Nutting/ fire stone?

[dewalted]

Found this in contra costa county ,ca. Not sure what to call it. Stone or possibly fossil. it has dpuble grooved lines x5 that start at the point, run all the way to bottom

 

[GatorBoy]

Fossil Gastropod

 

[GatorBoy]

 

[dewalted]

I see the similarity. mine is bullet shaped with the grooves carved or ? onto stone. Ill try to get better pic and post.

 

[GatorBoy]

There is thousands of different types. I could be wrong but I do not belive that to be an artifact..but a fossil.

 

[dewalted]

 

[Get-the-point]

Well I do not think i can positively ID this one. My thought was that is was a firestarter. That would be the top piece to protect the palm from the friction of spinning the stick with the bow. Just a thought.......Welcome to the Forum Dewalted. There are plenty of knowledged people here so please enjoy the new finds and the site..........................GTP

 

[old digger]

I agree with Gator! It very much resembles a fossil, and it looks like a fossil urchin. I am not proficent at uploading photos from the net. Maybe someone could help.

 

[GatorBoy]

 

[old digger]

Thank You! Gator.

 

[dewalted]

Looks alot a like.

 

[GatorBoy]

Welcome aboard.

 

[Ammonhotep]

It certainly does look like an urchin. At the same time, early peoples were known to use fossils as tools ... sometimes you just never know!

 

[dewalted]

Well i have found other objects (indian) =granite with hole drilled through it, broken tips , axe or ? Ill get better pics of these objects too. Thanks for all the replys.

 

[rock]

Welcome aboard dewalted. I look forward to seeing your other artifacts you have.