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I believe these to be a tool set. They were found in immediate proximity to each other on the bank of a kettle-like sinkhole along the north shore of Buckeye Lake during a severe summer drought where they were left exposed on the surface. Each is a fine example of a crude stone tool and this may have been an assmeblege from someone's kitchen in the past. They very greatly in size, one taking a large strong hand to handle with ease, another seemingly small enough for a child to have used.
This is the tool from the two o'clock position in the above photo, shown as hands grip it most effectively in a slightly offset "praying" position. This is made from a green stone material that seems to have been used rather frequently. The next photo below shows the bottom wear surface of the tool as it is clasped in the hands.
This is the tool from the top of the group photo, shown as held in the hand
imhave thousands of these tools (effiges), if you look at the photps you will see the faces of many things... I want to open a museum soom. Enjoyed your hard word in developing this information.
Peace,
jkiss
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Love your blog. It's nice to see some examples of the more common ancient tools.
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i have many peices just like these. the similarities are hard to believe. i am very interested in these stone tools and carvings, i have several peices with owls carved in stone. like to see more like these.
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I would like to say I am impressed. I am currently doing a study though athropology and in my studies archaeology is key. By providing the pictures of the rocks you've found and how they fit in your hand i would say your find is amazing. Unfortunately I am not able to direct you to a link or person to help you with your discovery but... I do recommend to continue your search. See if you can take samples of the soil you took the rocks from. Dig deeper. If these are in fact tools of the early days there maybe artifacts which indicate what these tools did. Or better...you main find remains. Keep at it. I hope to hear you have made a great discovery someday.
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Holy moly,,,I swear we have some of the excat same tools. I will take some pics and send them to you. I have often thought soem of the tools were "weapons" too. Like using a cue ball in a fight. crazy,,,huh??? Connect with you soon,,Heidi & Art
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