Paint dish or nutting bowl ?

[painterx7]

Not much time to hunt like I expected this weekend busy busy so I thought I'd ask which y'all thought it was it has been chipped and ground on by man and was found in context with other tools . I do know these rocks come natural like this as I have found natural ones lol tell me what you think

 

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[painterx7]

I almost forgot the pics lol

 

[rock]

Im sure they took advantage of them but that one looks natural to me.

 

[painterx7]

Thanks old friend for your opinion but this one has been used by man

 

[wvwildman]

nice find congrats HH

 

[monsterrack]

It looks to be a natural that was man altered for their use.

 

[painterx7]

It looks to be a natural that was man altered for their use.

Kinda what I thought would you say nutting dish or paint ? Thanks for the replies everyone

 

[gilmerman]

I think I would get this checked out, you could have a fossil looks like it could be a bone socket or joint. That's a perfect hole there I'd get it looked at. Its a great find in any account.

 

[unclemac]

Thanks old friend for your opinion but this one has been used by man

...but perhaps not "made" by man.

 

[painterx7]

No not made by man I know this lol I put that in the beginning sentence I know however it was used by man made by man no ... When the NA were mining chert or flint they would dig these rocks up with the chert I know this because of my time digging basements it is the same for most round rocks here natural but they would use them when they found them

 

[painterx7]

And believe it or not I can give you a fairly accurate answer to how these rocks became round . When I was a kid we thought the NA made them round so my friends mom who knew a professor at Austin peay collage she took some to him to examine . His answer was that there were prehistoric mud or dung beetles that would roll "mud or dung " I can't remember witch into theses round balls and over time they became fossilized into round rocks this could be a wrong answer but it sure makes sense to me and as for my paint dish altered by man but not man made I hope this information helps out HH

 

[bci101tractors]

Its a neat rock, but looks completely natural...

 

[painterx7]

Thanks for your opinion friend HH !!

 

[painterx7]

But it is definitely man altered

 

[NC field hunter]

I think you have a metate! Looks like a Mano should be near by! Here is one I found. both pieces were together.



Nice find!

 

[painterx7]

Man that is awesome that you found them together not always that lucky looking in the creek lol

 

[NC field hunter]

Man that is awesome that you found them together not always that lucky looking in the creek lol

The big one, yes. Both pieces were there. The small one, I found on my farm and never found its mate.