Flea Market Find - Stone Club?

[cooperdrummond]

Hopefully not breaking any rules posting this on here as I purchased it at a flea market and did not actually find it...

I am curious to know what your thoughts are on if this looks to be an authentic artifact? I am usually looking for points or similar and don't know much about stone tools like this.

Any input on what it would have been used for, authenticity, or any other comments would be appreciated.

Flea market was in North Central Arkansas.

 

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[Relicgrubber]

Not an NA artifact. Just a plain ole water worn rock...

 

[cooperdrummond]

Thanks for the reply. What is the easiest way you can determine that, no work marks? Not symmetrical?

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Sorry, natural water erosion.

 

[Relicgrubber]

Thanks for the reply. What is the easiest way you can determine that, no work marks? Not symmetrical?

This is an Fluted Axe from my collection. You see how this one is worked and polished and yours is not...

 

[dognose]

Hopefully not breaking any rules posting this on here as I purchased it at a flea market and did not actually find it...

I am curious to know what your thoughts are on if this looks to be an authentic artifact? I am usually looking for points or similar and don't know much about stone tools like this.

Any input on what it would have been used for, authenticity, or any other comments would be appreciated.

Flea market was in North Central Arkansas.

wrong material for the type.
like already mentioned. the stone looks like a natural water worn stone.

native american axes are made from a igneous stone like granite, greenstone, or phophery. less often but also used is slate.

often one will see shaping work done by pecking and polishing. on slate sometime flaking as well as pecking and polishing.

peck marks are the dimples left from pecking the preform with a hammer stone. polishing removes most to all of the peck marks and leaves a nice surface. use wear is seen on many specimens.

 

[unclemac]

it is one of the best "wanabe" I have seen.

 

[cooperdrummond]

Thanks for all the replies. I must say it is an interesting rock. I appreciate the input, its definitely a "wanabe"!

 

[Rockdog]

Thanks for all the replies. I must say it is an interesting rock. I appreciate the input, its definitely a "wanabe"!

Your not alone. Water and erosion can do some pretty amazing things to stone. I think even very experienced hunters can be left scratching their heads over things that they find and wondering how they got shaoed that way. It' just mither nature playing tricks on you. Keep at it.

 

[Sandog]

Hopefully not breaking any rules posting this on here as I purchased it at a flea market and did not actually find it...

I am curious to know what your thoughts are on if this looks to be an authentic artifact? I am usually looking for points or similar and don't know much about stone tools like this.

Any input on what it would have been used for, authenticity, or any other comments would be appreciated.

Flea market was in North Central Arkansas.

It's not very big, but if I were an archaic man and found this I'd sure try to put a handle on it and make a weapon or a tool. I'm absolutely sure they used many natural finds that did not need to be worked much, if at all. Don't know about more modern Native Americans. Cool rock.

 

[LandSeig]

That shape in the wild would have definitely got my attention!