Tyler Matters Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 I found what seems to be a fossilized human body part, not sure though. It seems to be something, but not quite sure what. Do you think it's just rock? It is rock, but do you think it's a fossilized human part? A museum I sent a picture to said it was just a rock, but I don't know if they would really want to tell me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 yes, it is just a rock. And no, not fossilized human part. Soft tissue would likely not survive long enough to fossilize. It looks like a concretion that formed around something....but what that something is I don't know. Everything is generated through your own will power ~ Ray Bradbury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Agreed. Rock. A museum would not be in the practice of lying or withholding scientific information. ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailingAlongToo Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 @Tyler Matters Google "baculum" Don't know much about history Don't know much biology Don't know much about science books......... Sam Cooke - (What A) Wonderful World Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 not any parts I have ever seen "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence"_ Carl Sagen No trees were killed in this posting......however, many innocent electrons were diverted from where they originally intended to go. " I think, therefore I collect fossils." _ Me "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."__S. Holmes "can't we all just get along?" Jack Nicholson from Mars Attacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 3 hours ago, Walt said: It looks like a concretion that formed around something The end in the third picture makes me wonder if that something could be iron. Is it attracted by a magnet ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Matters Posted October 1, 2018 Author Share Posted October 1, 2018 It's not magnetic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 6 minutes ago, Rockwood said: The end in the third picture makes me wonder if that something could be iron. Is it attracted by a magnet ? Or lead, if not magnetic. Tyler, can you scratch it or scrape a bit off with a knife? (The center part....) Everything is generated through your own will power ~ Ray Bradbury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Matters Posted October 1, 2018 Author Share Posted October 1, 2018 No, it's all solid hard rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 I believe there is an oxidation state of iron that is non magnetic, but it could also be an iron rich rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goatinformationist Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 30 minutes ago, Rockwood said: I believe there is an oxidation state of iron that is non magnetic, but it could also be an iron rich rock. Yes, high oxidation or very high temperature treatment can lead to demagnetization. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 I agree with the others. It has ironstone look, with a thin outer layer and a solid iron-rich core. I wonder if, somehow, can't be a siderite nodule? " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Just a rock. Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drufeus Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Where did you find this? Looks like a Native American pestle or tool. It's been worked. Cool find and not just a rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNCollector Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Just a rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 23 minutes ago, Drufeus said: Where did you find this? Looks like a Native American pestle or tool. It's been worked. Cool find and not just a rock. I disagree. I see no evidence of human alteration and it is not shaped right for any tool I have seen. It does have a suggestive shape, but I agree with a naturally eroded rock. Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 46 minutes ago, Drufeus said: Where did you find this? Looks like a Native American pestle or tool. It's been worked. Cool find and not just a rock. What evidence do you see to suggest this is an artifact? The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drufeus Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 16 hours ago, JohnJ said: What evidence do you see to suggest this is an artifact? General shape looks right from what I've found in Great Lakes region. Why I ask location. Worn curved bottom suggests grinding. Then again, could just be a rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 7 minutes ago, Drufeus said: General shape looks right from what I've found in Great Lakes region. Why I ask location. Worn curved bottom suggests grinding. Then again, could just be a rock. Lots of rounded rocks are shaped by non-human processes. From what I can see, these photos do not show any definitive grinding striations or usage wear to indicate any type of artifact. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drufeus Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 41 minutes ago, JohnJ said: Lots of rounded rocks are shaped by non-human processes. From what I can see, these photos do not show any definitive grinding striations or usage wear to indicate any type of artifact. Most likely this. For original poster. If really curious, ask a local archeologist or geolpgist if available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Matters Posted October 23, 2018 Author Share Posted October 23, 2018 I can see what you mean about the pestle. I'm determined to find one like it. I have a the bowl like rock part, not sure if it's Native American. Looks like some online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Matters Posted October 23, 2018 Author Share Posted October 23, 2018 Does anyone think this is a pestle? I was looking through them and seen some that look like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Matters Posted October 23, 2018 Author Share Posted October 23, 2018 Here are some other pieces. I have a mini bowl part too. I just don't have everything here. I don't have a picture of the bigger bowl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Many online artifact photos are not definitive enough to show the detail needed to identify an artifact. Additionally, the context in which a find was made can also be significant in an identification. In other words, just because you find something that looks a bit like other "online artifacts", doesn't necessarily mean it is one. Sometimes, the only way that determination can be confirmed is a "hands on" analysis. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 The one on the left in the second photo appears to be concretion or a nodule. These can be common in some places, and the cavity left when they weather away would make a useful shape. I can imagine them being used by early human inhabitants , but one would need to confirm a distinctive wear pattern to say for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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