8/20/2006 1:30 PMramey dewey wrote:
VERY INTERESTING WEBSITE,I BELEIVE MY SON FOUND A VERY OLD STONE HAND TOOL,IN THE U.P. IN MICHIGAN IN SOUTHERN LAKE SUPERIOR,BY POINT IRIOUQUS LIGHT HOUSE ON THE SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR,IT FITS IN YOUR HAND LIKE YOU DESCRIBED,AND IS VERY SMOOTH,NOT FROM WATER,BUT BY SOMEONE HANDLING IT MANY MANY TIMES,THE ROCK IS VERY EXCITING TO HOLD,YOU SEE WERE THE ROCK WAS USED TO CRUSH CORN,FOOD,HIDES,LEATHER,A VERY SPECIAL OLD ROCK/TOOL,ILL TRY AND TAKE A PICTURE AND E-MAIL IT TO YOU,THNX FOR THE VERY NICE INFO ON THIS SUBJECT...RAMEY DEWEY,517-648-7883 Reply to this
4/2/2009 1:33 AMClaude Hardin wrote:
The top stone is used to produce flakes or blanks from larger stones to be used for scrapers then on to arrowheads, etc. You would need to move your finger out of the way to use it. The bottom stone is questionable, my opinion is - if it is very hard, then the bottom corner would be used to shape a stone by pecking it. Some tools that have peck marks have been made in this manner. the top stone could probably be used in the same manner if the opposite end was held. A good test is to impact by striking say a piece of wood. If the jolt is not transferred to the hand, then that is probably how it was used. Example, a 45 caliber pistol needs to have the force tranferred away from the hand and does by the handle angle - fire it and the barrel rises rocking the hand up as well. Result is very low impact. Many artifacts can be tested this way to see how they may have been used. Indians didn't like to bruise their hands either and used appropriate engineering to accomadate their needs. Reply to this
4/25/2011 8:18 AM
Merrill wrote:
You may find Warren King Mooreheads book 'Prehistoric Implements' Page 125 of interest on Photo 1. This book can be downloaded for free off the internet. In fact, turn of the century archaeology books deal extensively with early finds. Photo 6 may contain what some call a hoof pestle. This is one of my specialties. Jenny Adams has written many good research papers on the diversity of ground stone implements. Try to apply tribochemical and use wear analysis to the objects with a 60 - 100x pocket magnifier. Many stones can fit in the palm or fit the contours of a hand, but if there is no significant use wear, unless it is for ceremony purpose, I have doubts. Hang in there, sooner or later there will be a more scientific approach to unknown stones and there use. Reply to this
VERY INTERESTING WEBSITE,I BELEIVE MY SON FOUND A VERY OLD STONE HAND TOOL,IN THE U.P. IN MICHIGAN IN SOUTHERN LAKE SUPERIOR,BY POINT IRIOUQUS LIGHT HOUSE ON THE SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR,IT FITS IN YOUR HAND LIKE YOU DESCRIBED,AND IS VERY SMOOTH,NOT FROM WATER,BUT BY SOMEONE HANDLING IT MANY MANY TIMES,THE ROCK IS VERY EXCITING TO HOLD,YOU SEE WERE THE ROCK WAS USED TO CRUSH CORN,FOOD,HIDES,LEATHER,A VERY SPECIAL OLD ROCK/TOOL,ILL TRY AND TAKE A PICTURE AND E-MAIL IT TO YOU,THNX FOR THE VERY NICE INFO ON THIS SUBJECT...RAMEY DEWEY,517-648-7883
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The top stone is used to produce flakes or blanks from larger stones to be used for scrapers then on to arrowheads, etc. You would need to move your finger out of the way to use it. The bottom stone is questionable, my opinion is - if it is very hard, then the bottom corner would be used to shape a stone by pecking it. Some tools that have peck marks have been made in this manner. the top stone could probably be used in the same manner if the opposite end was held. A good test is to impact by striking say a piece of wood. If the jolt is not transferred to the hand, then that is probably how it was used. Example, a 45 caliber pistol needs to have the force tranferred away from the hand and does by the handle angle - fire it and the barrel rises rocking the hand up as well. Result is very low impact. Many artifacts can be tested this way to see how they may have been used. Indians didn't like to bruise their hands either and used appropriate engineering to accomadate their needs.
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I think I have a couple of these.
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You may find Warren King Mooreheads book 'Prehistoric Implements' Page 125 of interest on Photo 1. This book can be downloaded for free off the internet. In fact, turn of the century archaeology books deal extensively with early finds. Photo 6 may contain what some call a hoof pestle. This is one of my specialties. Jenny Adams has written many good research papers on the diversity of ground stone implements. Try to apply tribochemical and use wear analysis to the objects with a 60 - 100x pocket magnifier. Many stones can fit in the palm or fit the contours of a hand, but if there is no significant use wear, unless it is for ceremony purpose, I have doubts. Hang in there, sooner or later there will be a more scientific approach to unknown stones and there use.
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