A friend of my wife was tilling a new garden earlier this year and ran across this. Their yard backs up to a creek that has a lot of NA history to it as it is navigable and is a conduit between two large rivers. I just cant make a for sure call on it. I have one pottery sherd in 30 years about the size of a quarter. I have looked at many images online and some look similar but not definitive. Being a field hunter I can ID busted tiles easily but this piece just didn't look like it. It could be just that or just a busted modern piece. I should know more about this but I do not often find pottery sherds. That darkening on the one side is moisture because I just rinsed and brushed it.
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Hey Frank, probably one of the best clues is what was used to temper the clay. Ancient peoples used crushed shells, crushed pottery, or sand.Michigan Yooper
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I have picked up buckets of pottery in my days .
It looks to have the qualities of a rock . Just like a perfect sliver of rock come off another one .
Its that darn side pic that’s throwing me off . It’s to perfect .
Got me I would have to hold it .
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Ok gang. Its been decided that it is a modern piece and not NA pottery. I didn't think so but I couldn't find anything convincing to sway a decision. Like Tam said sometimes you have to have it in hand and that's very true. The lack of a curve and the absence of a definitive grit in the mix is what I will base it upon. Thank you all for your input on this matter.The chase is better than the catch...
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