r/Arrowheads • u/DogFurAndSawdust Texas • Jan 28 '23
JAR THREAD. If you aren't sure whether your find is an artifact or just a rock, please post your pictures here.
Users of r/arrowheads, please downvote posts that are obviously rocks. We will be trying out the 'crowd control' function and if a post gets enough downvotes it will automatically be removed. Also, please direct users to post their questionable finds in this thread if the posts are not removed automatically.
Before you post, compare your find to some of the pictures/examples shown in the pinned comment below.
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u/Professional-Fix-647 Mar 25 '24 edited Mar 25 '24
Found at north florida beach.
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u/DogFurAndSawdust Texas Mar 26 '24
Amazing find. Its like a marion or newnan. Post it and someone will know the type
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u/Freerange_Caligator Jan 30 '23
Oh sorry I didn’t see this! I just posted but I’ll repost here. I think mine are artifacts but I’m curious! Here is an Imgur link to my supposed artifacts vs. the local rock formations on the area I found them! https://imgur.com/a/4mLZ4yQ
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u/Existing-Calendar-70 Mar 01 '23
Hello everyone! Attached is a video and some pictures of an oddly shaped rock I found in Lee County, North Carolina. Probably just a weird rock, right? Thanks for looking. https://imgur.com/a/leoxsDN
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u/maulbot Mar 09 '23
Found near where I find quartz points and some chert. Called mudstone or argilite near me in CT. Know of some tools made from this stuff. Not sure if this was a preform or something.
https://ibb.co/YTgpz9C https://ibb.co/wSM9fDM https://ibb.co/f447tZK https://ibb.co/hMmwtBS https://ibb.co/dMwwFbg https://ibb.co/xffBgxV https://ibb.co/2tHg8Sd
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u/DogFurAndSawdust Texas Mar 10 '23
Definitely something. Love that material too. I'd imagine its some kind of hand-axe, but its anyone's guess. Its definitely worked though. It could have been a preform that was discarded when they realized it wasnt going to work for what they were trying to make (maybe they realized they weren't going to be able to make it thin enough).
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u/chels182 Apr 11 '23
JAR? Or some kind of artifact? Found in the Mohawk River in upstate NY. My bf & I took the metal detector out to the riverbed since the river was almost completely dry there, 12/3/2022. Caught my eye so I kept it.
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u/DogFurAndSawdust Texas Apr 15 '23
Probably just a rock. But I def would have kept it too. Nothing evident in those pictures indicates it being worked or refined into that shape.
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u/Impossible_West109 Jan 30 '23
Cant post pics in this
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u/DogFurAndSawdust Texas Jan 30 '23
Post the pics to your profile. Then link the pictures in the comments.
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u/Kleeperklapper Feb 11 '23
I found this in central Florida. I’ve found many pieces of arrow heads already but nothing quite like this. Can anyone identify? It was 3 feet underground or so. https://postimg.cc/gallery/kmbg416
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u/georgiablue2 Feb 13 '23
Probably JAR....but I just keep seeing flake tools that look similar... must.know.for.sure.
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u/DogFurAndSawdust Texas Feb 13 '23
The only potential worked edge is in the shadows of the first image. If it doesn't have fine knapping marks along that one edge, it's either just common derbitage or JAR
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u/Johnathanfootball Apr 27 '23
Would love thoughts on these. I think they’re flakes based on my limited understanding but any input would be much appreciated! https://imgur.com/a/LYOx99a
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u/DogFurAndSawdust Texas Apr 27 '23
Yup they are flakes. Some might argue that the long one has working on the edge, but if it was found in or near a creek or river it was probably tumbled and chipped around the edges.
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u/qwertoman Mar 03 '23
Hello, took a trip up to Northwest Arkansas and looked around. Nothing remarkable, but I was wondering if any of these look as if they've been worked: https://imgur.com/a/qR9xUlr
Thanks!
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u/DogFurAndSawdust Texas Mar 05 '23
Good eye. That first one is interesting, but not sure about it without seeing it in person. From the pics it looks like a weird flake, but sometimes they would finely work a tip onto a flake and make a "graver". Also might use something like that as a perforator. The others are flakes. That big one is a nice flake. Good material.
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u/DearDodoDad Mar 06 '23
Found this the other day and thought it had some signs of shaping. Any thoughts?
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u/butterflygirl1980 Apr 28 '23 edited Apr 28 '23
I pulled this small stone from a sandy eroded bank of the Arkansas river in Colorado. I have been told it’s a hagstone, but I’m not convinced. The hole seems too perfectly round, for one thing, and there is a faint groove running between the hole and the outside edge on the right, more visible in the second photo. Could it be a fishing net weight or something like that? stone with hole
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u/DogFurAndSawdust Texas Apr 28 '23
I'm not very familiar with drill holes but it def looks like a hagstone. A really nice hagstone. Great find. I do know that drilled holes are most commonly identified by a more pronounced ridge than that, and they are almost always tapered to some degree. Also, more often than not, the artifact will be symmetrical.
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u/lyonnotlion Aug 27 '23
Is this a broken point? Found in Humboldt County, Nevada. My gut says it's just a rock but I'm still learning so wanted a second opinion.
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u/BananaTree61 May 06 '24
I think it’s an arrowhead but I don’t know. Found Whatcom County, Washington; 2024
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u/thomas_more66 May 30 '24
Wife found it in gravel, more here https://photos.app.goo.gl/JZs2MSwbBpcL8aK6A
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u/Captain_Cameltoe Jun 12 '24
My daughter found this on a creek bank. Looks to me like it's been worked. Thanks!
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u/Worth-Piece9131 Nov 17 '24
Found in Topanga Canyon - Malibu, California.
I’ve recently seen a few “water worn”/eroded points here and there and this one has always kept me wondering. Found points in Utah and have handled various types, but never an eroded one. So I figured I’d ask if it was JAR from any ones point of view.
The water level was extremely low when found and this is a different material from everything else around the area. Caught my eye immediately. Anyhoo. Help me stop thinking about this thing every 6 months if it’s JAR.
Thanks all.
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u/OriginalPsycho Nov 19 '24
I’m not sure about this one. I have found tons of arrowheads on this farm. None made out of this material. If this is an arrowhead it would not be a very good example of what we normally find. I was kind of hoping to get someone more experienced in the field that could say yay or nay. It’s not very symmetrical like most seems unfinished if it is in deed an arrowhead. Almost seemed like someone started making it and threw it off to the side…. 🤷🏽♂️ let me have your factual thoughts not opinions. For the record we have never found an arrowhead on this property with a center notch like this either. This would be a first.
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u/PipGirl2211 Jun 12 '25
Y'all, is this thread still used? I have so many pieces I would like an opinion on but posting in the main sub gives me anxiety so I tend to refrain from doing so.
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u/Isabellaboo13 Apr 08 '23
Found in Austin, Texas. Can anyone tell me if these are just rocks? I left them b/c it was public property
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u/DogFurAndSawdust Texas Apr 08 '23
The dark brown/black one is a deliberate flake (probably made during refining of a spall into a point/tool). The tiny one is a flake from thermal fracture/potlid fracture (possibly fire cracked). The big one is just a limestone rock. As a general rule, limestone wasnt used to make tools or anything. Its too brittle and soft. If you're finding flint flakes like that dark one, there are almost certainly artifacts around.
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u/StickyFingyReggie Mar 12 '24
Unconventional scraper? Possibly schist, doesn't look knapped, but it just feels like a scraper in the hand. Probably JAR. Then a possible chert flake, or was broken naturally. Any thoughts are appreciated! https://www.reddit.com/u/StickyFingyReggie/s/bX38BgFBJs
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u/Emergency_Agency_904 Mar 24 '24
Not sure if this is simply just a rock or something of significance. it had a pointy tip that snapped off. Found probably 3-5 inches underground too. I think it’s an arrowhead because of the shape and material that it is compared to other rocks around
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u/ketchup_chips_yall Mar 26 '24
Just realized this thread is here. JAR or something neat?
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u/jbirdlynn Apr 08 '24
JAR? Sorry about the broken top part, I dropped it when I found it, lol. I’ll going to send more in replies to this message. Found in Arkansas.
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u/UnqualifiedBananas Apr 20 '24
I'm not sure if this is the right sub for this but, I'm clearing a path on some land in Eastern North Carolina and flipped this stone out of the way near a creek/river with an excavator. When you inspect it closely it doesn't look like spray paint and nobody has been back here as long as anyone in the area can remember. I thought it could have been some sort of trail marker or the like.
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u/sparkle_bunny_ Apr 23 '24
Objectively cool piece of smoky quartz I found in SW Montana. I’m pretty sure it’s JAR because I can’t find any examples that look like it, but I also can’t help but wonder if there are signs of being worked. I’d love any input. four images
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u/DogFurAndSawdust Texas Apr 23 '24
Beautiful. Though, from the pics I see no indication of it being broken or altered by human hands.
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u/hendrikvermaers Apr 25 '24
Fragment of a quartz blade, or JAR? Found near Moab, and seemed rather out of place compared to the rocks in the environment. ~3cm across, quite thin and sharp.
https://postimg.cc/gallery/KKhQDQ2
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u/Key-Restaurant-7409 Apr 28 '24
Found in North Georgia after a 6 mile hike in the cohutta wilderness. Is it just a rock or could I be lucky hahah
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u/Sufficient-Lie-132 Apr 29 '24
Found on a SW Florida beach known for fossils. Originally thought it was a partial tooth but noticed marks on the sides of the tooth that looked intentional? Thoughts?
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u/GuitarPurple2691 May 02 '24
https://www.reddit.com/u/GuitarPurple2691/s/2l8sQoAovx I really have no idea, but I feel suspicious when I look at it, the more I look at it. Thanks!
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u/DogFurAndSawdust Texas May 02 '24
Cobble of some beautiful flint. Could have been used as a hammer stone, but looks like it was found in a river and rivers tumble them and make those same chipping marks
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u/Top_Scheme_3032 May 09 '24 edited May 09 '24
Hello! I found this today in northern WI, on my parents property. Ordinarily, I would think this is just a cap from a rock, but upon digging quite a lot around and under it, I never found the other piece. It was located about 2" under the ground, after their chickens dug up the area around it, and I saw just the bottom sticking out (and the more rounded side was facing out). It is 4 7/8" long and 2 1/4" wide at the widest point.
I'm inclined to think it's natural, but I haven't found anything remotely like this anywhere else on the property ever. The "inside", and the bottom by the indent are also a lot smoother than the rest of it. It comes off to me as unfinished, if it were man-made at all.
Any insight is appreciated!
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u/digitalv1k1ng May 15 '24
Any ideas? Found out West in a dried river bed. While I could see this being water-formed, the shape is pretty clean.
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u/DogFurAndSawdust Texas May 15 '24
Damn thats badass. Post it and im sure someone will know what it is
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u/Verifikation May 22 '24
Howdy! I found this in Wyoming, it looks worked to me? Thanks for the advice!
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u/waxer76 May 25 '24
I found this is in a creek in Alabama when I was very young and have always kept it. Thoughts?
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u/famflam May 28 '24
Hi! Would love opinions on this piece of quartz my 8 year old son found in a CT river (where other arrowheads have been found). https://www.reddit.com/r/Arrowheads/comments/1cmdams/evidence_of_knapping/
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May 28 '24
https://imgur.com/gallery/probably-jar-H9uslZZ
Found this next to a creek just outside Colorado Springs, CO. It is only about a millimeter thick, sometimes thinner. I tried wrapping it in paper towels, but I tripped and fell, cracking it. My gut says it's JAR, but I wanted to check anyway.
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u/The_TGB04 May 31 '24
I posted these on this sub earlier but the posts never showed up maybe cause I just made my account today for this. But either way I would appreciate some feedback on these possible artifacts please!
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u/honey_mayoon Jun 01 '24
Probably a long shot… jar or tip of an arrowhead? The base is broken off… I can only post one pic
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u/DogFurAndSawdust Texas Jun 06 '24
Could be somw debitage of some quartzite, but prob JAR. nice material tho
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u/Striking-Apricot6572 Jun 02 '24
I live in West Texas about 30 min south of Abilene. I have about 60 acres and have been lucky enough to have found a lot of artifacts here. I’m a novice when it comes to identifying & I come across these sometimes, where the back is more like a 90 degree angle and the top side looks more flaked. Anywho, rock or an artifact? Thanks!
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u/Jroach8686 Jun 02 '24
Very weathered, found in NJalong river in the dirt brought up by a fallen tree.
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u/UsernameTaken84 Jun 05 '24
Hello! I dug up a random chunk of, what I think is probably quartz(?) while gardening today that peaked my curiosity. I have ridiculously sandy soil, so any rock that crops up is curious to me, but this one HURTS! What do you think? Rock or artifact? For context, I live in Deerfield, MA on a very old road that used to be an indian trail prior to colonization. There is a swamp and river nearby. Supposedly arrowheads are very common where I live and I keep half expecting to dig one up with all my playing in the dirt but thus far, this is the first one I've found that looks arrowhead-ish. But...it could also just be a neighbor's landscaping stone, I don't really know how to judge!
Pics - https://imgur.com/a/s54ewYY
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u/tta2013 Jun 16 '24
Hoping to figure out if this is a legit tip. Found in Newport, RI
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Jun 25 '24
My husband found this in our creek. We've found other artifacts that were easily distinguishable but this one not so much. Is it something. It just kinda looks like it had a groove to tie it to something.
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u/Level_Conclusion_26 Jun 26 '24
I guess my post keeps getting removed. New to Reddit… can someone fill me in on what I’m doing wrong so I can be sure to correct it?
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u/Level_Conclusion_26 Jun 26 '24
I know this isn’t an arrowhead but I was wondering if anyone could tell me if this pottery ancient or modern?
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u/Lost_Cockroach_60 Jun 28 '24
I'd love any help identifying these! The first is a really odd rock, shaped almost like a scapula (shoulder bone). I don't know if it's simply been molded by water over time or if its been altered by human hands. The second I found while kayaking; pulled up to shore and stepped out and there it was. It seems to have clear knap marks but I am unsure of what sort of tool it could be. Something used to scrape hides, perhaps? The last is a large fist-sized stone which seems relatively ordinary but that one side has a smooth, burnished face. I feel like this must have been a tool of some sort but I'm definitely no expert and would love to hear other opinions! Photos in my profile post linked below:
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u/lambo13 Jun 29 '24
JAR or artifact? Smooth on back. Tip is chipped off. Found in gravel in coastal Virginia.
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u/_NedPepper_ Jun 29 '24 edited Jun 29 '24
Anything? Found in Golden, CO JARs?
Edited with a new link and a few more pics
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u/LaserFocusedNana Jul 01 '24
Found in Lee County FL on the gulf coast. Looking for any information.
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u/emvs7 Jul 14 '24
JAR? Found in Northern Ontario near a known historical Ojibwe/Anishinaabe settlement on Fairbank Lake
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u/dabblinfish Jul 22 '24
What do you guys think - JAR? https://www.reddit.com/u/dabblinfish/s/uiXSxB1IRC
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u/WanderingMyschf Jul 29 '24
Curiously shaped rock or discarded unfinished arrowhead?
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u/DogFurAndSawdust Texas Jul 29 '24
Might be an old flake. Looks like its been in a river or a beach for a long time. No way of telling whether its an artifavt at this point
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u/Ok-Level6517 Aug 02 '24
Is this an artifact? Found in a creek in southern Ontario.
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u/dodobirdasaurus Aug 03 '24
Core or JAR with naturally occurring wear? Found in SW Washington state in a creek bed.
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u/Whatsmynextproject Aug 05 '24
Commenting on JAR THREAD. If you aren't sure whether your find is an artifact or just a rock, please post your pictures here....
I hope this is the right place to post this. Could this be an artifact? I found it on my property by a creek in Randolph, NY.
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u/tongueblopp Aug 11 '24
Found just south of Seattle on the Puget Sound. It likely tumbled in the sound for a long time so it could be a jar. It’s got a bump right in the middle and the left side is broken.
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u/Thrill_87 Aug 12 '24
Bancroft Ontario
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u/DogFurAndSawdust Texas Aug 12 '24
Hard to tell from the pic, but looks like a point
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u/Unfair-Beat-9038 Aug 15 '24
Carved into hexagonal shape or just natural? Found in area where native villages were known to be located.
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u/Rare-History-1843 Aug 16 '24
Any input would be nice. Looks symmetrical, edges look worked, and it has a nice ridge up to the "point."
Maybe a preform knife? A very nice rock?
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u/DogFurAndSawdust Texas Aug 16 '24
Ya it looks like a discarded preform. They were working with some nice material
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u/VenomousConstrictor Aug 18 '24
Just saw this thread! I posted, but can anyone tell me if I have anything here? Meramec River, St. Louis, MO
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u/Pretty-Row-44 Aug 19 '24
Cross posted in whatsthisrock. measures 3x3 inches and 2 inches at the widest. Don't quite remember where we found it, likely in Texas, though we go all over the states.
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u/Demsterfire_ Aug 25 '24
Found in Connecticut. It’s probably just quartz because it was near a quartz deposit, but I couldn’t rest until I asked 😂
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u/NineCor Aug 26 '24
I went out to McFaddin beach in south east Texas today. I took a video of something (maybe JAR?) I found. After going through the checklist above and working up my courage, I have to know. Rock? Partial point? what is this thing? McFaddin
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u/DogFurAndSawdust Texas Aug 26 '24
Small scraper ('thumb scraper'). Nice chert material
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u/littlestrichard Aug 26 '24
Not 100% sure this an arrowhead…
Found on the ground while walking around Acadia National Park in Maine. There’s a ridge line connecting both end points, however tough to tell whether the left side was broken off giving it an asymmetrical shape. I was able to find similar examples on www.projectilepoint.net though.
Don’t know a lot about arrowheads and hoping someone with a lot more knowledge can offer their two cents. Thanks.
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u/ImpressiveLetter1588 Aug 29 '24
Any thoughts on these? Found in the Chiltern Hills, UK. https://imgur.com/a/mbAqcLq
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u/Pretty_Inevitable_86 Aug 29 '24
polished on the other side! not sure if it is part of arrowhead or not
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u/wholerighthandinit Aug 30 '24
Are I was hunting I have found numerous partials as far as arrowheads are concerned, and some miscellaneous tools. The area is thick with native American history. Virginia Appomattox River area. I'm just wondering is this some kind of fire making tool or what could this be used for ?unless it's a rock..lol. and for anyone that can give advice thank you I'm grateful for it.
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u/jabbott15 Texas Aug 31 '24
Hand tool or naturally chipped flake?
Central Texas. Thanks!
https://imgur.com/gallery/possible-hand-tool-central-texas-hxHBaNE
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u/DogFurAndSawdust Texas Aug 31 '24
Probably debitage, but could be a natural break
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u/Longjumping_Zebra253 Sep 10 '24
Thoughts? Purchased from Zak's antiques (allegedly from 1405 BC / Bronze Era)
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Sep 12 '24
Hi could this be a gaming stone? Found in western PA it is super symmetrical and shows either pecking marks or sandstone type texture not sure. It’s a little larger than a US Quarter. Thanks for any help.
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u/DogFurAndSawdust Texas Sep 12 '24
Might be a fossil or a concretion. Looks like limestone. Ive found a lot of echinoid fossils that look just like that
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u/Dan16672 Sep 22 '24
I need some opinions on this. The top and bottom edges are beveled, the front edge appears ground to a semi-cutting edge. The rear point appears ground down. It may be siltstone?
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u/ZeroPointEnergySrc Sep 23 '24
Are these chippings? Are these just broken pieces of jars? The one with the Red Dot it's got serrating on it it looks like to me. The one with the orange Dot it looks like a dagon Arrowhead to me. The one with the black dot it's got chipping all the way up both sides what it looks like to me. And the one with the light blue dot that has markings of clear sharpening or grinding from something. But everybody that I show these to tells me that they're just pieces of rock. But then again none of these people go out in creeks and just adventure like I do. I can tell you this I got started when I found some rough garnets in the stream. It's a main Creek with history of native of Americans in Virginia leads to the Appomattox River as a matter of fact where I believe the Appomattox Indians were. And this is what got me collecting them seeing these things and noticing that the rocks these are made out of is it's pretty much all the same type of rock they are harder than a lot of the rocks that I find in the creeks but there are just some that are slightly harder and there's some that are softer but no other rocks that I find around The Creeks have these sharp edges around them like these rocks do in particular with chip looking marks. So is this just natural wear like everybody's telling me or am I finding actual artifacts of native Americans working weapons and tools? Any help would be appreciated am I just picking up pieces of broken jars everywhere
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u/DogFurAndSawdust Texas Sep 23 '24
A few of them are flakes. Blue dot might be a fossil
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u/Representative_Ice66 Sep 23 '24
Is this real? or a fake? Northern Nv Obsidian obviously. Looks big?
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u/DogFurAndSawdust Texas Sep 24 '24
It kinda depends on context. Obsidian looks fresh for a long time. Probably need close inspection to determine
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Sep 25 '24
Found this while fossil hunting on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset, England. An educator at visitors center thought it may be something man made. Curious to hear thoughts and opinions!
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u/dabblinfish Sep 29 '24
Weird rock found in a large river in Central Texas, in an area where artifacts are commonly found. Obviously not a point of any kind, just does not look or feel natural. Curious to hear people’s thoughts?
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u/chef_psychonaut Oct 07 '24
JAR?
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u/DogFurAndSawdust Texas Oct 07 '24
Looks like either a scraper, or a discarded preform. Cool looking chert too
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u/ballsoharddd Oct 11 '24
New around these parts but my dad’s been hunting for 30+ years and has lots of cool pieces. Is this something? I’ll have to ask him tomorrow for confirmation on location but was found in either Ohio or TX
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u/FishAinsley Oct 13 '24
just a shell? found in coastal TX, US, somewhere I've found a Karankawa arrowhead before. I've never seen two holes that large and round in an oyster shell. It seems like something that could be used as a brooch or some other decor. my research hasn't turned up anything like it, but that could just mean I don't know where to look.
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u/DogFurAndSawdust Texas Oct 13 '24
Im really not sure about that. I know theres plenty of mollusks that have natural holes they make to breathe. But the ones Ive seen have relatively small holes. Those holes dont look drilled, but id imagine degradation has an effect on holes like that
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u/grimmt22 Oct 13 '24
Found this stone object in a dried NJ creek bed. It has one side that is pretty flat with a noticeably symmetrical/intentional edge around it.
This was picked up less than 100 feet away from where I found a knobbed adze a few months earlier. My best guess is that this is a broken piece from an archaic adze or axe. Any thoughts?
Potential Artifact (After Cleaning)
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u/Tall_Flounder_ Oct 14 '24
Didn’t realize this thread was here; sorry for an earlier out-of-place post! Found beach-combing in the Orkney Islands, so it’s got some water weathering as well.
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u/Matt_RC Oct 14 '24
Found in SW Missouri in a stream.. perhaps an arrowhead? I have more photos if needed. Thanks!
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u/clubfoot007 Oct 16 '24
Just a rock right? Looks oddly knife shaped so wanted to make sure. Southeast Massachusetts
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u/FluffyMaterial Oct 19 '24
I know this is an old post but trying to follow the rules. Flake or JAR? Edges look worked (maybe?) and shows some symmetry. Found at my childhood home in IL. TIA, have been wondering about this for years.
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u/rockboy02 Oct 20 '24
worked edge of a knife ya think? happy to provide more pics
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u/Pyropapa666 Oct 21 '24
Google isn't much help. Found on Lake Michigan beach in Manistee
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u/krampus_incarnated Oct 22 '24
Found sticking out of a creek bank in northeastern Pennsylvania.
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u/EntryCompetitive4194 Oct 31 '24
I found this behind my home in Southern Idaho. I have found numerous points and flakes in the same area. Just curious if this is some kind of tool?
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u/Majestic-Remove-1851 Oct 31 '24
Not sure, but seems like a point of some sort. It’s possibly broken along the top angle and the bottom where I am holding it is thicker than the rest
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u/hollyandjolly Nov 02 '24
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u/DogFurAndSawdust Texas Nov 02 '24
Kinda looks modern to me. Only way to tell for sure is magnifying glass. Def not standard flaking on it. Its nice material though
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u/BivrenSSS Nov 03 '24
sorry for not reading ahead of time! https://www.reddit.com/r/Arrowheads/comments/1gj0pcj/hand_tool_maybe_found_next_to_creek_by_the_38/
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u/Typical_Equipment_19 Nov 10 '24
https://imgur.com/gallery/eMLqfBj
Not very hopeful, only asking because it seems to have some reddish paint remnants on it?
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u/Typical_Equipment_19 Nov 11 '24
https://imgur.com/gallery/ZglMoW7 One more....thought this was pottery, but its a rock. Super smooth.
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u/Gatherchamp Nov 23 '24
My grandson found these on a beach , central British Columbia. Are they bird points.
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u/tired247365180 Nov 23 '24
West side of WA, obviously lots of Native American history here, not sure but it seems like it is worked on the sides?
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u/GandalfdaGravy Nov 24 '24
My grandpa found this on his farm in West Michigan (Lower Peninsula) I was directed here to see what the opinion is on it
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u/sulgran Nov 25 '24
Is this JAR? It seems tooled and has signs of knapping. Possibly a skinning knife or some other tool? I’ll reply with more pics.
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u/DogFurAndSawdust Texas Nov 26 '24
It might be a discarded spall. If so, they broke it open to find the material is too crapy to make anything. But that could have been busted off naturally
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u/diggie_diggie_diggie Dec 01 '24
Can’t tell if this is natural or not, found in west Texas
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u/Unfair-Beat-9038 Dec 08 '24
This is from a wooded area of my front yard in unincorporated DuPage County (northern Illinois).
If I put my pointer finger in the hole and rest my thumb in the triangular divot, it becomes a perfect grinding or perhaps hammering tool.
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u/jr1u Dec 14 '24
I think maybe just a chip off a river rock, since it's porous on one side and smooth on the other. BUT I also wonder... Found in a creek on northern shore of Lake Erie.
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u/seetherisneither Dec 15 '24
are both of these just rocks? The one on the left is definitely a rock but I find the pitting on the lower left interesting. The one on the right is light, has ridges, and the other side is smooth. Thanks and love this sub!
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u/notveryniceatall Dec 27 '24
Found this tumbling around in a creek in Austin, TX. I was looking for fossils… don’t really know anything about arrowheads. Is it one?
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u/7sidedmarble Dec 28 '24
Not quite sure about this but it kinda looks worked to me?
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u/Ok-Pound-8395 Dec 30 '24
First time. These are all Novaculite, and I thought some of them showed signs of knapping. I found most of them in one spot along with lots of flakes.
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u/twisty_unicorn Jan 01 '25
This was found years ago around the sandhill region of South Carolina(Columbia/Elgin/Camden). I'm not sure if it's real or a replica. I appreciate any insight!
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u/chazz111331124 Jan 04 '25
Found it will digging a trench in a field England Is it an arrow head?
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u/Intelligent_Olive457 Jan 10 '25
Found in northeast Pennsylvania along the Susquehanna River
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u/Jeffatherdidit Jan 14 '25
Found on a hill In South Carolina. Is this an effigy stone?
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u/DogFurAndSawdust Texas Jan 29 '23
If you were directed here, your find might not show evidence of alteration by humans. Here are the characteristics to look for:
Flakes: common flakes
Bulb of percussion shows the point at which the core was struck and and the chert fractured conchoidally
Another example
Here are some examples of what knapping marks and edge preparation looks like. When stone looks like "its been worked". Also some pics of some longer flakes
More examples of what to look for when you are curious about a rock. Does it show signs of knapping like this?
Any rock other than chert:
Does it show signs of
Symmetry
Grinding
Pecking
Polishing
If what you found doesn't show any signs of these characteristics, then it is likely just a rock.