pottery plummet..may hint at use.

[GatorBoy]

I have heard of a couple of these... only a couple. I was lucky enough to find 1 of them. With all the debate and questions about the use of plummets I thought this was worth sharing. since most are made of stone or shell they are limited in the types of use that would be visible on their surface. I believe this rare artifact may be showing some information very rarely seen. I inhanced one of the photos to bring out small wear patterns that do not appear to be intentional. they look to me like cloth or cord impressions. Have a look..

 

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[GatorBoy]

Killer! That is the only one besides mine I've ever seen! I read about a couple. That's so cool..they look almost exact. Thanks bro!

 

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[GatorBoy]

Here is a photo of mine in a small case.

 

[rock]

How did they tell time? And the climate changes as to winter and summer. Maybe they used these to sort the weather. And if found by the water maybe to track the water levels. Just a thought.

 

[NC field hunter]

How did they tell time? And the climate changes as to winter and summer. Maybe they used these to sort the weather. And if found by the water maybe to track the water levels. Just a thought.

I tend to think that some of them were used to build structures that act as calendars. The pyramids and Stonehenge line with the planets and act as a calendar. Makes sense native Americans did the same. The ruins in Mexico also acted as such.

 

[rock]

Nice frame GB

 

[GatorBoy]

Thanks Rock.. This thread is getting a bit out there...even for me.

 

[rock]

LOL I have some other points to get a ID on yet. Maybe I will post one from Fl and you might know what type it is. On a different thread of course.

 

[TimeWaster]

I'm thinking some sort of pestle. Think about it. You can pack a pipe with it, or grind up some herb on the run. Maybe there was a popular food product, tobacco, medicine, etc that they used regularly that could be smashed with this thing. Then the different models would be for hanging around the neck, or each end having a different shape to smash particular objects. Heck, it could even be a mascara brush of sorts. Dip one end in the paint of the day, and touch up the war paint before going to whipping some native hiney.

 

[GatorBoy]

That's certainly a fresh point of view. Although it seems I have never seen any with staining.. or a consistency of usage where on the bottom. Still.. yet another interesting thought.

 

[TimeWaster]

The sketch I saw in a previous post of the string running around the "weight" with the two fish hooks hanging off just proves to me that it isn't that! LOL Seriously, I think the many different forms of these things weren't just used for one purpose. They are probably different tools for different reasons. Some may be tools, and some may be just jewelry of sorts.
But if you had rough tobacco, pot, hashish, lol, or whatever else these people may have smoked, (and that leads to the question of when our ancestors picked up smoking) then you would keep it in a leather bag. So this thing could be used to smash it up in the bag, and also to pack the pipe.
The ones with the funny knob on the end could even be some sort of basket weaving tool, and the reason you find them near the water is that they used them to make some sort of fish catching basket. It is shaped in a way that it may have been used as a crude crochet needle.
As far as critical thinking goes, don't let the location of the find fool you. I saw a donut sitting in a truck stop bathroom one time. That doesn't mean the bathroom was a breakfast area. LOL

 

[GatorBoy]

Even with the humor.. I'm liking your thoughts.. it seems to me there is an empty space when it comes to smoking paraphernalia artifacts. I also like your logic. Good post.