Stone Hatchet?

[sonnyjam]

I found this by the Delaware Bay. Is it a hatchet or just a stone? Thank you.

 

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[Blind.In.Texas]

Wicked find. It's a ground stone maul. DO NOT throw that away.....it could have been hafted but, I think it was prolly just used by hand. Sometimes the natives would drill a large hole in stick and secure the stone that way. Most times they chipped a groove on both sides. That way it was narrow enough to insert into the split end of a stick.

Check out the tool at the bottom of the page.
http://www.texasindians.com/tools/stonelgate1.htm

This guy has a great site.
http://www.westernartifacts.com/tools.htm

 

[stefen]

From what little I have been able to glean, I would suspect that these are more like weapons than tools of convenience.

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Nice ID B.I.T

 

[Blind.In.Texas]

Nice ID B.I.T

Thanks! Welcome to TNET sonnyjam!!! Post us some more of those awesome lithics!!

 

[trikikiwi]

Awesome find
That is the sort of find I would absolutely treasure here in NZ; although the age of such a relic here is probably max. 1000 to 1200 AD
What age is your find likely to be? - and can you pin down a particular tribe who might have manufactured it?
Cheers, Mike

 

[sonnyjam]

http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/delaware/delawarehist.htm

 

[larson1951]

it is called a celt
it is a cool indian artifact
larson1951