Clay tablet?

[Willyt22]

Hello I am new to the forum from south east Indiana and have found what might be an Adena tablet from the woodland era( mound builders) and would like some expert advice? Please and thank you in advance

 

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[Sheperdess]

Take a piece of paper and lay it on there and rub pencil lead over it to see if any details show up better.

 

[Willyt22]

Ok thank you I sill post tomorrow morning

 

[DizzyDigger]

Willy..I can see some evidence of recent scratches/marks
on the stone, but aside from that I don't see any figures
or patterns.

 

[dognose]

Can you post images of the edges please.

In what context was this found? In a creek, on a creek, a creek tarrace, hill side? What exactly? How close to a water source?

What characteristics leads you to theorize it is an Adena tablet from the woodland era?

 

[H.P.]

I don’t think an arena artist would leave any doubt as to weather or not it was a work of art, speaking as an artist, ..in other words, no guess work, even if it was water worn.

 

[newnan man]

Looks like sandstone to me.

 

[Willyt22]

Thanks for the input it was found in a creek under water south of known mounds.it is an inch thick and looks simplistic in color to the lowe tablet found in Ohio 100 or so miles north east. I tried to trace it with pencil lead and no real image was evident

 

[Willyt22]

sorry it’s upside down

 

[dognose]

Based on the one edge and the other surfaces in the photos that you found it in water, I would judge it to be a natural water worn smoothed stone. I also agree with newnan man that the stone looks to be sandstone.