carved rock ? HELP PLEASE

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I have sent to many "experts" and no one can help - does anyone know what this is or who I could contact about value?? It was found in a creek bed around 1910 in NW Nebraska. My Dad has passed away and I need to know about this rock. THANK YOU!!

 

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[LoDukeBear]

Spankin' Newbie here with a thought off the top of my head. looks to me like those are Hobo markings on the stone, might be a bit of hobo artisan craft. might wanna check how close that stream was to a railroad. could explain its lack of wear. i also agree that it could be a handle from a bow drill fire starter, especially the rubbing on the edges, looks like friction from a hand holding on tight on a cold evening. happy to add to the confusion, and i hope family stuff works out well. G

 

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[Batch]

Well I tend to look at things from a different angle...

Looking "upside down" the letters seem to spell out "susutos". A google search brings this word up on several brazilian web pages but I can find no Portuguese (official language of Brazil) equivalent. Maybe a native SOUTH American artifact? Just adding confusion to the fire!

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[capela]

Well...thats not Portuguese....., i speak Portuguese, but did you look at native people from Artic regions like Eskimos/Inuits ?, and i guess thats not a rock....it seems more like a piece of whales bone artifact !

check this link:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3975645.stm

Capela

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I would like to know what kind of rock or bone it is. Any rock "expert" should be able to tell you this as FACT. Then find out what area of the world it is from. I am also curious how to carve a hard rock. Are there any rock hounds out there?

 

[nevrdundetecting]

i think that it looks chinese or some other asian peoples, just by the look of the face...

just my 2 cents

 

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Hi - sorry i haven't written back to your replys. A lady from Penn State who does their archiology (spelling) said that it isn't native american and that it is pagen. I am going to take it to a museum and see if they can tell me anything. I've been really busy with auction plans and house sale so sorry i am slow but really appreciate your help!!

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

"It's pagen"...What does that mean?

 

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I took Pagen to mean that it wasn't any one nationality. She said it was like the arts and craft movement. People would take things that they had seen and create a language of their own but that it wasn't readable by anyone but the person who wrote it. I don't know... sounds odd but that is what she said. Maybe I have it spelled wrong or mis-understood her pronunciation. She wasn't really impressed and said she had a whold file full of "these objects" that aren't explainable. Also said it wasn't worth anything and that no museum would be interested in it because it couldn't be tied to a heritage.

 

[cryptodave]

Its "pagan", and personally, I think that lady at Penn State has been taking too much liberty at night at the frat house parties. Any relic that has withstood the elements that well has got to be worth something.
Just because they have a file full of unexplained items doesn't mean it isn't worth anything, it means that that research department finds sucking on beer bongs more important than doing their job.
Ah, I know I ticked off some Penn State people with that little rant, but I feel that way about every college, so deal with it.

I would approach some indepent historians instead of college "scholars". Anyway, good luck with it.