mn9000
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- Oct 10, 2016
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Found these interesting stone tools in the side of a cut bank in a creek bed about 4 feet above the water level. I noticed a thin line of black, charred looking soil about 3 feet long , maybe 2-3 inches thick at most. Something told me it might be an ancient fire so I started digging. It didnt take long before I started getting lucky. The 3 tools all came from the same spot but the artifact that resembles a nutting stone was found some 20 feet away. I was running out of daylight & only spent 30 min there, can't wait to go back & spend a few hours!
3 of the 4 appear to be the same type of material, any thoughts on what these tools are called and/or their function is appreciated. The one that looks a little like a spoon has got me thrown for a loop ( final 2 photos ). I haven't seen anything online that I can really compare it to. It almost looks designed to draw towards you using you're right hand, or push away from you (a skinning type motion ) using your left hand. I'll post some better pics of it shortly.
Also, is it common for a nutting stone to have a perfect 90 degree angle to it? The flat sides have a blackish stain to them (as if they'd been rubbed against something over a period of time), is it possible that this was some type of sanding block?
3 of the 4 appear to be the same type of material, any thoughts on what these tools are called and/or their function is appreciated. The one that looks a little like a spoon has got me thrown for a loop ( final 2 photos ). I haven't seen anything online that I can really compare it to. It almost looks designed to draw towards you using you're right hand, or push away from you (a skinning type motion ) using your left hand. I'll post some better pics of it shortly.
Also, is it common for a nutting stone to have a perfect 90 degree angle to it? The flat sides have a blackish stain to them (as if they'd been rubbed against something over a period of time), is it possible that this was some type of sanding block?
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