Nutting Stone??

[CreekSide]

Portable fire kit? I’d like to see a stone that was conclusively used to start fires.

Most of those are palm sized with only 1 divot to hold the stick. I’m not sure what would be on the base to hold the tender

 

[magua]

Wider pit on top, usually used for cracking nuts.
Smaller, usually used for point sharpening and known to be used for bow drill fires.

The attached was found at site with mostly archaic artifacts/hearth. If you find something similar in an area where there’s no other artifacts, then you got a question whether or not it’s natural for sure. The one in the picture also has the same markings on both sides. It was found with Flint flakes, got a couple of other absolutely incredible and unusual finds. Hopefully someday I’ll be able to post those as well.

It is often thought that pitted, Notting stands, more frequently in archaic settings.

 

[russau]

If you were a smoker you could use a large Omar on your desk for a ornamental ash tray . Quite the conversation object !

 

[ConceptualizedNetherlandr]

If you were a smoker you could use a large Omar on your desk for a ornamental ash tray . Quite the conversation object !

Have you not seen the ash tray made of a plaster cast of the Art Institute entrance downtown Chicago lion's ballz ?

 

[russau]

Have you not seen the ash tray made of a plaster cast of the Art Institute entrance downtown Chicago lion's ballz ?

Nope , I never have seen it! Should have I ?