Paleo Artifacts?

[Bitcoin]

Appears to be a hammer/axe. Thoughts? Found near mississippi river in Davenport Iowa.

 

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[ToddsPoint]

Paleo Indians didn't peck and polish hardstone into tools. That came later during the early archaic. I think your find is a geofact. A natural rock that looks similar in shape to a tool. Gary

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Bitcoin welcome to TreasureNet. Sorry, rock doesn't appear to be an artifact, it is a natural stone.

 

[Bitcoin]

I believe many natural stones were collected and used as tools in this area and time period because they didn't use the "pecking" method, that came later when a later people came and found the artifacts which were natural rock tools and learned to mimic their shapes with the various forming methods they had already been using, which is why I lean towards Paleo. I look for signs of use and chipping or wear from being bound which it shows both. What better to smash stuff with than a piece of preformed bedrock? Native americans always got their ideas from natural earth occurrences and formations.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

I believe many natural stones were collected and used as tools in this area and time period because they didn't use the "pecking" method, that came later when a later people came and found the artifacts which were natural rock tools and learned to mimic their shapes with the various forming methods they had already been using, which is why I lean towards Paleo. I look for signs of use and chipping or wear from being bound which it shows both. What better to smash stuff with than a piece of preformed bedrock? Native americans always got their ideas from natural earth occurrences and formations.

Using that analogy any rock you pick up is an artifact. There is nothing in picture of rock that says it was ever used by ancient man.

 

[Mine Shaft]

Just a natural erosion accruing stone. Go online and read and look at photos of native American tools and hunting points, you will soon find out what natural occurring weathered stones verses human worked tools look like. Good luck.

 

[Doubter in MD]

Have you posted these pics here previously? I swear they look familiar. And I agree with the others that you have a rock.

 

[Bitcoin]

How about this stuff, found same spot, creek 1 mile or less off the mississippi in davenport area. Found near a couple whole points, broken point, shards, a preform and some pottery.

 

[Tony in SC]

There are some good pieces"points" mixed with some natural forms?

 

[unclemac]

your obvious worked pieces scream just as loud as your geo-facts do. you should be able to tell without even asking. Paleo man was not primitive man

 

[Older The Better]

Paleo man was not primitive man

Yes! People have been pretty damn smart for longer than they get credit for.

 

[Tpmetal]

Yes! People have been pretty damn smart for longer than they get credit for.

This a thousand times and then some. People for some reason like to believe they are more intelligent the older cultures, when in fact there is tons of stuff they did that we still struggle to figure out even with newer technology we have today. I had an art history teacher that used to lose her mind and go off when people used the word primitive to describe early cultures and art.

 

[unclemac]

there were (are) Einsteins born in every generation

 

[Tpmetal]

there were (are) Einsteins born in every generation

most of whom go unnoticed sadly

 

[Ripcon]

Just give a rocket scientist two rocks from a stream bed and see if he could duplicate a Clovis point.������