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[SOHIO]

heres a "rock" with a groove. I would like some expert opinions (roflmao)on this pc

 

[RGINN]

Just lookin, I would call it a shaft straightener/abrader. There should be another one just like it, and you would clamp them together on a wooden shaft to smooth it.

 

[SOHIO]

exactly what I thought it to be ..thanks for the input .

 

[SOHIO]

Never thought there would be another pc check out the reverse side it has grooves in an x possibly to tie around to hold 2 pcs together ?

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[Hot zone]

Look for the other, they are a set.

 

[larson1951]

the two grooves on the other side are just more grooves used for the same task
it is very possible the they could have been used for sharpening bone awls also
other uses can be for shaping bone game pieces and ornaments
they are not very deep which indicates this one has not bee used very much
they were not tied together, they were held together by hand or one placed on the ground or some solid surface and the other one was placed on top and held down by hand with the arrow in between

 

[SOHIO]

the two grooves on the other side are just more grooves used for the same task
it is very possible the they could have been used for sharpening bone awls also
other uses can be for shaping bone game pieces and ornaments

possibilities are endless on some artifacts. thanks for input

 

[larson1951]

if you look at 7th image on neogeo's post it shows how the abraders were used
here is the link;

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/american-indian-artifacts/296360-yardsale-score.html

 

[Edmundruffin]

I hope you remember where you found that ultra rare treasure marker. It was a marker for buried riches. X marks the spot. Now got off your but and go and dig up the treasure.

 

[SOHIO]

if you look at 7th image on neogeo's post it shows how the abraders were used
here is the link;

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/american-indian-artifacts/296360-yardsale-score.html

thanks larson i noticed that this morning and commented on that thread

 

[SOHIO]

I hope you remember where you found that ultra rare treasure marker. It was a marker for buried riches. X marks the spot. Now got off your but and go and dig up the treasure.

Your my new best friend !

 

[nsdq]

first pic looks like a giant coffee bean

 

[pointdlr]

Sohio,
Nice Find. Over the years, I have a couple found in Ohio and Kentucky. The first thing I noticed about mine is that they were all made of the same material, which is kinda coarse like sandpaper. Yours is exactly the same material as mine. Please don't ask me to dig mine out for a picture. I can't even begin to think of what box I have them in. Cool, and rare find.
Regards,
Jon Dickinson.

 

[SOHIO]

I ask for an expert opinion and get one . Yes this pc is the same course sandstone. My son actually found this pc in the last good rains in a field near the church down the rd. Never seen it plowed in ten years I've been out here. There is a mound about half mile from the field so I figured he might have some luck and enjoy a "possible" sweet spot, so I turned him out into it all to his self. He found a point and tons of flint, got his heart pumpin for a few. Thanks for posting Jon.

 

[larson1951]

these are sandstone abraders from the dakotas slightly different but for the same type of tasks

 

[SOHIO]

very nice example how'd you come by that ?

 

[larson1951]

i have a bucket full of them
all found in the same field over the last twenty years
many have multiple grooves, many have been used so much that the groove got so deep it caused the piece to break in half
a lot have two or three grooves on each side
many have two grooves on each side which resemble the the shape of a 'plus' sign
all are made of sand stone with different sizes of grooves
once in a great while one shows up made from granite

 

[SOHIO]

looks like the same type of sandstone? manos from out your way? Do you find manos in your area. Are manos even made from sandstone? Someone sent me one from colorado once gave it away myself. we don't see much whitish sandstone here that ive noticed anyway.

 

[ivan salis]

the x type grooves on the backside could be to tie a rope around the two smoothing stones ( one on each side of the shaft) to help hold the "shaft smoothing stones" together as they were worked up and down the shaft by hand -- or for shaping / sharpening other things

 

[SOHIO]

thanks ivan, yeah thats what it seems to me to be, probably some sinew or grass rope held it together.