Out of place cobblestone

[Cbristol]

Hi everyone

I found this seemingly out of place cobblestone buried when I was metal detecting. It had some interesting smooth surfaces in a few random areas. Do I have anything here or is it just a plain old rock? Thanks for your input!

[Cbristol]

[Lone Star]

Not that I can tell.
A grinding stone will have a pronounced flat face without deviation or dimple.

[Jon E. Busch]

Very nice examples LS!

[smbore]

in the last picture is it dished ?? it appears to have a dish or indent in it

[Cbristol]

The bottom had a very slight indent to it. I see what your saying about the flatness; not quite as flat as you'd expect if it was used for grinding. Thank you for looking.

[Stansbery]

The concave surfaces appear in the photo to be a little smoother than the other surfaces. There's probably no way to know for sure but it doesn't look like a natural shape. It could have been used. I have a pestle or two with concave bottoms.

[smbore]

it has the appearance of a NA item we find many hardstone items out here in the west they are a intrest of mine... I'd have kept it.

[Quicksilver]

I love out of place river cobbles. Over the years I realized that river rocks don't walk up hill, or show up some distance from the creek without human help. I walked over many sites not connecting the dots. Keep looking.

[RockSteady]

I found this, what I believe is quartz in the ditch line by my home while walking my dog. There's a lot of quartz where I live but this stood out from everything else. The closest creek is a couple of miles away. It fits my hand perfectly. It is super smooth. If it's an artifact, what is it?

[sailorjoe]

It was common for me to find such stones in fields a good ways from the creek or river nearby. My hunting buddy and I called them dog rocks. By that we mean that the folks would chunk them at barking dogs who were disturbing their sleep. So it kinda looks like a dog rock to me.

[Quicksilver]

Could be a bola.

[Lone Star]

Plain old rock is all.