Mushroom hunter having an identity crisis

[RN4586]

First time post because honestly, I'm horrible at finding treasures. But I was on a really badass hike, and looked down to see my first stone artifact EVER lying in the middle of the trail. Found at Approx 12000 ft elevation, in an area with some very small conifers, just adjacent to a big flat open alpine meadow. SW mountains of Colorado (Ute territory). My sister, a somewhat experienced but significantly luckier collector, immediately identified it as a drill. My own research leads me to believe it is indeed an archaic drill / borer. Any reason to believe differently? Apologies if this is a very uninformed question, but is there any way to get to a date range? I can't believe what a beautiful rock this is made from. I feel like I'm cheating on my mycology obsession, but this piece got me excited. Any shared wisdom is very much appreciated!

 

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[Greastart]

Awesome!

Looks like your luck just improved. Congrats. May you find many more now that you've got your artifact goggles on. It's kinda like finding your first morel or porcini....there are many more in your future.

Consider posting in the native american artifact forum.

Welcome to TNet

Grease

 

[RN4586]

Thank you! I was hoping there was a more specific spot for it

 

[ecmjamsit]

Very nice drill. There are supposedly some very rich lost mines in southern Colorado. If you find some float ore, mark the place with a GPS. Thanks for posting!

 

[vpnavy]

 

[Megalodon]

That's a beautiful drill! Congrats!

 

[ToddsPoint]

The material looks like Alibates from the Texas panhandle. Nice drill. Gary

 

[smokeythecat]

You are correct. It is a drill and a very nice one. I'd say archaic also.

 

[Trezurehunter]

That is a very nice looking drill, and it is complete without damage.

 

[Steve in PA]

Beautiful Drill

 

[A2coins]

That's a cool drill I'm going to need one now and a bigger bucket. Well done. Tommy

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Beautiful drill, congrats!

 

[Tuberale]

Cool borer/awl. What do you think it is made of?

 

[the_mad_cladder]

Wow, beautiful piece. Congrats

 

[Hawks88]

Wow! What a beauty. Congrats