still no rain, but found a little something..

[naturegirl]

I know I've complained too much about no rain, but creeks are not running into rivers, and rivers are not running into lakes, for a LONG time now...but here are some pictures of the last 6 weeks finds, including grinding holes, which are a whole lot of fun to find.

 

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[rock]

Looks like you have done well for not having any rain. Those grinder holes are neat. I havent found any of those.

 

[naturegirl]

Buckshot has developed a radar for the grinding holes, he's found most of them. It seems like the bigger ones are cone shaped, and all close in size, and another kind are more cupped shape, shallower, and smaller, we wondered if the bigger ones had been used longer as they are nearer the rivers, and the smaller ones are further away from any river.

 

[old digger]

Looks like you had a very interesting and enjoying day out. Congratulations on the cool points, and finding those neat grinding holes.

 

[Tnmountains]

You think they were for nuts ? Those are big. All of ours are in loose stones. Do you ever find any of the pestles or stones they used in them? Looks like you and Buckshot have been busy.

 

[naturegirl]

Old Digger, even if we don't find anything, like most of last year, it's always an adventure being outside all day.

TnMountains, another name we hear for these holes is 'hominy' holes, so I think they may have been grinding grain as well as nuts. I don't know for certain. All holes of this size, and the smaller ones have been in big rocks, coffee table size to room size. in or in front of rock shelters, or flat rocks on the ground up aways from the creek. We find smaller rocks with dimples, and I'm just not sure about those, if they are nutting stones, or natural. I have found grinding rocks, but never a pestle. and I've never found the rocks close to a grinding hole.

lisa

 

[Charmin]

Buckshot has developed a radar for the grinding holes, he's found most of them. It seems like the bigger ones are cone shaped, and all close in size, and another kind are more cupped shape, shallower, and smaller, we wondered if the bigger ones had been used longer as they are nearer the rivers, and the smaller ones are further away from any river.

I have found this to be true, too.....the bigger ones we've found are always on the plateau above the creek. The smaller ones are always further back from the creek...and they are horseshoe shaped a lot of times.
Good finds, Lisa!