Help on a piece found.

[bottlehunterofcoscob]

I found this in a river in Vermont. I don't know anything about Native American artifacts. I'm not sure if this is carved or natural but it looks like it was worked on by hand. I think it could be obsidian or volcanic glass. Part of it is blue because of a chemical that was dumped in the river years ago. I'd appreciate any help.

 

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[GatorBoy]

That's certainly interesting ..I wish I could be of more help.I spent part of my childhood in west Rutland VT. Hope you get some help on that piece.

 

[rock]

Thats a neat piece. I would of picked it up myself. It is hard to see the edges of it but if it was worked there would be tiny flakes removed down the sides. Then if that is the case it would be a knife or a scraper. If no flakes are removed then it is probably a flake from the mother stone. Some call them waste flakes. Welcome to Tnet.

 

[bottlehunterofcoscob]

Thanks for the help. It does have some flakes.

 

[SOHIO]

looks like a random pc of volcanic glass or etc

 

[NC field hunter]

looks like a random pc of volcanic glass or etc

A random piece of volcanic glass..... Yeah, volcanic glass is something we find every day! Lol!! Sohio may be right... Other than the random part. It's a keeper.

 

[GatorBoy]

It could very well be a random piece of obsidian extruded while liquid out of a small opening creating the stem looking part. I don't think it was worked from what I see in these photos. Good eye for finding still.

 

[bottlehunterofcoscob]

Yeah, I just thought it was idly shaped. Either way, cool.

 

[bottlehunterofcoscob]

Sorry. ODDLY not idly.

 

[Harry Pristis]

I can't tell if it is worked or not from these images. I can tell you that you cannot stain bottle glass by dumping a chemical into a river.

The thing gives me the impression of a chunk of the bottom of an early bottle. The bluish color may be glassgall (sodium sulphate, Na[SUB]2[/SUB]SO[SUB]4[/SUB]). Glassgall is a contaminant introduced during the empontilling of bottles mostly in Belgium (and many, many black glass bottles were blown in Belgium.) If you see enough black bottles, a notable percentage of them is sure to have this milky contamination around the pontil scar. Of course, this is just an impression . . . the thing may be something else entirely.

 

[GatorBoy]

I have an example of that Harry.

 

[bottlehunterofcoscob]

Hmm.. Never thought this little piece could have such a story. Thanks.

 

[NC field hunter]

I have an example of that Harry.

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Cool!! Thanks for the bringing Harry's description to life. Nice job, both of you!!!

 

[GatorBoy]

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[GatorBoy]

All fixed

 

[rock]

I guess I missed something lol

 

[Critical Recovery]

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[GatorBoy]

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[rock]

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[bottlehunterofcoscob]

I like the kfc wings

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