Possible NA tool

WannaDig3687 · Jul 24, 2018

I live on a 40 acre farm in Ohio. My friends own 10 acres next to me. They have found a NA point and a maul, which I posted on here last year. I get overly excited when I find possible NA artifacts so I have gotten into the practice of setting aside stones/rocks that I think might be something. After a few days, I'll look again to see if I still feel the same about it or if I realize it's just a rock. Well I found this one on Friday. Looked at it after a couple days, and was still excited. I set it back down just in case I'm exaggerating. Then, tonight, Mr. WD asks, "Where did I see that rock you found? It looks like a tool." Game on, I have to post it and see what you experts think!

We also just had a friend over and he looked at it and thinks we just might have something.

So... What do you think?

sandchip · Jul 24, 2018

You gave us plenty of pictures of the "grooves", and overall pics, but I'd like to see pictures of the big end from different angles before I would hazard an opinion. Is the big end ground to a sharp edge? Also, are the ridges and grooves on both sides or just one? The one edge profile of the grooved area looks a bit thin for any kind of chopping tool.

The Grim Reaper · Jul 24, 2018

The grooves are formed by natural erosion. A softer part of the stone erodes faster than the hard dark bands which makes the grooves. Not seeing any evidence of that ever being altered or used by man.