Photos 6
(top) The original "mice." These tools all have an ergonomic shape very similar to a computer mouse. They all fit snugly in the curved palm and present a flattened wear surface. (bottom) Two of them as held, showing wear surfaces.
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Dear sir
I find stones like yours but a lot better at the beach in texas.I am sure that my stones are snake stones from the indians.There is no record of this here.They ground out holds far your fingers to go to see the snake head.I have hundreds of saples to see.Your stones may be for snake worship ceremonial stones
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in photos 6,the large blueish stone, look at some of the surface markings, do you see abstract feline visages? do some of your other stones kinda look like cat heads? if so, please let me know. if not, I enjoy your website.
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Thank you Kenneth Johnston, Your one article and pictures gave me more information than eight years of scouring the internet and museums. I live in southeast AZ. very rural valley, crude tools are everywhere is my uneducated opinion. I retired at 52 and moved here 9 yrs. ago, best thing I have ever done because it opened my eyes to artifacts,birds and wildlife, dark skies,few people and peace of mind to enjoy it . My six acres is loaded with crude tools many that were here and many displays that I have made from collecting off of friends properties. I have hundreds of whole metates, manos,stone tools of every size and shape. I'm not trying brag but just to point out how many artifacts are in this valley and nobody even collects them or studies them. There is the Amerind Museum in Dragoon which is twenty miles from me,I took artifacts from my place to get any information about them. The director wouldn't look at them,wouldn't return calls and got the same results from U of Arizona. So it is not surprising to me that you and I can't find anything about crude tools. I hope your article has created some interest and I would love to see more of your crude tools. You explain things where I can understand how the tools were used and even how they were held. Very helpful seeing the pictures. I can tell that you have put a lot of thought into it and I thank you. If I see anything about crude tools, I will e-mail and I'll keep checking your website for more of your knowledge about crude tools. Thanks for sharing.
Mike LoBello
5980 E Clapp Homestead Rd
Pearce,AZ 85625
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Would you belive that I have some of these exact shaped stones in the trunk of my car right this minute. Where we
hunt is in Carlisle Co. Ky.. This area is known to have been populated starting with the Paleo on into the Mississippians. We have found villages all along the river bottom lands. Most don't even have mounds. This is were I have found most of my best pieces.
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