Stone Ground Artifacts

[DrJay73]

I've been finding some interesting pieces whole working in my yard. Curious what others think.
Uploading one picture at a time is cumbersome. First post so fumbling a bit.
If I can get a few more pictures up here you may be able to discern a fossilized bivalve. f
Finger and thumb indentations have been smoothed into the surface and wear signs on the working ends.

 

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[Treasure_Hunter]

Sorry, nothing in picture shows it was worked by man.

 

[DrJay73]

The single picture was not my intent but it seems one picture at a time is the default.
I'll try to upload a few more. Hard to tell anything from that but I appreciate the response.
The finger and thumb indentations and wear marks is what makes me think it may be an artifact. The Clovis points stick out which are not common in the NW. The grinding and pecking stones are what I seem to encounter.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

The single picture was not my intent but it seems one picture at a time is the default.
I'll try to upload a few more. Hard to tell anything from that but I appreciate the response.
The finger and thumb indentations and wear marks is what makes me think it may be an artifact. The Clovis points stick out which are not common in the NW. The grinding and pecking stones are what I seem to encounter.

You can upload multiple pictures in post before posting, you do up load them 1 at a time, then post all at once. Below was all uploaded before posting .

 

[Relicgrubber]

Nice pictures TH!

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Nice pictures TH!

Thanks, but not actually my pictures, I love the west and pictures of the west I have been to the locations pictures were taken multiple times though...

 

[Tnmountains]

@OP Are you finding any flint flakes in your yard. They seem to show up first in most cases. Good luck and welcome to the site. You will get the hang of posting pictures. Keep posting .

 

[MAMucker]

Bi-valve = clam fossil, pecking stone? Can’t really tell. Sorry.

 

[DrJay73]

Thanks for the welcome.
I don't find much in the way of flint. I'm finding ground stone type.
I look for flaked edges. Usage patterns. What seem to be fine stone grinders don't make for the most compelling pictures. The wear patterns where an item would be held can be subtle in an image yet be very obvious in one's hand.
I will be contacting the Burke Museum about my finds. I submitted photos of an item a couple years ago. They said it was a very interesting piece. It was not a tool though. They thought it had signs of being worked but it was more like an incidental tool.
Pareidolia is alive and well but I try to be on the lookout for it.
I am sitting on glacial till in north Seattle. I recently found some agatized mussel fossils. About 20 inches down we are already at the Younger Dryas event. Long before the age of arrowheads.

 

[Garscale]

Thanks for the welcome.
I don't find much in the way of flint. I'm finding ground stone type.
I look for flaked edges. Usage patterns. What seem to be fine stone grinders don't make for the most compelling pictures. The wear patterns where an item would be held can be subtle in an image yet be very obvious in one's hand.
I will be contacting the Burke Museum about my finds. I submitted photos of an item a couple years ago. They said it was a very interesting piece. It was not a tool though. They thought it had signs of being worked but it was more like an incidental tool.
Pareidolia is alive and well but I try to be on the lookout for it.
I am sitting on glacial till in north Seattle. I recently found some agatized mussel fossils. About 20 inches down we are already at the Younger Dryas event. Long before the age of arrowheads.

Dont be so sure... I find points below the younger/dryas

 

[DrJay73]

Dont be so sure... I find points below the younger/dryas

I am not too sure about many things.

Points being different than arrowheads. I haven't found any sources suggesting arrowheads before before younger/dryas

 

[DrJay73]

Uploading photos from my laptop isn't working. I'll try to insert one here.

A little success. ��

 

[DrJay73]

Images uploaded via phone

Multiple attachments attempt


I managed to get a couple pictures to upload from my phone. I found this a couple days ago. About 18 inches down. I suspect a digging tool.

It would be helpful for the 8 page discussion on how to upload photos be replaced with a current process that clarifies the steps to upload one or more photos via desktop or smartphone. Windows is pretty intuitive. It makes me think the forum is buggy. Perhaps this is a hurdle to discourage new users. In that case it is working just fine.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Sorry they are natural stone, not artifacts.

 

[DrJay73]

Back to the laptop
Insert single image is not working.
Advanced attempted to upload two files. Nothing.
I read all eight pages about attaching files. On the first page several posts in someone commented the quoted procedure doesn't work. Eight pages later there is still not a current working procedure outlined.
Hmmm...I'd like to participate but fighting with posting and trying to unlock the riddles of this forum is a bit much.

Click insert image done. Nope

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

The problem is on your end, uploading pictures works.





If you follow the directions in the link below it woks, I just uploaded 2 pictures following the exact steps in the thread from my laptop, windows 10 Edge..

 

[DrJay73]

I've read the threads about new users. I hope I have provided some entertainment value.

 

[Older The Better]

I know it may be mostly unhelpful but I had big issues loading pictures till I tweaked something to do with my connection, I think it had something to do with my crappy internet and something vaguely about signing in, I doubt it’s super helpful but maybe it’s enough... I just can’t remember exactly what I did.

 

[Tdog]

I know it may be mostly unhelpful but I had big issues loading pictures till I tweaked something to do with my connection, I think it had something to do with my crappy internet and something vaguely about signing in, I doubt it’s super helpful but maybe it’s enough... I just can’t remember exactly what I did.

I've had issues recently that I didn't have at first with loading pics.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

I've read the threads about new users. I hope I have provided some entertainment value.

What operating system are you using?