Nw iowa

[Pete1970]

Found 20 miles apart in nw iowa by spencer iowa
One is axe head the other no idea one side is worn other is not

[OnewiththewilD]

wow! nice axe! whats the other thing made outta? looks like clay or something.

[panaggie]

Very nice! I have no clue what the second piece is. Welcome to the board!
Bob

[Rock queen]

Nice axe!  We're they found together? Here's a pict. Of something similar I found


Geofact I think.

[OnewiththewilD]

:laugh: no way thats a geo-fact!

[Pete1970]

Almost exactly what I have we have  where is yours from?  My two items were likely not related 25 miles apart

[rmartin]

Wow Pete that looks like a really nice full grooved axe from where I sit. Great find! The other piece I am not sure about. It doesn't fit any class of ancient artifact I am aware of though.

[Rock queen]

Mine was found on a site in Idaho . Sent it to Jackson gallery's with a few other pieces for COA's  they called it a concreation .  A geofact.  Looks like a war club or head knocker to me though

[painshill]

Rock queen wrote:

Mine was found on a site in Idaho . Sent it to Jackson gallery's with a few other pieces for COA's  they called it a concreation .  A geofact.  Looks like a war club or head knocker to me though

  I would agree with concretion. Both of the round items posted look like carbonate-cemented sandstone concretions with erosion in the softer areas of the bedding planes. Never underestimate what mother nature can create. Here's a couple out of my collection:

[Ron Kelley]

Thanks Pete, Thanks Eugenia, and Thanks Roger. I certainly learned something today and after all that
is why I'm here. I would have given high odds that those were man-made. It is simply amazing what old
Mother Nature can create.

[OnewiththewilD]

wow! i wouldnt have thought natural at all! how do they form so symetrical?

[painshill]

OnewiththewilD wrote:

wow! i wouldnt have thought natural at all! how do they form so symetrical?

  They're growing gradually, around a nucleus, in mineral-rich sediments. Think of them like round crystals with mud/clay/sand mixed into the mineralisation. Here's some carbonate concretions from Pleistocene glacial mud (Endako, British Columbia). The one at the top right is about 4 cm long:

[pic from Kinder, 1923]

[OnewiththewilD]

thats amazing! thanks for that!truly one of the marvels of nature.

[spanky]

Looks like a Indian Top, can you walk the dog or go around the world.  :rolf: Oh I forgot that is one sweet axe. Congrats !!