Shell Gorgets????

[Neogeo]

These were found by my best friend Eli along with some broken tools.They were surface found very near to each other.I have never seen anything like them,and I am baffled.The holes are rough but there seems to be some were around the inside of the holes...Single knot Gorgets preformsNeedless to say when I am feelin stronger we are goin back asap!













The holes seem to match up too...

 

[GatorBoy]

They look like net weights.
I have many just the same.
That style seemed to be associated with mostly archaic sites in my area.

 

[Neogeo]

All the net weights I have here are limestone.....and the size of the shell is huge,never seen ones that large.....Thanx for thin input......Ya gotta love this stuff...LOL..

 

[GatorBoy]

I'll post some photos later on they even have the notches

 

[Neogeo]

Cool I would love to see'em,I have some pretty sweet stone one as well...I will try to hunt up some pix.....Thanx G.B

 

[GatorBoy]

My pleasure I might as well just start a thread of net weights.. please chip in.
I'll post here first.

 

[HeavyFletch]

I found some large mussell shells once that had button blanks drilled out of them and had several holes in each. Sight unseen a friend tried to convince me they were shell gorkets. I found these close to a defunct shed near an old house place on a camp site. Kept them cause they were "neat".

 

[Neogeo]

 

[Neogeo]

This one is from Tn...Button blank

 

[GatorBoy]

I'm not back to the house yet but I'm pretty sure www.texasbeyondhistory.net has some examples

 

[rock]

So how you holding up? Im not much help with shell artifacts.

 

[GatorBoy]

 

[Neogeo]

Jinx....LOL..I just found my way there too...LOL


Doin better every day Bro....Thanx.

 

[Neogeo]

Ok ...So from what I have gathered.it was a spoon or other shell tool.A stick was inserted into the hole then corked with pitch.So I am thinking that the discolored patch was left like a stain...what are your thoughts?

 

[GatorBoy]

No.. that's another thing all together.
These are net weights.

 

[rock]

I believe they used them like a hoe or shovel with the stick as the handle.

 

[monsterrack]

If anyone would know about shell that would be Gator so I would listen to him.

 

[GatorBoy]

Thank you for the kind words... it probably won't be long before professor Shellman shows up.
(TomClark)

 

[GatorBoy]

Here's a few different style examples

 

[Tnmountains]

Hey Neo Hope all is going well.