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Dragger Handles
The two stone tools in the photograph above are from
the broken ends of dagger handles. The dagger handles
are curved and made of Agua Fria River stones.
The stone bladed knife ends are missing and these
specimens may have been modified into side scrapers.
Equilateral Microlith
The stone tool in the picture above is an equilateral microlith.
The equilateral microlith is usually in the shape of an equilateral
triangle as found in Geometry. They are usually made of flint or chert,
although this specimen is made from river cobblestone. However
it may appear to look like a micro burin which is nothing more than waste.
Facial Cold Stone
The stone tool in the picture above appears to be
that of a facial cold stone. The stone has a smoothness
and seems to have a shape to fit a face. Facial stones help
remove tension and can be used for therapeutic remedies.
Finger Choppers
The stone tools in the picture above are finger choppers which
had finger holds. These choppers seem to have some flakes
chipped out to make a sharp point or edge. However these
finger choppers are too small to be modified into anything else.
Finger Sized Arrowhead
Straightener
The stone tool in the photograph above is a finger sized
arrowhead straightener. There are some finger wear marks
displaying how it was held when straightening arrows.
This specimen was small and easy to hold while hunting.
Fish Hooks
The artifacts above are two pieces from two different
stone tool fish hooks. The fish hook at the top of the picture
is the top portion which is missing the bottom hook. And the
fish hook at the bottom of the picture is the hook portion
is made of pumice which is eroded.
Flint Stone
The stone tool above is a flint stone which happens
to have a flat surface. This flint was a good candidate
for sharpening stone arrow heads and spears. This stone
tool is also small enough to easily carry around.
Granite Arrowhead
The above stone tool in the picture is of a granite arrowhead.
This artifact is very eroded and worn down from too much
moisture exposure. The arrowhead is made up of a granodiorite.
Granite Gneiss
The stone above is gneiss. Gneiss is a foliated
banded mineral with a coarse-grained texture.
The stone also has bands or streaks of granite,
feldspar, and mica.
Granite Stone Axe
The above stone tool in the photograph above is a
granite stone axe. This artifact is eroded from too much
sun and moisture exposure as well. This stone axe is
made up of granodiorite.
Ground stone Axe Hammer Head
The stone tool above is a ground stone axe hammer head.
One side is flatter and wider than the other making it a
good stone tool for pounding and loosening materials.
These ground stone axe hammer heads were fastened to
a handle or haft. Originally they are considered hand axes.
Ground stone
The stone tool in the picture above is a ground stone
which happens to be flat on one side and rounded on
the other. This stone may have been used as a mano
within a metate that could have been built in a large
basalt or granodiorite formation. This stone tool is
used to ground, grind, and mash foods such as
corn and other proteins.
Hammer stone
The stone tool in the photograph above is a hammer stone
that can be used to pound and tap other stone tools.
This tool appears to have a gripping platform around the
middle of the stone.
Hand Sized Metate
and Mano
The two specimens above are of a hand size metate and mano.
They are sized for smaller children to use to try and grind on
a small scale. The metate and mano are used for grinding,
crushing, and meshing corn and other foods. This metate
and mano may have been used to grind wild plants
for making resins for stone tool gripping.
Harpoons and Lances
The stone tools in the picture above are of pieces
of harpoons and lances. Harpoons can be thrown
to stab large fish. And stone lances can be used to
stab when hunting or fishing.
Heavy Blade Flint
(Fishing Tip)
The stone tool above is a heavy bladed flint
otherwise known as a fishing tip. These heavy bladed
flints are fastened to arrows as fishing tips to spear
some fish while fishing.
Hoe
The stone tool above is a hoe or maybe even
part of a stone tool shovel. This tool can be used to grade
and loosen material within gardens, crops, and other needs.
Can also be used with a sickle.
Isosceles Microlith
The stone tool in the picture above is of an
isosceles microlith. The specimen is in the shape
of an isosceles triangle and it can be used and
modifies in to a side scraper.
Jasperated Breccia
Pendant
The stone tool above is a jasperated breccia pendant.
It's a piece of jasper stone with little speckles of breccia in it.
There are stone such as Brecciated jaspers as well which
are breccia stones with little specks of jasper in them.
Jewelry Bead
The stone tool above is a jewelry bead that was
found while panning for gold. Jewelry beads were used for
trading as well for ornamental jewelry. It is fairly rounded
although there is a broken portion.
Below is a link to "Mysterious Mineral Collection" subpage 8.
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