✅ SOLVED Is this a Native American gorget?

[DigIron2]

I posted this some time ago as being made out of bone.Someone gave me a tip about clicking it against my teeth saying if it sounds like glass it is not bone,well it sounded like glass and now I am pretty sure it is polished stone.I figured I would take another shot posting it hoping someone can tell me about it.What ever it is it reminds me of a fish or a snakes head?It is pretty light,has two drill holes.If it is a gorget,is there any way to tell it's age/period?thanks. joe

 

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[Tony in SC]

Have you posted on the North American artifacts forum? Tony

 

[shawninNY]

No clue! But awesome

 

[Twitch]

DigIron - That's a little bit of an unusual form for a Gorget, but that's certainly what it looks like. The drill holes are conical in shape meaning that they're flint drilled holes. Generally they fall in the late archaic timeframe, maybe 2,500 - 4,000 years old. To be fair though, the oddities in form and in the differences in the two holes, to me, mean that it could be something else altogether. I would be ecstatic to find a piece like what you have. Congrats and welcome to the forum.

 

[AlabamaRelic]

I can tell that 3 of those pictures are of the same side. I'm not sure about the 4th pic. If the 4th pic is different, I don't think it was completed.

 

[RelicDude]

Wow I know nothing about it but that is really cool.

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[GatorBoy]

I know nothing about that object's age or authenticity but it resembles 2 artifacts rolled into one... it has the form of a plummet with the drill holes of a gorget.
The closest I have seen to that is a super nice plummet somebody I know found.
Can you please add some information as to where it was found if you found it what other artifacts were found close by ...ect...

 

[shawninNY]

GB is yours stone too? Looks polished !

 

[GatorBoy]

That one is shell.

 

[GatorBoy]

This one is stone

 

[DigIron2]

I know nothing about that object's age or authenticity but it resembles 2 artifacts rolled into one... it has the form of a plummet with the drill holes of a gorget.
The closest I have seen to that is a super nice plummet somebody I know found.
Can you please add some information as to where it was found if you found it what other artifacts were found close by ...ect...
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That is pretty neat,them crazy indiansI see the similarity in the drill holesWild example manThat artifact just screams a Pagan culture.very neat piece

 

[DigIron2]

That is pretty neat,them crazy indiansI see the similarity in the drill holesWild example man

It was found in south eastern West Va,it was something my gran dad aquired .I found it under his bed after he passed.From what I understand is that there was still pure Natives around that area in his time or" his dads time?

 

[GatorBoy]

The material looks like claystone I would try looking up claystone gorgets to find similar examples

 

[DigIron2]

The material looks like claystone I would try looking up claystone gorgets to find similar examples

Just looked it upThat's what it is.thank you !

 

[DigIron2]

DigIron - That's a little bit of an unusual form for a Gorget, but that's certainly what it looks like. The drill holes are conical in shape meaning that they're flint drilled holes. Generally they fall in the late archaic timeframe, maybe 2,500 - 4,000 years old. To be fair though, the oddities in form and in the differences in the two holes, to me, mean that it could be something else altogether. I would be ecstatic to find a piece like what you have. Congrats and welcome to the forum.

thank you for the information Twich!that is great good news, very interesting imfo.

 

[GatorBoy]

Your welcome.

 

[shawninNY]

Awesome ,on Long Island we have a lot of native paint pots on our bays shorelines but haven't found any points or tools yet

 

[joshuaream]

That is a neat looking little piece. I'm guessing it's about 2.5 inches long or so based on the quarter. Most gorgets are 3+ inches long, however there are some very rare examples of miniatures known.

The drilling is also unique. The smaller hole shows more of the conical drilling shown in Woodland (Adena are known for this) and later gorgets, the larger hole shows a little less conical formation, more typical of Glacial Kame and other archaic gorgets. I've seen different drill holes on salvaged pieces.

How thick is it?

 

[DigIron2]

That is a neat looking little piece. I'm guessing it's about 2.5 inches long or so based on the quarter. Most gorgets are 3+ inches long, however there are some very rare examples of miniatures known.

The drilling is also unique. The smaller hole shows more of the conical drilling shown in Woodland (Adena are known for this) and later gorgets, the larger hole shows a little less conical formation, more typical of Glacial Kame and other archaic gorgets. I've seen different drill holes on salvaged pieces.

How thick is it?

Thanks josh!It is roughly 3/8 thick in the thickest spot in the middle and 2 1/4 long,a little over 3/4 wide.

 

[DigIron2]

Awesome ,on Long Island we have a lot of native paint pots on our bays shorelines but haven't found any points or tools yet

Keep looking man,it must take a good eye to find Native artifacts "I am half blind myself"I have always kept a eye open for Native stuff,but never could find allot hunting for them.Found a few point's in the past,but mostly by accident,"for example, found one working in the garden". This piece I posted was pretty much given to me,I feel it was left there for me to find?I have allot of respect for native hunter's that find this stuff.No machine,except know- how and eyes I guess? damn if I can find the stuff!