Any ideas?

[HillBillyJeff]

This was found in NW Indiana. We have a lot of artifacts on the farm, so I am thinking there was a camp here. No idea what this is or would be used for.

 

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[Noah_D]

I don't know anything about stone artifcacts so I'm not sure what that is but what kind of other artifacts have been found there? Just curious.

 

[angelito1]

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[Older The Better]

I’d like it a lot more if it had a groove or a battered end, seems large for a hand tool. Maybe a glacial drop stone? I assume it’s not like other rocks in the area

 

[releventchair]

Used for whatever a smooth roundish rock was desired for...

Heat in fire/coals and put in a stomach to cook something?
Heated and brought in a lodge on a cold night?
Fire ring inside or outside...
Sanding.
Smashing.
Cracking mast.
Cracking heavy bones to extract marrow.
Reducing dried meat to make pemmican.

Or , it could just be a rock.

 

[firemanphob]

Welcome from Southern Indiana

 

[Red-Coat]

I believe that may be what we call a 'wok': a large stone with no evidence of working, used as a native American hunting weapon and utility tool. Woks were thwown at wabbits from paleo times onwards.

Seriously though, we would need to see some close-up evidence of it having been worked or exhibiting some use-wear for it to have credibility as an artefact. And welcome, too.

 

[civil_war22]

It’s a Dino egg[emoji23] call Dr. Hammond, we need to extract some Dino DNA

 

[lyusy777]

This is a granite stone. It holds heat or cold well.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Welcome to Tnet from Toronto Jeff!
Great suggestion from Red-Coat... "Woks were thwown at wabbits from paleo times onwards."

For more information, I might suggest that you re-post your find here... North American Indian Artifacts and here... Rocks/Gems

Dave

 

[How Lucky]

Looks like it could be a grinding stone for corn and other seeds to me.

 

[Gene Mean]

Interesting stone. Large too if that's a 5 gallon bucket under it.