You would not believe how many people out there, if they saw this video would say you are nuts ! I almost exclusively collect tools , mostly Mississippian culture some late Archaic and early Woodland. They will tell you if its not from a certain kind of material or if its not knapped it cant be an artifact. Its very refreshing to see someone who knows what they are talking about. Great video ! keep them coming.
I have dubbed these people as having low self esteem and they have"arrowhead syndrome".I just so aggravated with these"it's just a rock" people. I have a large artifact collection but Im not aloud to show my stone tools because they say they are just natural.
I use ancient grinding stones,in my kitchen and crush minerals for the pigments.I engrave various materials,and inlay them with the finely ground stones. Been collecting for 61 years,it does my necrotic old heart good to see a young person who appreciates the mundane relics such as lithic debitage.
Thank you for this information. I am finding tools just like the one's you are showing. It is a site next to an ancient lake. No spear points of any kind so far , but I will keep.looking .
Your exactly right on your hard stone tools. I live in the midwest we find a lot of axe's,celts, pestels and mortars. And occasionally hard stones pendants, and banner stones. I'm a flint napper going on 32 years. I also peck and grind hard stones and banded slate. I can replicate anything made out of hard stones and flints. I am now working on shell tempered pottery. I've done it abbo way , and with diamond grinders and diamond saws. Diamond drills. It's a lot of fun. People always trying to buy the stuff that I make but it's not for sale I do it for educational purposes for lectures. And yes I can drill a hole through a hard stone with a cat tail Reed. You explained everything correctly good job great video
@@robertayoder2063 you live where those beautiful quartzite banner stones are found. I don't know much about Wisconsin artifacts. But do you find a lot of Clovis points up there? Where I live there's a lot of Clovis culture and archaic culture. Not much Hopewell activity around me. However we do find a lot of banded slate artifacts, from the archaic culture.
@@unknownuser2737 no ive not found anything paleo . All the other cultures but not found anything that far back. No banner stone yet. On my bucketlist and a ax yet. You find lot the indiana green?
Very nicely done. Question, your metate, does "side 2" have a smoother, smaller area, perhaps even deeper? If so, that may be for the "final, finer grind, because why have 2 metates when you can have one? BTW, l have found 6-8 manos, but only one complete metate. I am still on that quest for a nice one.
I believe that pestles would come to look like this over time through use. Likely a rock that was about the right size and shape would have been chosen and used rather than a larger rock processed down to make into a pestle. We do find artifacts that were likely used as pestles, and they look like a ground stone tool on the used end. I hope that answers your question.
Sedona, AZ? Our focus is on the archeology of Arkansas and the southeastern US, so we are not very familiar with Arizona archeology. You might try the Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society (www.az-arch-and-hist.org/)
Thanks for this...why do archeologist tell me my hundreds of stone tools I found are just rocks, and they ask me where the chips are for proof...but I tell them they are ground and pecked tools!! There is a disconnect somewhere!
Ground and pecked tools are some of the most difficult to identify and context is often key to figuring out if the stone are in fact tools or if they are natural or naturally weathered rocks that just look somewhat like tools. They are also much less common than flaked stone tools, since those are less time consuming to produce. Archeologists spend thousands of hours over their careers looking at rocks from their areas of specialization (some that are tools and some that are not) so if the lithic/rock is not from my area I defer to local archeologists who are the experts.
I have a stone that I would love your opinion on. I filmed it if you ever want to check it out. Thank you for all your knowledge. I really enjoyed the video
You would not believe how many people out there, if they saw this video would say you are nuts ! I almost exclusively collect tools , mostly Mississippian culture some late Archaic and early Woodland. They will tell you if its not from a certain kind of material or if its not knapped it cant be an artifact. Its very refreshing to see someone who knows what they are talking about. Great video ! keep them coming.
They tell me they are just rocks. Lol.
She knows her stuff.
I am sorry Brent but her finds are much more believable than most
I have dubbed these people as having low self esteem and they have"arrowhead syndrome".I just so aggravated with these"it's just a rock" people. I have a large artifact collection but Im not aloud to show my stone tools because they say they are just natural.
I use ancient grinding stones,in my kitchen and crush minerals for the pigments.I engrave various materials,and inlay them with the finely ground stones. Been collecting for 61 years,it does my necrotic old heart good to see a young person who appreciates the mundane relics such as lithic debitage.
I love finding points, it’s what we do. However, I love finding ground tools like that because I feel that they represent every day life.
Excellent video..✌️
Everyone seems to be drawn to points because they represent survival, but the utilitarian multi-tools are what built civilization.
Thank you for this information. I am finding tools just like the one's you are showing. It is a site next to an ancient lake.
No spear points of any kind so far , but I will keep.looking .
Thanks for the information.
Your exactly right on your hard stone tools. I live in the midwest we find a lot of axe's,celts, pestels and mortars. And occasionally hard stones pendants, and banner stones. I'm a flint napper going on 32 years. I also peck and grind hard stones and banded slate. I can replicate anything made out of hard stones and flints. I am now working on shell tempered pottery. I've done it abbo way , and with diamond grinders and diamond saws. Diamond drills. It's a lot of fun. People always trying to buy the stuff that I make but it's not for sale I do it for educational purposes for lectures. And yes I can drill a hole through a hard stone with a cat tail Reed. You explained everything correctly good job great video
Where in the midwest
@@robertayoder2063 Indiana
@@unknownuser2737 i figured that grear area for ancient artifacts up in Wisconsin myself just curious
@@robertayoder2063 you live where those beautiful quartzite banner stones are found. I don't know much about Wisconsin artifacts. But do you find a lot of Clovis points up there? Where I live there's a lot of Clovis culture and archaic culture. Not much Hopewell activity around me. However we do find a lot of banded slate artifacts, from the archaic culture.
@@unknownuser2737 no ive not found anything paleo . All the other cultures but not found anything that far back. No banner stone yet. On my bucketlist and a ax yet. You find lot the indiana green?
Thank yo so much for these videos
It would take forever to grind enuff for a meal on that but when u have time i guess it wont matter
Looking forward to the nxt video thnx
Very nicely done. Question, your metate, does "side 2" have a smoother, smaller area, perhaps even deeper? If so, that may be for the
"final, finer grind, because why have 2 metates when you can have one? BTW, l have found 6-8 manos, but only one complete metate. I am still on that quest for a nice one.
Great video
Really liked your vid
Good job they are real not just river rocks
I can see you posted this a year ago but hoping you see it. Do you have pestles that were processed this way?
I believe that pestles would come to look like this over time through use. Likely a rock that was about the right size and shape would have been chosen and used rather than a larger rock processed down to make into a pestle. We do find artifacts that were likely used as pestles, and they look like a ground stone tool on the used end. I hope that answers your question.
Thank you!
Can I submit some stuff I’ve found in Sedona ?
Sedona, AZ? Our focus is on the archeology of Arkansas and the southeastern US, so we are not very familiar with Arizona archeology. You might try the Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society (www.az-arch-and-hist.org/)
natural stones
Thanks for this...why do archeologist tell me my hundreds of stone tools I found are just rocks, and they ask me where the chips are for proof...but I tell them they are ground and pecked tools!! There is a disconnect somewhere!
Ground and pecked tools are some of the most difficult to identify and context is often key to figuring out if the stone are in fact tools or if they are natural or naturally weathered rocks that just look somewhat like tools. They are also much less common than flaked stone tools, since those are less time consuming to produce. Archeologists spend thousands of hours over their careers looking at rocks from their areas of specialization (some that are tools and some that are not) so if the lithic/rock is not from my area I defer to local archeologists who are the experts.
@@ArkArcheoSurvey Thank you.
I have a stone that I would love your opinion on. I filmed it if you ever want to check it out. Thank you for all your knowledge. I really enjoyed the video
Thanks! Send as an email at arkarch@uark.edu with more information and some photos
(with something for scale) and we can let you know what we think.