Stone Tools

[The Grim Reaper]

This post is not directed at anyone in particular. I am just posting this so people can get an understanding of just what is and what isn't a Stone Tool manufactured by ancient man.

Stone was shaped into useful Tools with another stone. In other words, they would take the desired stone they wanted to make into an Axe, Celt, Pestle, etc and use a Peck Stone to peck the rock into the Tool they wanted. This would leave the object rough and without a sharp blade edge.This is when the grinding a polishing began which I'm sure was a long, drawn out process. If you know what to look for you can see this process on almost every stone tool you find. There are times when the piece is so highly polished that all of the peck marks are gone, but most of the time the peck marks are still evident somewhere on the object.

These loaded out of order, but the first two pictures are of a personal find and a perfect example of what I am talking about. This Axe is polished smooth a glass on the bit and the face on both sides and inside the groove. But just behind the groove you can see the peck marks from where it was pecked into shape.

Pictures #6 and #12 show Peck Stones found on sites where we found Celts, Axes, Pestles, etc. If you look closely you can see the peck marks on quite a few pieces in these pictures. Another interesting note is the smaller of the two Pestles side by side has been pecked into shape but the dark line you see around the edge in the original outer rind of the stone they left on purpose. It is polished all around the base.

I hope this helps and everyone please feel free to add your Stone Tools to the thread so we can get a good discussion going.

 

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[pickaway]

yea its been an ok year, finding some small wholes.

 

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[jmaschal]

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[The Grim Reaper]

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[The Grim Reaper]

Bump this up again for people to see true Stone Tools.

 

[southfork]

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Great collection Steve .

 

[Tdog]

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Thanks Steve. You've got the best collection that I know of.

 

[H.P.]

Great educational post....Ill contribute a flared bit Celt from Cedar Key Florida..

 

[Older The Better]

Dang hp I didn’t expect you have so much good stuff when you joined

 

[H.P.]

Thanks Older...I have a diverse Florida collection, I’ve been hunting since early fifties...I’ll pitch in where I can,

 

[Buckleberry]

KIller celt, well made, gotta love the flared bits...looks like the lithic might be wiry granite?

Great educational post....Ill contribute a flared bit Celt from Cedar Key Florida..
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[H.P.]

Thanks don’t know anything about non fla. rocks..we find an occasional trade item like this.