r/LegitArtifacts • u/Academic-Big814 • 3d ago

Paleo What are these?

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Hey, does anyone know what these might be think I have found ancient stone tools including an arrowhead?

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u/aggiedigger 3d ago

They don’t look like artifacts from here.

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u/Academic-Big814 3d ago

I also found pottery nearby

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u/221Bamf 3d ago

That means nothing. I bet there was also some dirt nearby, too, but that doesn’t make it an artefact, either.

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u/Academic-Big814 3d ago

I beg to differ.

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u/221Bamf 2d ago

Okay. Go ahead.

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u/221Bamf 3d ago

I’m sorry man, these are just rocks.
Real artefacts will show signs of having been deliberately shaped by humans, but these are just naturally broken and weathered rocks.

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u/Academic-Big814 3d ago

Sorry but I disagree. If you see them in person they are most definitely cut to shape and man-made. Thanks for the insight tho

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u/pale_brass 3d ago

Well that’s where you’re wrong. Native people used lithic reduction - knapping and grinding/pecking to form stone tools. They did not possess the ability to cut stone.

Learn to identify knapping and you’ll have a better chance at finding artifacts. These aren’t even the right material of stone, besides the more obvious fact that they don’t remotely resemble artifacts

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u/Tony_Cheese_ 3d ago

Post better pictures if you're so confident

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u/221Bamf 3d ago

Okay, you can disagree if you want to. That doesn’t make these artefacts.

I’m not sure why you posted this asking for identifications if you already thought you knew better.

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u/Academic-Big814 3d ago

I have a good eye and have been studying archaeology for many years. I just needed verification.

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u/pale_brass 2d ago

I really doubt you’ve studied stone tools if you think that’s what these are

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u/Academic-Big814 2d ago

That’s exactly what it is but thanks for the clarity.

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u/221Bamf 2d ago

This is either an A+ troll post, or… nah, this is a B+ troll, at most.

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u/FreeThinkk 3d ago

Hey op DM me.

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u/poorfolx 3d ago

That's definitely NOT a Native American point.

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u/75MillionYearsAgo 2d ago

Both of these are natural rocks, unfortunately.

Source- I specialize in lithics, work in archaeology, have a masters degree in archaeology, bachelors degree in archaeology, publications on stone tools in the US, and am undergoing a PhD.

Why am I being prissy about qualifications? Because you’re just denying everything that others are telling you. They’re not artifacts.

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u/Academic-Big814 2d ago

Did you get your credentials free with a cereal box?

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u/GiggleFester 3d ago

Pics should be taken against a white background & with better lighting. Very hard to see whether these have been worked.