Lithophones!

[Sage hen jack]

Holy Rock & Roll!!! That’s amazing. Cool post!

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CMD,
Some very interesting stuff in this thread on these long pestle shaped stones. Here is a picture of a similar one I found many years ago. It is pecked and shaped but shows no signs of grinding like other long roller pestles I've seen. I always thought that after finishing it, they just never used it for grinding pine nuts. This has me thinking now it might be a Lithophone? I did a test like they show and it does have a nice ring to it when struck.

[CMD]

That's beautiful. No idea why I didn't say as much when you posted this. Thanks!

[Carolina Hunter]

Great read. Thanks for posting.

[SDhunter]

Interesting thread Charlie!

[CMD]

Updating with this paper describing the lithophones of Great San Dunes National Park, Colorado:

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/544b30c0e4b0023e70482546/t/5b6e2e00032be42d14f8ff9d/1533947468606/SHF+2016-AS-006+Lithophone+FINAL+report+text+2018.pdf

[cgode]

Very interesting Charlie!! Thanks for updating the thread and bringing it back up....I had missed it before.....very cool

[Hal Gorges]

Very interesting, it’s a big ole old universe, isn’t it...great post..