PNW Prehistoric Indian Tools found on beach-

[BeachWalker]

I'm new here, but I've been hunting for years. This is my collection of "tools" that I have found over the years while out on many a beach walk. I started to notice, they were always made out of the same material, in the same area and no where else. A lady who lived down the street from me who always talked to herself and yelled out at cars and people as they walked through the park across the street from her (on the water), that we "were walking on ancient Indian burial grounds and that we shouldn't trespass!" I never thought there was any truth to her claims, but after finding these only a couple blocks away from where she was talking about on the beach, I am beginning to think that maybe she knew what she was yelling about. :/ Any information to shed here folks? Links? Specialists? These are found on a private beach in the Seattle area. Thanks, Enjoy!

 

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[Tony in SC]

To me they all have a natural look, but I'm no expert. Post them over on the North American Artifact forum. Tony

 

[tamrock]

I have to go with Tony on this. The rocks are shaped by the process of natural beach erosion by the waves filled with swirling sands on the rocks. I was on a rocky beach I think in northern California that had many smooth, polished rocks such as the ones you've collected. I picked out this one that is the result of a spinning sand filled eddy had bored a hole completely through the rock. I have also seen this same action of natural erosion smooth, shape and bore holes on rocks in the rivers here in the mountains.

 

[catherine1]

Those are all geofacts. Rocks.

 

[calisdad]

Tamrock your artifact was made by a bivalve commonly known as a piddock:

I have to agree most, if not all of the others are 'geofacts'.

 

[tamrock]

Tamrock your artifact was made by a bivalve commonly known as a piddock:

I have to agree most, if not all of the others are 'geofacts'.

Huh! They can actually bore in to rock. I've not herd of those critters before. Thanks for bringing that to my attention.

 

[DCMetal]

Here are some examples of hand tools that were sold at auction. While some rocks look carved, others were used as tools in their natural state.

Native American Woodlands Hand Axe and Discoidal : Lot 184

Native American War Mallet Stone Heads : Lot 369

This last grouping is actually from your area.
Group of 5 Authentic / vintage Native American hand mad : Lot 549

 

[frankie]

I see some that look very interesting. I know I've passed up smooth stones like that b4. I Better pay more attention. Some rocks were used on skins or to crush corn etc. Some could pass for river stones. What else have you found in this area? Anything else that goes alone with these Stones? Come on, You Can show us. They don't look like hunting stones! Glade Im not carring them around. Look heavy and take up alot of space. One thing you might want to do is get a gold pan with a screen on it. If theirs a hill their. WORK IT! Might have beeds in the sand or smaller stuff could start showing up. Also I find that a west wind uncovers coins on my beach. EAST COAST. Might be a east wind their where you are. I Wouldn't think a grave yard and a village site would be close to each other. That alot of stone found in one area. The Indians bury their dead with beeded outfits on. When you start losing land. Stuffworks out of the side of the hill. Hope you have alot of storage. Ha Ha

 

[BosnMate]

He has some artifacts and some geofacts from the looks of what I can see. There are net weights and grinding stones for sure.

 

[unclemac]

Indian burials were typically on high ground, away from tides and the shore line.

 

[BosnMate]

Indian burials were typically on high ground, away from tides and the shore line.

The shore line has change dramatically in the last few hundred years. There are tree stumps being discovered that at one time were high and dry woods and are now under water.
The PNW is in the ring of fire, earthquakes, volcanoes, and tidal waves.

 

[unclemac]

so true, but for the most part, we still don't have many burials washing out, although we do have some that is for sure. But the ones I know of are cliff erosion combined with tidal action during powerful storms. That is when the beads start showing up on the beach. I am also thinking that if you are too close to sea level, won't the hole be a wet one? I won't be planting grandpa in a puddle....

 

[coinman123]

They all look like geofacts to me. I see rocks weathered just like that when I'm at the beach

 

[Hot zone]

I believe the natives would have seen potential pestil or hammerstone and brought such rocks to camp where they can be found in number... However Found on the beach and lacking obvious working or purposeful shaping are of little value except to drive a tent stake or hold down the edge of your blanket ��

 

[BosnMate]

This looks like a grinder (pestal) and a net weight. I have several just like it that weren't found in a creek, they were found in plowed fields along with other arttifacts.
I don't have a net weight in my collection, but I've seen them in PNW museums that sure look a lot like it.
Same with these two, the one on the right especially could be a net weight. A couple of the others I'd like to handle, but granted, the majority look like geofacts.

 

[unclemac]

what bothers me is the uniformity of most of the stone that are in fact geofacts...leads me to think the others are too

 

[Hot zone]

The banded net weights are obvious...but this is not always the case... In one dig near john day dam we found many flat stones that were about the size of a large cookie complete with a bite like chip missing from opposite sides... Had you found only one it would look natural but the fact that you usually found a dozen in one spot indicated these were easily fashioned weights of a throwing net!

 

[unclemac]

and those are a common form too, ubiquitous on the left coast, I even have a few.

 

[BeachWalker]

Okay, same beach but now new exciting finds. WHAT ARE THESE!!!!!! BONES They are made from the same clay like material.


They were laying right next to each other.

 

[unclemac]

those are larger pieces from which your smaller pieces eventually erode from...notice how similar the shapes of the appendages are to the pieces you have found before.