For anybody who is interested in information about ground stone artifacts, there is actually a little bit out there. The foremost expert at least in the United States that I have found is actually a lady archaeologist by the name of Dr. Jennifer Adams. She retired a few years ago, but she also has other people working out in the western and southwestern United States currently that were her students. She is phenomenal. I have never found anybody else who knows as much about stones and grindstones as she does. I have actually learned a lot by reading some of her research papers over the years and they helped me to understand rhinestones and tools that I was finding in the Carolinas. Other archaeologists dismissed them because it was not their specialty area. Because of what she taught me, I was able to identify these Artifacts. This collection Brent has here, amongst all the other artifacts he has collected. The grindstones are very prominent in the areas where the archaic peoples lived. They used a lot of grindstones. That tradition carried down into the Woodland culture.
Another great video. For me the grinding and polishing stones are my favorite. Probably because there are so many sizes and shapes out there. Also, I've often wondered how many woodland Indians used old paleo Indian artifacts as tools. We still find Paleo Indian stones laying around today here in New Hampshire, so I imagine they were laying around in streams for the Woodland Indians to find back then and re-use..
@daviddavid-ud9bt one of the things I fail to mention at times is the long-term sustainability of a given area. You can find artifacts almost anywhere, but in large numbers and spanning thousands of years, you have to find these sustainable areas! Thanks for the comment.
We recently found a megalithic wall and mound with a chamber in the woods here in southern NH which has allowed me to find numerous grinding stones and other large stone tools that are literally just laying on the ground, so I'm spoiled in finding stuff (which I don't take from to preserve this history). I'm just amazed how many people must have lived here over the past 10 thousand years.
I have found that the cubes and large rectangles were used for crushing or reducing something to smaller pieces. The Catawba people used them for breaking up and crushing large chunks of clay in order to make their pottery. That one flat hammer stone was used for removing long flakes from an edge to create a bevel. Those drumstick grindstones are really nice. FYI, they were usually used to get into a concave area and grind it smooth. Sometimes they were used inside pottery but other times they were used inside a bowl made out of soapstone.
Thank You for this video. I have found a most unusual stone artifact on the Hoh River(Rain Forest) and sent over a photo of it and sent it to a museum, but have heard nothing. Can I send you a photo of it and tell me what you think it might be. Its very interesting.
Awesome. Do you ever take a loop and look closely? I’ve recently started finding tons of these, I think effigies, but there’s not much information about them. If I question myself I’ll look for carvings and what looks like painted pictures. Where can I find go or research these? I’m in Louisiana.
Hard to find information on ground stone artifacts. Most available information pertains to flaked stone artifacts, or are academic papers that don’t focus on the artifacts themselves as much as bigger picture topics like when and how. Best bet is to keep following folks like Brent and perhaps a couple others.
@@themama3633 Brent is an incredible resource, I have him and a few other people (even people I don’t talk to anymore) who share the art-on our the featured channels list. Different people are at different levels within this human history written pictorially which we are unraveling.
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For anybody who is interested in information about ground stone artifacts, there is actually a little bit out there. The foremost expert at least in the United States that I have found is actually a lady archaeologist by the name of Dr. Jennifer Adams. She retired a few years ago, but she also has other people working out in the western and southwestern United States currently that were her students. She is phenomenal. I have never found anybody else who knows as much about stones and grindstones as she does. I have actually learned a lot by reading some of her research papers over the years and they helped me to understand rhinestones and tools that I was finding in the Carolinas. Other archaeologists dismissed them because it was not their specialty area. Because of what she taught me, I was able to identify these Artifacts. This collection Brent has here, amongst all the other artifacts he has collected. The grindstones are very prominent in the areas where the archaic peoples lived. They used a lot of grindstones. That tradition carried down into the Woodland culture.
Enjoyed your video Brent.
Another great video. For me the grinding and polishing stones are my favorite. Probably because there are so many sizes and shapes out there. Also, I've often wondered how many woodland Indians used old paleo Indian artifacts as tools. We still find Paleo Indian stones laying around today here in New Hampshire, so I imagine they were laying around in streams for the Woodland Indians to find back then and re-use..
@daviddavid-ud9bt one of the things I fail to mention at times is the long-term sustainability of a given area. You can find artifacts almost anywhere, but in large numbers and spanning thousands of years, you have to find these sustainable areas! Thanks for the comment.
We recently found a megalithic wall and mound with a chamber in the woods here in southern NH which has allowed me to find numerous grinding stones and other large stone tools that are literally just laying on the ground, so I'm spoiled in finding stuff (which I don't take from to preserve this history). I'm just amazed how many people must have lived here over the past 10 thousand years.
Nice video with great material. Thanks
I have found that the cubes and large rectangles were used for crushing or reducing something to smaller pieces. The Catawba people used them for breaking up and crushing large chunks of clay in order to make their pottery. That one flat hammer stone was used for removing long flakes from an edge to create a bevel. Those drumstick grindstones are really nice. FYI, they were usually used to get into a concave area and grind it smooth. Sometimes they were used inside pottery but other times they were used inside a bowl made out of soapstone.
Thank You for this video. I have found a most unusual stone artifact on the Hoh River(Rain Forest) and sent over a photo of it and sent it to a museum, but have heard nothing. Can I send you a photo of it and tell me what you think it might be. Its very interesting.
Thanks Brent we have been missing you ❤
Awesome. Do you ever take a loop and look closely? I’ve recently started finding tons of these, I think effigies, but there’s not much information about them. If I question myself I’ll look for carvings and what looks like painted pictures. Where can I find go or research these? I’m in Louisiana.
Hard to find information on ground stone artifacts. Most available information pertains to flaked stone artifacts, or are academic papers that don’t focus on the artifacts themselves as much as bigger picture topics like when and how. Best bet is to keep following folks like Brent and perhaps a couple others.
@@brucedawson6991 thank you.
@@themama3633 Brent is an incredible resource, I have him and a few other people (even people I don’t talk to anymore) who share the art-on our the featured channels list. Different people are at different levels within this human history written pictorially which we are unraveling.
@brucedawson6991 thanks for your comment!
@@themama3633 Effigies are rare. I have a few ,but they are rare.