Native American??

[RvaDiggn]

I found this a few years ago while metal detecting, it was a good 14 inches in the ground (not metal) My target ended of being an old can but this was down in the hole with it. I've asked a few others about this in the past but I've gotten so many different answers. So I decided to post it here to see what everyone thinks. When I first found it I thought I had an ancient axehead.

 

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[High Plains Digger]

Let's see both sides. My rules say it has to be worked on both sides and fit into your hand comfortably. Maybe not with an ax, but try it anyway.

 

[RvaDiggn]

It fits really well in my right hand. also here is the other side, sorry about pic quality, I had to use a webcam for this one. I have been told it was some sort of tool (can't remember the name) unfinished, I was told it was a hand axe, and a camp fire rock, whatever that maybe

 

[CrazySlasher]

Don't think so.

 

[trixie charger]

its a hoe turn it upside down with the large side down

 

[CrazySlasher]

its a hoe turn it upside down with the large side down

It doesn't look like any hoe I've ever seen.

 

[trixie charger]

Many different types and styles

 

[CrazySlasher]

Many different types and styles

I know, I just don't think it looks like a hoe. I could be wrong. I'll pass the info to an archie friend of mine and see if he can figure it out.

 

[High Plains Digger]

Definitely fits the "worked on both sides" rule. But it doesn't look too "haftable". Gotta be a hand tool. Show us how it fits in your hand.

 

[marko001]

This is a large knife blade, Arcaic or earlier probably, seen many similar. Could have been hafted or hand held. Thanks, marco001

 

[DirtDigler]

Certainly a man-made tool, either way. Maybe the word you were thinking of is celt? Some hand-held tools must've had multiple uses. Unless it was hafted, it could serve a number of purposes. Scraper, knife, digging implement, etc. That depth might indicate the Archaic Period, depending on a variety of factors. I recovered a Clovis point from almost 3' down. I wanted to dig down to that level to see if there were more. Then I realized the futility of hunting spear points in deep ground. Nice find!