Tools, Art or rocks?

[tasmith@otelco.net]

 

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[Tdog]

I'd say they're geofacts.

 

[Garscale]

Not tools nor art. Some may have had a few flakes knocked off by man.

 

[IMAUDIGGER]

I'm curious what "art" is seen in these rocks?
Are you pulling our legs?

Are there some pictures that are not showing up?

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Sorry. they are simply rocks

 

[jamus peek]

Some of the shapes look Zoomorphic. They don't look worked by man. As far as workmanship is concerned the guys here are looking at your rocks objectively. Looking for pecking grinding chipping. You see the shapes and are subjectively thinking. If you see some areas that look worked to you post some close-ups of those areas

 

[IMAUDIGGER]

Some of the shapes look Zoomorphic.

What are you talking about??

What animals are you seeing in these rock fragments?

 

[jamus peek]

What are you talking about??

What animals are you seeing in these rock fragments?

I fully understand. It's the faces in the clouds type of thing some people see them some don't. I see shapes of bodies and heads on a couple. When I first started hunting I thought a lot of rocks looked like birds. A lot of people tend to see these things some mistake them for artifacts. Call me crazy if you like. Lol!

 

[Fred250]

Not that they aren’t there but I’m not seeing animal shapes, what sticks out to me is the facial imagery in the inclusions. Are there two punch/chisel like rocks or is it both sides of the same one. If not natural I’d lean towards tools rather than rock art, but as always just an opinion.

 

[tasmith@otelco.net]

Thanks for all the feedback! I find the locations of the quartz geode fragments more as a designed tool. I think the archaic civilizations all over NA were much more creative than “our” history details. This area is rich in geodes, Bangor chert and flint. With a large freshwater supply, as long as humans were in the area, they would have been here. The rocks that fit naturally in a hand, worn accordingly and even adorned with quartz had to have been appreciated by those that have gone before. Again, thanks for all the feedback!

 

[IMAUDIGGER]

I see now, it's the quartz that has your interest and the fact they were picked up in the vicinity of an area known for being occupied.

Is quartz common in your area?

Around here, it's an extremely common mineral. Maybe that's why I didn't really grasp the significance.
It's rare here to find a blade or point made from quartz.

 

[newnan man]

Those are all just rocks.

 

[unclemac]

The rocks that fit naturally in a hand, worn accordingly and even adorned with quartz had to have been appreciated by those that have gone before.,,

...well certainly appreciated, but primarily as a resource to be altered, not as a rock to be admired. We here have all found amazing lithics made of outstanding minerals that none of us would even think of chipping away at. Native folk?...not so much...they would have seen that bright blue Ellensburg agate and thought "this will be a cool point"...not "wow, let's take this home and put it on the shelf in our mineral collection."

 

[Mine Shaft]

I would be looking for Gold in Quartz, that's your best bet. Good luck.

 

[tasmith@otelco.net]

Thanks for everyone’s feedback! Very interested in your thoughts on these petroglyphs.