A Home, I Think; But To Whom?

[MyGodMagma]

Wondering if this shape is specific enough to identify who might have lived in this. Ideas?

~caroline

[TqB]

Sponge? Flint/chert ones often look like this.

[Miocene_Mason]

Shot in the dark, maybe a Native American artifact? For a fire bow (an apparatus used for making fire) a small rock is often used to stabilize the stick. The native Americans sometimes used rocks, usually comfortably held ones. These were normally softer, making holes in the stone when used. This is a very shaky I'd so don't take my word for it.

[Fossildude19]

I agree with Tarquin. 

Looks like a sponge to me.

[MyGodMagma]

15 hours ago, WhodamanHD said:

Shot in the dark, maybe a Native American artifact? For a fire bow (an apparatus used for making fire) a small rock is often used to stabilize the stick. The native Americans sometimes used rocks, usually comfortably held ones. These were normally softer, making holes in the stone when used. This is a very shaky I'd so don't take my word for it.

This post is appearing as a reply in one of my topics, you should repost this in Artifacts to get some good info about it. ~caroline  

[ynot]

1 hour ago, MyGodMagma said:

This post is appearing as a reply in one of my topics, you should repost this in Artifacts to get some good info about it. ~caroline  

Hey Caroline,

I think whodamanhd is suggesting that Your piece is a tool for fire starting.

I do not agree with that and think the sponge id given by others is what You have.

[abyssunder]

Where was it found? Was it found in the Citronelle Formation, Louisiana?

[Plax]

looks like a paleozoic pebble (transported) to me. We had someone else here on the forum finding lots of paleozoic fossils in Louisiana in river gravel.

[MyGodMagma]

Thanks for the replies, and for cluing me in on what whodamanhd was referring to-possible fire tool. After more inspection I think it is not a tool but I appreciate him for lobbing in the idea. And yes, this was found within the Citronelle Formation in East Feliciana Parish, LA bordering Wilkinson County, MS. This coastal plain formation was deposited 2.8 million to 6.6 million years ago during the Pleistocene Era, and I have found quite a few Paleozoic fossils in these creek beds, upwards of 30. I have noticed that within even a small geographical area, say 20 miles, the creeks tend to be hit or miss. Some consistently produce treasures and others, markedly less. Usually the smaller (20ft wide) creeks are much more productive IMO, in both the quantity and quality of the fossil finds, as well as Indian artifacts.

 

Anyone interested in exploring the southeast LA/MS portion of the Citronelle is welcome to contact me for specific hotspots.

[Harry Pristis]

That's a generous offer of hotspots, Caroline.  Just for the record, 2.8 to 6.6 Ma would not include any of the Pleistocene Epoch.  That range of time would include Pliocene and Late Miocene.