Small spade or hoe

[HeavyFletch]

Always wondered if that was notched on that one side , or if it was field damge

 

[GatorBoy]

Looks like a nicely thinned preform with some damage that's evident by the change in patina to me.

 

[HeavyFletch]

I think what you are thinking is a different color in patina, is polish. All the "thicker" parts and end are polished from use. Are you aware of any preforms that are polished before finishing? Sometimes shadows and angles of pictures make something appear that is not there.

 

[painterx7]

Going by what I see it is quite possibly a hoe I've seen them with the same notches before could of been a multi time period piece say an archaic preform turned into hoe by a woodland indian

 

[bci101tractors]

I see a big ol' scraper/chopper...
Great find.

 

[HeavyFletch]

Going by what I see it is quite possibly a hoe I've seen them with the same notches before could of been a multi time period piece say an archaic preform turned into hoe by a woodland indian

I agree with mississipian.......... Was field find near Kinkaid Mounds in Southern Illinois ( and I may not even be correct on time periods)...... with property permission

 

[painterx7]

Yes I believe the mound builders were Mississippian

 

[bci101tractors]

More so Late Woodland...

Yes I believe the mound builders were Mississippian

 

[painterx7]

The earliest mound builders were actually archaic to b exact and it went through the Mississippian time periods but I guess the woodland indians were more famous for it ...

 

[bci101tractors]

Did you google that in 20 minutes...
Thanks for the info.

The earliest mound builders were actually archaic to b exact and it went through the Mississippian time periods but I guess the woodland indians were more famous for it ...

 

[monsterrack]

I can't see a polish, but it's a good artifact.

 

[painterx7]

Did you google that in 20 minutes... Thanks for the info.

No I googled it in 5 min

 

[HeavyFletch]

You can see the polished bit better in these pictures. This is not a chip out of the end or a change in patina. Lighting plays games with pictures.

 

[outlawatheart]

try taking a pic without the flash it will show the polish better

 

[outlawatheart]

nice hoe/spade by the way was it a creek find?

 

[painterx7]

Yes it does look like a creek find nice hoe outlaw

 

[HeavyFletch]

Field find, dark flint........ always maybe thought dover

 

[painterx7]

Yes I believe that is Dover

 

[rock]

It was probably longer when they first made it. After it broke a few times and then rechipped it a few times left it the way you see it now. Its still a very nice hoe.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Definitely a Hoe and a pretty nice one. I found some just like yours on sites I hunt here in southern Ohio and northern Kentucky. Mine are all made of what we call Ironstone which is actually Waverly Sandstone and they all have the same polish as yours.

Here's a few of mine and you can see the heavy polish in some of the pics.