifacts when we were still plowing and field cultivating . Not so much in recent years with no-till farming practices. However I am thinking we need to revisit the hills overlooking the river bottom. Certainly evidence that there was much activity on our land; cool! A neighbor sold one of his collections to the Smithsonian Museums so yes there is a treasure chest below the surface.