Plow head

[lookingharder]

Now that I'm starting to get boxes unpacked from a move 10 years ago, I'll start uploading some pictures. I found this in Kentucky while wading a small river next to a bottom where hundreds of arrow heads have been found. It was covered in moss but the outline was clear. I thought I had found a cannon shell of some sorts. (Being a ammotroop) The rock weighs 8 lbs. 8oz. very heavy for its size. Way too heavy to be used for grinding corn by hand (I have some of those stones too) Only thing I can think of is a plow head tied to a fork of a small tree. The biggest mystery for me is in the area of Kentucky I lived there is nothing but field stone, ALL FLAT rocks.
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[georgia flatlander]

That's an awesome piece. I love tools!

 

[lookingharder]

Sorry I didn't get the pictures upright.

 

[arrow86]

That is really cool and different don’t recall seeing anything like that before

 

[rock]

Im at a loss of trying to understand how it was used and for what purpose?

 

[captain redbeard]

That thing is awesome, whatever it is!

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Im at a loss of trying to understand how it was used and for what purpose?

Me too. I understand what he thinks it was used for, to put furrows in the field, I'm just not sure how that would work. Most of the Hoes I have seen or found are either highly polished Flint Spades or the rough looking but still polished Hardstone ones.

 

[catherine1]

Looks like a preform hoe......at that size. Nice save.

 

[arrow86]

Can you post pic of the bottom ? Is it squared off ?

 

[lookingharder]

arrow86, here is the bottom,

 

[lookingharder]

I found this which looks similar. I didn't know the Indians used mortars and pestles this big.

 

[monsterrack]

I have never seen an artifact that looked like that. If it was used has a hoe/plow it would have a polish to it and if it was used for grinding it would be rounded on a end.