What could this be?

Twistedsifter · Jul 2, 2019

Had a nice day in the field, the corn is just about high enough to make hunting really difficult, so this could be one of my last hurrahs. Found two nice stemmed points, and a triangle. I’m thinking Madison on the triangle. I also found 2 very interesting pieces. They are polished very smooth and ground almost flat on the edges. One is broken and one is whole. My guess is a preform for a pendant, and the other I have no clue. Found them right next to each other.

welsbury · Jul 2, 2019

Working on making something.

arrow86 · Jul 2, 2019

Nice finds , not sure on the smooth ones do the 2 dimples on them look like drilling was started ?

MAMucker · Jul 3, 2019

Those are interesting finds. I would agree with a Madison for the triangle. Not sure about the designation for the stemmed points.

The other pieces (artifacts) leave me with questions. Specifically, the edge grinding all the way around speaks of purpose. They could have been utilized for working a groove into some other artifact.

The one piece does have a bow-tie shape, so there is a possibility possibility that it could have been used a small net-weight.

My best guess: Is a grooving, grinding or pecking tool, utilized to work on something else.

Here’s a piece of flint, I found this Spring which is ground all the way around. It also has a bit end (seemingly) that could have been utilized for some specific purpose.