brachiomyback Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 I found this when I was "kid" in an old coffee can tin in one of my grandpas barns. He found it along with some archaic points in his corn fields. Always wondered what it was. It seems a little small for a milling bowl. Wondering if anyone has seen anything similar to it / know what it may be. thanks - Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worthy 55 Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Not sure but it could be a paint bowl, nutting stone or a headstock stone used with a drill to start a fire? It's my bone!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edd Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 that's kinda small to be used for something... " We're all puppets, I'm just a puppet who can see the strings. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 IMHO, Worthy nailed it - its a headstock stone. It holds the vertical stick as you bow back and forth to ignite your tinder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 A fire drill seems unlikely because you commonly need a notch for fuel(air) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 A fire drill seems unlikely because you commonly need a notch for fuel(air) True, but the notch goes in the base; it is proposed that this piece might be the headstock. If it was used for that purpose, I might expect to see some polish in the "cup". A pigment mortar/paint pot is also a reasonable guess as to it's use. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 (edited) Agree with Worthy. Seems way too small for a "paint" bowl, and they always seem to have some residual pigment in them too. Brad, you might check out some museum collections from the same area. It's likely you could view other examples that may have been the subject of some research. Edited November 17, 2009 by JohnJ The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefootgirl Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Sweet little find whatever it is! Definitely a keeper to be sure. In formal logic, a contradiction is the signal of defeat: but in the evolution of real knowledge, it marks the first step in progress toward victory. Alfred North Whithead 'Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 A mould to put a molten metal inside ? Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Pareidolia : here Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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