Native American Stone Tools And Artifacts ~ TWO OF A KIND !
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- Опубліковано 24 вер 2023
- Repeatability is a big key in determining if what you are finding is actually an artifact. Not to say that a one-off can't be an artifact, but when you are consistently finding multiple pieces that are shaped the same there is a high probability that it's an artifact.
When I post artifacts that look a like what you have I get all the no not all's telling me they are just geofacts, I know just like you do what to look for and these types of people must get a kick out of saying things they know nothing about.
You have a lot of great finds you are showing us.
God Bless.
There are times when I am not sure, but not very often. Keep learning and have fun with it!
Thank you Sir for making this videos, I'm very grateful. I'm always looking when I go hiking 😊
I find an collect the tools, like you do. I love tools Like gaint indian below i the comments People see mine an Oh thats just Rocks... We Know Thanks
Hope you're doing well
Yes, much better! Now, if I can do something about my age 😅
The rock at 8:28 is indeed a club head sometimes the are sharpened I have like 30-40 of them find them all over central Texas
Thanks for the comment! Good luck with your hunting.
Great cleanup video. I always learn so much from them. 🙂
Heck yes! Fantastic work friend
An all bird stone video would be cool. Or all animal effigies
Glad I came across your channel.
A great video thanks for sharing your knowledge. This was very interesting. Thanks again Bryan Kitchen Houston Texas
My feeling from all the artifacts collected here in CA. are those two pieces were probably hafted as some type of hammers. The natives made all sorts of rock breaking and chiseling tools. This is my guess. I have found about 5 of the exact same shaped tools as those two. Thanks for the video. I learned from you about the oils from the hands and grinding of nuts--this makes a lot of sense.
Could be hafted? Thanks for the comment!
I find those tyoe too. But, in south Mississippi, they are smaller due to the fact that that area of the country doesn't naturally contain large rocks.
Brent you have a great channel. I am curious how you ballpark age some of your finds like the black rock used to apply clay to baskets approx. 4,000 years old. I think I may have some late archaic/paleo tools only because of the size (would not make sense to use on small game) and found in creek 12-15 ft. below ground level. Is there a resource you could recommend to get more info?
It's difficult to ballpark dates on artifacts. When it comes to the pottery trowels, the Stallings culture that were about 100 miles south of here was the first known culture to make pottery in North America. They existed 4 to 5 thousand years ago. They used stone trowels to line the inside of baskets with clay. Then they would burn away the basket, which would leave the clay pot.
Thanks for sharing. With all due respect, I think many of what you call 'grinding stones' are actually more likely to be knapping stones. Knapping stones are rarely ever mentioned yet they are likely to be most common artifact in the world, imo.
One helpful way of determining if they are knapping stones is put your right hand out, as if holding an imaginary gun. Then place the rock in your right hand in the most comfortable position possible that fits in the hand while mostly keeping the right hand in the same position (as if holding a gun)(ergonomics are huge in helping determine the use of ancient stone tools).
After that, look at the opposite side of the stone: if it is rounded and warn while also being hard and not too smooth so that it will get a good grip on the rock being struck, then it is most likely a knapping stone.
One key to determining the use of most stone tools, is ergonomics. Fit the stone in your hand the way it fits best then look at the other end. Very few were hafted. Most were simply hand tools. Fit the tool in your hand using the invisible gun technique or as if you are skipping a rock. Thumb and index finger about two inches apart and the middle finger being the support underneath. If you make the gesture with your hand with nothing in and look down at your hand, it should look like a lower case (a). The tip of the middle finger should be no more than two inches away from the thumb. Sometimes, like with the Tiger Stone, the pointer finger will extend out straight along what I call the spine of the stone. The narrow end is the handle. It should fit perfectly into your right hand 'pistol grip'.
One more note: safety was a factor as well, perhaps the main factor, to consider with knapping stones. Along with the stones usually feeling comfortable in the hand, there also needs to be a safety element. This usually simple means that the stone is shaped in a way so that when you use it to strike another stone, your fingers will always be safely out of the way.
I see these safety features often. As though you can strike with it, but if you glance off or miss, the fingers don't hit.
I find many tools on a creek in south Mississippi. However, the common rocks in that area are much smaller on average in comparison to the ones you have in your area. Interestingly, it seems they must have gotten larger rocks from somewhere else bc most of the largest rocks are tools and walking along, they seem very much out of the ordinary as far as size. These larger than average rocks I find are almost always tools. I've learned a lot from you. Thank you for opening my eyes, so to speak. I used to only search for chipped tools. Lol
In the late archaic, most cultures in the south and east transitioned to an agrarian lifestyle. This is widely known, but what is seldom talked about is the proliferation of hard stone tools that were needed for this transition. There was at least four thousand years of new and innovative tools being made to support the transition. Seems as if there are only a few people that are interested in collecting and studying these artifacts?
@brentkuehne435 Thanks for the info on the agrarian switch. That makes sense. It seems odd to me that so few people are interested in these tools. I feel as though the academic people in universities are reluctant to acknowledge these tools bc they would, in many cases, be undermining their whole life's work, including their studies and their teachings. People have a tendency to not want to undermine themselves. This same concept would apply to people who have spent years searching for napped tools only.
Those two aren't the only two. We see those posted all the time at The Other Artifacts on Facebook. We believe they are hafted hammerstones or weapons made in the likeness of pachyderm. Cool finds!
Thanks for the comment!
Are these tools considered connected to a particular tribe
As in most parts of the country, occupation goes as far back as paleo, if not further. Much of what I find is late archaic to late Woodland. This was the time when the cultures were transitioning to an agrarian way of life. Many of these tools were used for either planting or processing grains, nuts, seeds, and dried beans. Mississippian, Creek, and Cherokee were prominent over the past two thousand years.
Those hafted ones looked like hammers from the wear
Could be? Thanks for the comment!