Found rock
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Wanda sinnema on Oct 27, 2015I don't have any idea.. but think its a cool rock,, I'd leave it out just as a conversation piece...away from small kids,, who think all rocks are for tossing..keep us posted.. I'd like to know also..good luckHelpful Reply
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Sarah Guidry on Oct 27, 2015Looks like it could have been a weapon such as a club. Maybe pine pitch and sinew would have been used to attach a carved handle to the stone. Just a guess.Helpful Reply
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Mollee Kauzlarich on Oct 27, 2015If you have a museum in your area, they might be able to help you out. One of the kids found a "pretty rock" camping once and our museum dated it as a spear point that was nearly 2000 years old! Good luck with your find.Helpful Reply
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Janet Pizaro on Oct 27, 2015If you like it dont analyze the piece sit back and enjoy it.Helpful Reply
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M on Oct 27, 2015Definitely a tool. Native American. Check for local archaeology clubs or state archaeologistHelpful Reply
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Johnny Stevenson on Oct 27, 2015Take a good magnent and see if it will stick on it. If it does, you may have a valuable metiourite but my spelling is probably not right. If it doesn't, i think W at Warren NJ could be right.Helpful Reply
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Denise Boyce on Oct 27, 2015Please take it to a natural history museum or a archaeology college to find out and post so we can all gasp at your fabulous find!!!! Awesome!!!Helpful Reply
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Elizabeth on Oct 28, 2015Pretty sure you have the head of a hatchet dating back to Native Americans - we have several like it that have been handed down through my husband's family, his great-grandfather was Native American. Enjoy your find!!Helpful Reply
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Wendy DeBiase on Oct 28, 2015ya looks like a hammerhead NAHelpful Reply
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Jeanette S on Oct 28, 2015I agree with everyone else...I don't think it is "just another rock!" That grove could be to hold nuts for crackign open!Helpful Reply
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Zandra Smith on Oct 28, 2015Get on Artifact Addiction...it's a fantastic group of peeps that look for things just like that...I'm sure they cud tell u what it is :)Helpful Reply
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Lois Franklin on Oct 28, 2015Looks like found treasure to me, no matter what else you find out about it! It's beautiful! I used to 'steal' rocks where ever I traveled and have a big egg shaped one I got in the smoky mountains. It's my favorite.Helpful Reply
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Patty S on Oct 28, 2015I have seen many like it in Arizona, have found some just like it myself.Helpful Reply
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Cecilia Morgan on Oct 28, 2015Looks like a bead gatherer. Beads were lined up in groove to string. Possibility. Take it to a museum. I bet they will be happy to help you.Helpful Reply
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Mary Margaret Kelly on Oct 28, 2015I think that it looks like soapstone.Helpful Reply
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All377999 on Oct 28, 2015FollowingHelpful Reply
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Linda on Oct 28, 2015The groove could have been made by a constant flow of water for years. We find rocks with perfect holes where water dripped on the same spot and it could be a tool like your husband said. If you really want to know for sure take it to a Museum or a geologist. Good luck and please let me know what you find out please.Helpful Reply
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Becky Imagine Nation on Oct 28, 2015A tomahawk, my uncle use to have a collection of them that he found along with arrowheads. Check with a historical society or the library for more information about it locally. Nice findHelpful Reply
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Cathi on Oct 28, 2015I have 2 from my Grandfather, they were hammer type tools by our Native American ancestors!Helpful Reply
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Laura on Oct 28, 2015Please let us know if you find out what it actually is. Very nice whatever it is.Helpful Reply
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Elaine Simmons on Oct 28, 2015I agree, my husband had one that looked like that. He was always told it was a hammer head.Helpful Reply
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Liz Straughn on Oct 28, 2015I would say it's a hammer head or tomahawk. Very neat piece! I'd have a museum curator or anthropologist look it over.Helpful Reply
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Jean Worrill on Oct 28, 2015I also found one and other nice arrowhead, beads, soapstone pipes (one was and otter, the other black bear) you could still see the hair too. A friend found a soapstone ceremonial ax, beautiful a historian offered him 35k for it but he didn't take it. My most valuable item was a drill bit in perfect condition and 3 spearheads. I loved hunting for these items.Helpful Reply
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Virginia Marcellus on Oct 28, 2015Do you have a nearby museum? They might have anthropologists or archeologists who could give you more info on your itemHelpful Reply
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Doreen Dwviniczuk on Oct 28, 2015I don't know what it is but I do know I sure wouldn't want to be bonked in the head with it!Helpful Reply
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Dee Lagermann on Oct 28, 2015Contact Scott Wolter - history.comScott Wolter - America Unearthed Cast - HISTORY.com or at facebook.comScott Wolter | FacebookHe may be able to give you some information.Helpful Reply
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UpState on Oct 29, 2015It's probably a 'holding plate' that older civilizations used after collecting important seeds.Helpful Reply
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Eileen Graybill on Oct 30, 2015Maybe a grinding stone? alot easier to handle with a notch in it.Helpful Reply
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Jean DeSavage on Oct 31, 2015If there is a groove on the other side, it was probably a prehistoric hammer/tomahawk. The stone would have been put in a branched stick and then the wood on each side would have been bound tightly to the stone with sinew from the spine of a deer. The sinew is wrapped when it is wet and then as it dries it shrinks/tightens and becomes hard, creating a stable hammer/tomahawk.Helpful Reply
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Angela Coon Haley on Nov 07, 2015Looks like a Metate ( grinding stone) or a fire starter ! Go to google and type Indian artifacts into search and look at images !!! Good luck... It's a cool find !!Helpful Reply
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