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Found a Stone Tool - 8/7/2009 5:15:35 PM    MarkL   Posts: 14 Joined: 3/29/2008 Status: offline Hi again I found what appears to be an old stone tool on the bank of the canal literally just outside my house. I have no idea what it is but have a sneaking suspicion I have seen it's type before somewhere? Any of you guys have any idea? Post #: 1

RE: Found a Stone Tool - 8/7/2009 5:32:01 PM    privvydigger Posts: 2597 Joined: 7/16/2006 From: Heart of the Coal Regions Status: offline petrified hip bone from an animal.....no clue _____________________________ thx privvydigger gtr'dug Collector of all Coaldale & Lansford, And love digging Summit Hill, Mauch Chunk & Tamaqua, Pa. sodas, beers, milks..... (in reply to MarkL) Post #: 2

RE: Found a Stone Tool - 8/7/2009 5:34:52 PM    cyberdigger Posts: 12301 Joined: 11/29/2008 From: I 195 @ US 9, NJ USA Status: online I am thinking either a mortar or a paint pot, if it is a tool.. neat find! (in reply to privvydigger) Post #: 3

RE: Found a Stone Tool - 8/7/2009 5:41:20 PM    MarkL   Posts: 14 Joined: 3/29/2008 Status: offline quote: ORIGINAL: privvydigger petrified hip bone from an animal.....no clue You know the more I have been looking at it, it has occurred to me that it may be a fossil of some kind, but the tiny hole inside the hole looks deliberate. So could it have been a bone tool that has fossilized? quote: ORIGINAL: cyberdigger I am thinking either a mortar or a paint pot, if it is a tool.. neat find! I thought maybe mortar, but the hole is only the size of my thumbnail so it seems it would not be a productive mortar unless of course it was maybe used for medicines so only a small amount of material needed to be crushed. If I took this item along to a local museum for info do you think they would feel I was wasting their time? I would love to know what it is. (in reply to cyberdigger) Post #: 4

RE: Found a Stone Tool - 8/7/2009 5:41:50 PM    privvydigger Posts: 2597 Joined: 7/16/2006 From: Heart of the Coal Regions Status: offline how big is it? whats the dark area on the side of the bowl where it narrows _____________________________ thx privvydigger gtr'dug Collector of all Coaldale & Lansford, And love digging Summit Hill, Mauch Chunk & Tamaqua, Pa. sodas, beers, milks..... (in reply to cyberdigger) Post #: 5

RE: Found a Stone Tool - 8/7/2009 5:43:00 PM    RedGinger Posts: 6727 Joined: 12/7/2007 Status: offline petrified wood maybe? _____________________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVTdY2BI3g (in reply to privvydigger) Post #: 6

RE: Found a Stone Tool - 8/7/2009 5:44:10 PM    privvydigger Posts: 2597 Joined: 7/16/2006 From: Heart of the Coal Regions Status: offline never a waste of time if your enjoying what your doing! _____________________________ thx privvydigger gtr'dug Collector of all Coaldale & Lansford, And love digging Summit Hill, Mauch Chunk & Tamaqua, Pa. sodas, beers, milks..... (in reply to RedGinger) Post #: 7

RE: Found a Stone Tool - 8/7/2009 5:47:11 PM    MarkL   Posts: 14 Joined: 3/29/2008 Status: offline The item is about 2 inches long and 1-1 1/2 inches wide. Here are some more pics: Thank you for the input so far guys. (in reply to RedGinger) Post #: 8

RE: Found a Stone Tool - 8/7/2009 5:51:55 PM    privvydigger Posts: 2597 Joined: 7/16/2006 From: Heart of the Coal Regions Status: offline definately worth looking into where was it dug? _____________________________ thx privvydigger gtr'dug Collector of all Coaldale & Lansford, And love digging Summit Hill, Mauch Chunk & Tamaqua, Pa. sodas, beers, milks..... (in reply to MarkL) Post #: 9

RE: Found a Stone Tool - 8/7/2009 5:54:31 PM    MarkL   Posts: 14 Joined: 3/29/2008 Status: offline I never dug it, as such I'm not a digger. I walk dogs for a living and after finding a few bottles from workmen digging up the bank to lay pipes I always keep my eyes open when out now. This was found in the mud (no where near the workmen) on the canal bank about 100 yards from my house. (in reply to privvydigger) Post #: 10

RE: Found a Stone Tool - 8/7/2009 5:56:28 PM    privvydigger Posts: 2597 Joined: 7/16/2006 From: Heart of the Coal Regions Status: offline what state/part of the country? _____________________________ thx privvydigger gtr'dug Collector of all Coaldale & Lansford, And love digging Summit Hill, Mauch Chunk & Tamaqua, Pa. sodas, beers, milks..... (in reply to MarkL) Post #: 11

RE: Found a Stone Tool - 8/7/2009 5:58:24 PM    MarkL   Posts: 14 Joined: 3/29/2008 Status: offline Ah right. I'm from the UK and this was found in London. I've been looking around the net all day to ID it and so far you guys have been the most helpful with ideas. So thanks for that. < Message edited by MarkL -- 8/7/2009 5:59:22 PM > (in reply to privvydigger) Post #: 12

RE: Found a Stone Tool - 8/7/2009 6:01:57 PM    capsoda Posts: 9832 Joined: 11/15/2005 From: Seminole,Alabama, USA Status: offline Can you show a picture of the bottom? _____________________________ Warren Diggin down in Dixie, USA Work is for people who don't dig bottles President, Panhandle Cruisers http://www.panhandlecruisers.org/ http://www.bornagainamerican.org (in reply to MarkL) Post #: 13

RE: Found a Stone Tool - 8/7/2009 6:07:53 PM    MarkL   Posts: 14 Joined: 3/29/2008 Status: offline I'll take a few right now...should take 5minutes. (in reply to capsoda) Post #: 14

RE: Found a Stone Tool - 8/7/2009 6:13:29 PM    MarkL   Posts: 14 Joined: 3/29/2008 Status: offline Here is a pic of it turned upside down. And this one is the angle I keep looking at it thinking it may have once been bone? (in reply to MarkL) Post #: 15

RE: Found a Stone Tool - 8/7/2009 6:17:48 PM    MarkL   Posts: 14 Joined: 3/29/2008 Status: offline I was wondering if the small hole inside could have been for some kind of wick and the tool is some type of fire lighter? Complete guess work on my part mind. (in reply to MarkL) Post #: 16

RE: Found a Stone Tool - 8/7/2009 6:20:43 PM    capsoda Posts: 9832 Joined: 11/15/2005 From: Seminole,Alabama, USA Status: offline It looks like something melted. More around the bombings of WW2. If it is indeed stone then I would say it was a staff cap. _____________________________ Warren Diggin down in Dixie, USA Work is for people who don't dig bottles President, Panhandle Cruisers http://www.panhandlecruisers.org/ http://www.bornagainamerican.org (in reply to MarkL) Post #: 17

RE: Found a Stone Tool - 8/7/2009 6:22:39 PM    cyberdigger Posts: 12301 Joined: 11/29/2008 From: I 195 @ US 9, NJ USA Status: online the bottom does not look like a fossil at all.. more like slag..  (in reply to MarkL) Post #: 18

RE: Found a Stone Tool - 8/7/2009 6:25:16 PM    MarkL   Posts: 14 Joined: 3/29/2008 Status: offline Well that could tie in as this area was heavily bombed during WWII. (in reply to capsoda) Post #: 19

RE: Found a Stone Tool - 8/7/2009 8:27:22 PM    GuntherHess Posts: 11470 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: offline Weird looking item. Doubt it is man made. Looks a little like agatized petrafied wood or a formation from a cave. _____________________________ FREE Online Medicine Guide - http://www.antiquemedicines.com/MedicineNexus/Nexus.htm Web Site - http://antiquemedicines.com Email : mknapp@antiquemedicines.com (in reply to MarkL) Post #: 20

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