I’ve Got A Bone To Pick

[Hal Gorges]

Another bone pin from the Lake Poinsett black dirt midden , Brevard county,Florida..At 6-3/4” long with a round cross section....When hand held high quality preserved bone like this feels like polymer plastic..
It’s come to my attention and I took it for granted that everyone knew that preserved bone this color was found in a rich black dirt, mostly in middens in Florida..Not so , some folks didn’t know..Now you do...Bone found in Florida rivers is mostly black, stained by Tannic acid
Thanks for the 👀🇺🇸

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[Ron Kelley]

Hey Hal, That is a great pin. Interesting that the rich black soil preserves the bone. It must be similar to what happens in a peat bog.

[Hal Gorges]

I believe so Ron👍🇺🇸

[Artifascination]

Awesome!

[Hal Gorges]

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[Narrow Way Knapper]

Wow, don't trip while holding that thing! That's interesting about the black soil preserving bone so well, maybe we need to be ingesting a little for medicinal purposes. 😉

[Hal Gorges]

😂The way my joints feel all that dirt I ate as a kid is catchin up to me..I guess I’m well on my way to bein petrified..

[Augmonic]

Prehistoric knitting needle ... Outstanding ... Thanks for another treasure from your trove ...

[Hal Gorges]

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[flintguy]

Very interesting as to how ground the end is. Can't imagine grinding bone with all the pours would be easy. I do see some deer bone with that straight line down it. I wonder if they just modified that part a little. I have no idea what it was used for.

[Hal Gorges]

hey Mike I wondered about natural or worked..I used a loupe..Slightly modified looks like but I’m on the fence about that..Don’t have a natural one to compare What part of the deer..I need to research it..Thanks..Learnin somthin every day 👍🇺🇸

[Mattern]

Hay Hal that could very well be a women's hair pin. That's what I'm thinking. Great preservation! K

[Hal Gorges]

Hey Kim..I believe you’re right on.👍🇺🇸

[oldrocks2]

I would lean for a hair pin also. Super find.

[Hal Gorges]

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[smbore]

that thing is sweet. informative....

[Hal Gorges]

Thanks Darrel..My post’s are kinda short these days..always felt like I should explain what’s goin on 👍🇺🇸🐟

[smbore]

i get it. i sure do enjoy your posts.