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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: iowabow on April 16, 2012, 03:42:47 pm

Title: what is it?
Post by: iowabow on April 16, 2012, 03:42:47 pm

Found in a creek skunk river. What is it ? The brown when rubbed turns copper

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Title: Re: what is it?
Post by: cowboy on April 16, 2012, 05:05:36 pm

Good question. Looks artifact'ish..

Title: Re: what is it?
Post by: Josh B on April 16, 2012, 05:35:52 pm

Very interesting! Cool find, whatever it is.  Josh

Title: Re: what is it?
Post by: Stringman on April 16, 2012, 08:59:53 pm

Looks like at least parts of it are metallic (copper.) But I've never seen anything like it. Is it heavy? Whats the length??

Title: Re: what is it?
Post by: Tower on April 16, 2012, 09:16:59 pm

Never seen anything like it. It is kinda neet looking.

Title: Re: what is it?
Post by: Ncsnipe on April 17, 2012, 12:36:12 am

Might a copper culture artifact. I wouldn't rub the patina off it.

Title: Re: what is it?
Post by: JackCrafty on April 17, 2012, 03:01:30 am

Looks like a chunk of copper ore.  It may have been ground to create pigment.

Title: Re: what is it?
Post by: YosemiteBen on April 18, 2012, 01:46:29 pm

i agree with Jackcrafty.  Some of the eastern tribes did use copper for stuff and it would oxidize to brown(green).

Title: Re: what is it?
Post by: nclonghunter on April 18, 2012, 05:18:18 pm

OH, that's one of those things, you know, a watchamacallit. I think.

Title: Re: what is it?
Post by: Bevan R. on April 18, 2012, 05:43:51 pm

Quote from: nclonghunter on April 18, 2012, 05:18:18 pm

OH, that's one of those things, you know, a watchamacallit. I think.

With the white on the bottom end, it is a dohicky. Watchamacallit's have the stone on the other end. >:D