Arrowhead hunting turns into a find of 10 lifetimes *Keel Bottom Boatstone*

[@Pointtostones]

I had the item examined by a professional archeologist and it is called a Keel Bottom Boatstone.

[@BryanLebel-gm4jd]

Killer boat stone! Absolutely amazing condition. Glad you saved it before it was broken. Congrats on the find 👏

[@RonLawrence-ut2yr]

That’s a better than usual boat stone . More detail put into that than a lot of boat stones . And it’s not broke! Congratulations !

[@tonybarnes3858]

what's a boat stone?

[@artifactaddiction]

Killer boatstone!!! What an incredible find! Congrats and thanks for sharing!

[@Pointtostones]

Thank you! I probably reached the peak of arrowhead hunting for my area. Time to find a new hobby hahaha

[@HughGard-rc7cc]

Its a bowstring shaper..deer sinew needed to be shaved and worked a bit to make it uniform . The end holes are to strip the sinew ..the bowl held the strippings the top hole was for a leather loop for holding it tightly and to keep it handy..

[@jasonx-ray3921]

Why would you need to hold the strippings if they were just refuse?

[@HughGard-rc7cc]

@@jasonx-ray3921: it's hard to have 2 holes in nothing..the only way to get 2 holes lined up w each other is if that something is shaped like bowl ..the round of it fits in the palm..the bowl shape keeps the strippings away from the work..so your hand is not coated in slippery oils while stripping it down..as to your question the strippings were used for every day needs , lashing for fish spears, arrow fletchings, primitive zip ties..the reason they wouldn't fight at night is the sinew bow strings would swell and get soft at night from humidity..

[@jasonx-ray3921]

@@HughGard-rc7cc Interesting information. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@RonaldGauthier-g6m]

Your explanation sounds reasonable. 😊

[@Doc_-_Savage_1]

@@jasonx-ray3921 More modern nonsense, from a modern dummy. Those people wasted NOTHING, not one single thing.

[@SurprisedFlyingSaucer-ck9en]

its a bow string tool. To tighten the string on bows . the type hair they braided together was course and could cut the fingers so to avoid cuts they used a stone .and it takes quite some time ware the rock down like that .

[@Doc_-_Savage_1]

LOL Ancient bowstrings were NOT made from hair, they were made from laminate sinew. GOD the ignorance. Yucca was also used, at no period in time did American Indians use HAIR to make bowstring. Also, you can't spell properly, try fixing that before you try thinking.

[@rottoncotton92]

That's not an atlatl stone. The groove & top end holes were for cordage of plant fiber or animal cordage for a loop around the neck hanging at the chest. In a pouch was carried a small stone for grinding tobacco leaf into snuff snorted with a "Y" shaped drilled stone or ceramic. I've seen the whole kits before. The person, usually men, would grind the tobacco leaf with the mortar & pestle hanging around the neck & snort it out of the stone that you have.

[@carlos-no4qd]

You r a wealth of knowledge my friend , thanks you for passing on the light 🙏✊👊💕

[@michaeldaltonsr8954]

I'm gonna lean in w/you on your opinion! Most of my family were tobacco users/workers when I was youngun. I remember me & my sister being amazed @ one"old man( older than my grandparents) that used similar device to scrub into "snuff". "Snuff" was used many different ways/for different reasons. "Snuff" was "polite" when you was in house,(as opposed to "out-side" where you could "spit" anywhere) so, a person would "take a pinch" or snort a pinch to quell a hankering for tobacco. Outside, a person would "cut, bite, pull, pack a chaw" of leaf tobacco. I have "chawed" for 67 years. It is addictive, but will continue past the "WOKE Pandemic".

[@sitindogmas]

I concur Dr.

[@Brad_Huff]

You don’t know that to be true. Smh…

[@DouglasRichardson-er4ky]

Native snuff pestal for grinding tobacco seems reasonable to me

[@t.s.butler191]

that my friend is a snuff grinding bowl. would have had a little grinding stone with it. roped & tasseled most likely

[@nelsonx5326]

That is wild. Extremely interesting find.

[@michaelwagner3377]

That’s a chin strap from caveman football

[@craigspools1]

It’s a flux capacitor

[@Indigo4711]

😂

[@MoaByte-v2z]

It's a Tooit. Round ones are best. "One day I'll get around Tooit" 😂

[@Doc_-_Savage_1]

John Bigbootay, you shut your mouth and fly this thing!

[@DrippyTheRaindrop]

Sorry, it's a TransMogrifier. The Super Heterodyne type

[@Indigo4711]

@@DrippyTheRaindrop Don't ya need a potion for that?

[@peterwaksman9179]

It might be worth putting some strings through the holes, to see what it looks like. The hollow "boat" might be a place to hide a knot.

[@dw6506]

It has been several years ago that they decided to build for a Walmart in our town. When they started they found that there had been a Cherokee Indian village there. Of course they had some protests about being able to continue but it did no good. They were able to continue their build and put in our local Walmart. It bothered us because my wife is part Cherokee.

[@markpaul-ym5wg]

The two sons of the founder of Walmart hunt and collect arrowheads. Most of the time,they buy land where two rivers come together.Mother load.

[@JoeandAngie]

Aren't we all around here? E TN. Actually grandma was Melungeon.

[@markpaul-ym5wg]

@@JoeandAngie Middle Eastern tennessee here.

[@Wayne5455]

Why let it bother you so much? The people who put it there do not care one whit about it. Someday the land my family has lived on for 150 years will be owned by someone else. I have lots of great memories here and probably a lot of artifacts here. I don't care what happens to it, it is not mine for perpetuity. Nobody actually "OWNS" the land and what is on or in it. God owns it all, you cannot take it with you.

[@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx481]

With all those holes and grooves, I would think whoever made it didn't want it to get away from them. I would guess it was tied very securely to bone or wood atlatle. Being in the creek wall like that it was destined to be a heartbreaker someday; glad you rescued it. What an astounding find!

[@Pointtostones]

Thank you. It's going to be hard to beat this one. I'd hate to think of this as a heart breaker. You're right, I'm glad I found it when I did.

[@MurryRothbeard]

I say this is correct and you can see how they mounted it on a stick.

[@EvertPanam-xl2qq]

However it may well be a component os the atlai system.

[@Pointtostones]

@@frankmacleod2565 it's private property, so........GFY

[@jimfields3263]

@@Pointtostones😅

[@dougphillips4946]

You look at that in todays term oh someone drilled some holes and ground groves in a stone, Take your head back a few thousand years did it how, with what, Amazing amount of time patience and craftsmanship// awesome find!

[@Doc_-_Savage_1]

Their lives were full of things to do, NONE of which were nonsense, unlike ours. They were masters of survival, so WE could BE, and look how we squandered that gift.

[@randolphmann3322]

Definitely a boat stone and used on a atlatl for a counter weight for thrusting spears! By the way, most arrowheads that you’re finding are actually spear points! Arrowheads are very small and are way more modern than spear points! Be careful where you hunt and where you find them and be aware that just picking them up is a Felony in most states. If you claim to have found them on your private property you could even have the government declare your property as an archaeological landmark and confiscate it from you! 🤫

[@Pointtostones]

@@randolphmann3322 To be honest, what most of us find are exhausted knives, that were never used as spears. When you do find a point, it's very rare to find an arrowhead compared to the lengthy Archaic time period. I have permission to be at this site. I just bring the home owner a bottle of Tequila each visit. That's what he requested and that's what I do to gain access.

[@randolphmann3322]

@@Pointtostones very aware, and my belief is there’s nothing wrong with hunting artifacts, especially surface finds and on private property. But the government and certain tribes do not see it that way and there is certain laws that give them the ability to really screw you over in various ways. My best friend and deceased now, was surface hunting on a shoreline of a local lake, and was arrested, his property confiscated and never returned. His boat, his truck and all his possessions, was fined $20,000, convicted of a felony and lost his right to own a firearm, to vote, to hunt and just for picking up arrowheads that was just laying there. Happy hunting, be careful out there!

[@sheilamarie1481]

Thats messed up man. I had no idea it was a crime. ​@@randolphmann3322

[@SurprisedFlyingSaucer-ck9en]

uh

[@shanghunter7697]

@@randolphmann3322 Exactly, one def. has to know their laws and they DO differ from state to state (certain circumstances) as i'm sure you know.

[@coyotearrowheadhunting3083]

Wow friend, it's one of the most spectacular artifacts I've ever seen. It has several characteristics as if it were a very complex artifact. The slot, the holes, the cavity on the inside, wow. Congratulations friend, I hope one day you find out what the natives used it for. BLESSINGS ALWAYS.

[@Pointtostones]

Saludos amigo. A esto se le llama un Keel Bottom Boatstone. Se usaba para varias cosas. Podría haber sido una pesa Atlatl o una pieza ceremonial. No creo que encuentre nunca nada igual. Estuve cerca de él en mi último video cuando encontré una piedra de estandarte.

[@stephanieyee9784]

That is a lovely artefact that needs to be taken to your nearest museum.

[@randywilson2500]

Wow definitely find of a lifetime, excellent condition boat stone for sure, there is plenty more stuff around where you found it and where you described where it was found the stuff should be in good shape

[@williamdukeofnormandy1403]

Is it made out of wood ? 🌲

[@Pointtostones]

@@williamdukeofnormandy1403 stone. Possibly Steatite. It is a hardstone though.

[@hexjumper1060]

It’s the key fob to Fred Flinstone’s car.

[@shanghunter7697]

That's a better statement than what fools will tell you in "f.b. arrowhead land" They'd tell the guy it's concretion and offer him 75$ for it. A wonderful bunch of people.

[@brucewinborn4563]

Sir, that’s a Beautiful piece, hang on to it if you can!! Those are hard to come by and may I say, she’s beautiful!👍🏻🇺🇸

[@Pointtostones]

Thank you. It is a very special piece. I see that they are even more rare in Georgia, where I found this. It took me two days for the shock to wear off and finally realize how special this is.

[@shanghunter7697]

@@Pointtostones Stellar find brother !! Been doing this since 1969 and recently found my first full, "intact clovis spear point". Found many over the decades but not in perfect condition. Best wishes and stay safe out there.

[@deandeann1541]

@@shanghunter7697 12,000 years and still unbroken. An amazing find. Can you post a picture or is that against youtube rules?

[@shanghunter7697]

@@deandeann1541 Yes indeed it is, i was so shocked !! Found many broken ones over the yrs both fluted bottom pieces and mid to top breaks but never a full piece. 4 1/2 inches long of Onondaga chert (lower "Niagara Falls"gorge). Love to post some pix for you but i wouldn't know how to do that on youtube. This is the ONLY social media i use. Very best wishes to you and yours and stay safe out there. Have a MASSIVE collection starting in 1969 (ALL legal finds of course and HAVE returned MANY to the local indigenous people iv'e met over the yrs. Makes me feel great, watching their faces when i mention these "most likely" made by their ancestors.

[@deandeann1541]

@@shanghunter7697 I found an unbroken bone basket weaving tool made by the Red Paint People here in Maine - verified by a state archaeologist - he said he'd seen many but always broken, he also said that there must have been a midden it had washed out of near where I found it. The tool was a flat bone needle, pointed on one end with a hole drilled in the other end, flat but as long and as wide as a middle finger. The cross section was convex, it was very symmetrical and very carefully made. The tool was very specific to that culture, it was about 4,000 years old.

[@MurryRothbeard]

The atlatl . It’s the rock that mounts on the end of a stick to help sling a spear. It speeds it up and gives you leverage over the spear throw.

[@HughGard-rc7cc]

Not enough weight..

[@sitindogmas]

it's for snuff

[@MurryRothbeard]

@@HughGard-rc7cc it’s about leverage and not weight

[@HughGard-rc7cc]

@@MurryRothbeard thats ridiculous.

[@shanghunter7697]

@@MurryRothbeard Oh my..........

[@kangaroobooks7206]

Were I to speculate, perhaps what you have is some sort of awl for cordage, sinew, hide, or reed grass. The holes and palm cup,thus suggests. also an addlelat (sp?) for casting spears or stones, may also be a possibility. Archeology on U Tube. What fun!

[@Ephesians617]

Great find! Boat stone for sure. Could this material be baked clay? Looking at the color and the striation's on the inside it sure seems like it could be.

[@Pointtostones]

@@Ephesians617 definitely a hard Stone of some type.

[@clintonkane7396]

I'm from Florida so I got no idea, but dang. It's incredibly cool. I couldn't guess how many man hours it took to shape.

[@beaurex4756]

Incredible find. Wow. Looks like the 'crest' is broken off. Maybe it was ornamental?

[@dougaustin1328]

Nice!!! Great recovery!!!

[@randyscott3386]

That might be the roof end cap off our patio gazebo from walmart . Did you see any more of it anywhere ?

[@Pointtostones]

Lol Nah, I didnt see anymore of it but I'll keep my eyes open.

[@carlchristensen8157]

I think it could be a boat Stone excellent find

[@johncarlisle552]

Could it be a mold for forming clay sling stones??

[@AndreaBaumann-b1i]

It’s a corner support for holding something at a specific angle. The grove is for rope that run through the holes. I’ve seen these in Home Depot! Or a boat stone sounds good too.

[@johnnyfreedom3437]

It's a doohickey that goes with a whatchamacallit, I'd recognize it anywhere!

[@justdoingitjim7095]

Yea, it attaches to the thingamajiggy and makes the whangdanger fly around!

[@CarlosBenjamin]

“I don’t have any idea what this is.” Yet is confident enough to declare it ‘the find of 10 lifetimes’.

[@Pointtostones]

@@CarlosBenjamin exactly. How often are these found? I am confident to say these are not found in my area on a regular so.....

[@niklar55]

Looks like some sort of slingshot cup. Maybe using a bow and the cup instead of an arrow. .

[@mattchristopher3220]

It looks like it might have been a top to a small bowl or paint pot that may have been a tie down lid. ? Just a thought.

[@bigg204]

It’s definitely an adult weight sometimes they hollow them out and people think they’re both stones, but they hollow them out to fit where a branch was on the handle of the ad which keeps the weight from moving back-and-forth and it was tied in three holes and then one line went up over the top and tied back to the ad itself Awesome awesome job well done. Good luck in the future.!!!

[@davidlaforce1855]

I figure it held something, they wanted to hang, string went down on inside of holes, that groove keep the string in place. I figure for ceremony, or spices for cooking, or powder for face paint. That is very interesting piece

[@TheChiefSmokem]

Dude, that is so cool! Congrats 🔥

[@Pointtostones]

Thanks man! I up in Michigan right now, rock hounding and enjoying the recreational aspect as well! They are giving it away in Michigan. Lol

[@Bluebark64FIS]

Whenever I see holes, I start thinking adornment of some kind. Maybe some kind cap to a breast plate or other object. Looking at the bowl side, you can see a single grove at each hole to the rim. Maybe caused by sinew banding holding the breastplate/object in place and tied off at the top of the stone with the top hole used to attach to another object. i find the top hole and stone work above it very interesting.

[@glenstribling6123]

I tried to look up boat stone but a speaker company has that name and squat. Where is a good site to find out about boat stones?

[@Pointtostones]

@@glenstribling6123 this is a link to Peach State Archeology. Its local to Georgia where I found this at. www.peachstatearchaeologicalsociety.org/index.php/9-hardstone/128-boat-stones

[@jeffhucle6436]

there's likely more to be found in that area. I'd say that's a piece of something

[@timmothy58]

...no way...that's a piece of nothing...ha...

[@jeffhucle6436]

@@timmothy58 share the wisdom lol

[@AgathaR-v5y]

Absolutely beautiful find. Could be a net weight, an Atlatl weight, a fishing line weight. Is it enstatite (fired soap stone?).

[@Pointtostones]

@@AgathaR-v5y it could be fired soap Stone but I'm not 100% sure. Someone also mentioned that it may be Steatite. I'm no geologist though.

[@chrisbinkley7938]

It's called a boat stone. Incredible find. No way to know 100% what is was used for

[@mitchellmahoney3775]

Transporting fire short distance?

[@jimseviltwin1]

Pretty sure it’s an atlatl ( spear-thrower ) predates the bow …

[@johnnyallen5736]

Yours is the only correct answer! Congrats

[@PzychoSixx]

That's definitely a native american boat stone, a very nice piece.

[@screwybruce]

it's an early shot glass, if filled too much, liquer is dribbled out end holes so customer only gets the shot they paid for and no extra

[@michaeldombrowski3942]

Maybe a cup for a sling to hold rocks to use as a weapon or to hunt ??? Nice discovery . Great job👍

[@Pointtostones]

@@michaeldombrowski3942 that thought crossed my mind and I mentioned that to someone else. It would show scars from use, which is not evident.

[@ANationalAcrobat-qj2dl]

@@Pointtostones Maybe it was lost while it was still new.

[@yolandahebert2350]

A boat stone and named because it looks like a miniature canoe. An amulet, charm, or talisman.

[@DarthJermz]

It's a weight for an atlatl.

[@deandeann1541]

@@DarthJermz It is shaped wrong - not like a bannerstone at all.

[@butchbinion1560]

Thanks, dry kool. ✌🏻👊🏼

[@jayred2908]

Honestly it looks like a pully. Insert a round wooden piece and it would work as a line pully 😍

[@crashingstoans7907]

I found one very similar to that one, and I believe it is a boat stone.

[@shanghunter7697]

A boat stone you say.....t.y. for your professional input !!

[@billroberts9182]

Is it made of stone or pottery?

[@Pointtostones]

@@billroberts9182it's made of hard stone. Steatite possibly .

[@CCMcMillan]

It would help to know the area it was found. I know you won’t share this but it would help complete a story. If you have a university nearby with an archaeology department, go talk to someone. Many of the answers on here sound okay but…. They also sound uncertain.

[@jamesbrady2156]

You found the cup of a sling. The holder of the rock that is thrown as a projectile .

[@dbadagna]

Found where?

[@Pointtostones]

@@dbadagna Northwest Georgia.

[@RonMeece]

it part of a piece of jewelry with a groove for a cord and a hole to attach other elements like feathers.

[@davelink1318]

Pretty dang cool what ever it is ! Looks like there was an other half of it, maybe some kind of gorget

[@Pointtostones]

I'll have to see if there is another half to it or possibly a stone sat perfectly in there.

[@shawnmcdonald1969]

Maybe a lid. Wonder if there is a bottom half?

[@19SAA88]

Really cool find

[@bouncerslabrealnature9143]

Prehistoric grease separator.... That was easy..💪😎

[@Pointtostones]

Dang it. Why didnt I think of that. Haha. I was leaning towards a catch pan for oil changes.

[@bosvarkutube]

I can’t think these were only ceremonial. It is too well designed. It must’ve had a purpose of some kind.

[@denniscleveland669]

Eye patch?

[@colleenwilburn8177]

You can not grind tobbaco in clay. They just stuffed their pipes and smoked. They had leather pouches. My great grandmother was pre cherokee. I learned alot from her.

[@martinfromseacity2010]

Wow, new one on me. Thanks, congratulations

[@wifeswapperbg7]

Was this crafted from stone? Or was this actually wood then petrified?

[@Pointtostones]

@@wifeswapperbg7 steatite Hard stone

[@donaldsartain2507]

Possibly that could be part of an overhead Sling, similar to what David killed Goliath with.

[@Doc_-_Savage_1]

Nope, the shape is all wrong. Sling pouches were always (and still are) made of leather. Stone is a non-starter, too much weight would slow the swing.

[@robertbystrom7108]

Where did you find it? Was it lying on the surface or buried?

[@Pointtostones]

The side of a creek bank.

[@johnburnett5377]

Definitely an injun rock.

[@davidronan1677]

Is that for making arrows?

[@Pointtostones]

Not really sure what it is. Some say Boatstone and some say ceremonial use.

[@brentkuehne435]

Used for bending something? Looks like they were strapping on the top hole and groove?

[@utubehanna]

It looks like something was written in faded sharpie marker on the inside of the boat.

[@garbagecanfriedspam6254]

sling pouch ?

[@nolencox4590]

Could it be a fish net weight ? Looks a little ornate to be just a weight.

[@Pointtostones]

I dont think it's a fishing weight. I found a few of those and they are hastily made and rudimentary in design.

[@tonybloker5227]

A " shaft straightener " for arrows / darts.

[@tonybarnes3858]

It's made of stone?

[@Pointtostones]

@@tonybarnes3858 yes. Possibly made from Steatite. I'm no expert on hardstone, but its definitely made of stone.

[@benhines6307]

Maybe a tent peg cord tension adjuster?

[@shanghunter7697]

Tent peg cord tension adjuster..........I just can't take no more :)

[@jamesbryant6735]

Paint bowl ?

[@danielloder1461]

Some sort of hanging fire bowel perhaps.

[@komikanus8229]

I think it might be for twisting cord in to rope. Farfetched I know, but . . . . . ?

[@Doc_-_Savage_1]

The truth is we have no idea about MOST things, you're at least able to admit you don't know. The TRUTH is, we don't have a clue what those people used ANYTHING for beyond the obvious. And there is a chance that is incorrect as well. Well done!

[@roberthamilton4136]

Maybe a sap collector strapped to a pine tree the Groove could Be used to shape the Heated Sap .. Ok thats all I got

[@michaelpack7591]

Looks to me like a chin piece from a ceremonial mask! Probably a medicine man's. If you rams a piece if sinew through the hole in the bottom then up through the holes on the side, it looks like it would fit on the chin. Just a theory, but it's a viable one, for sure!

[@EvertPanam-xl2qq]

Looks like it may be an arrow shaft staightening hand lathe tool to shave down any slight curves in a arrow shaft to attain as staight a shaft as possible.

[@BobDeGuerre]

If the arrow shaft was meant to be That small... I'd believe the snuff bowl hypothesis over anything to do with weaponry only because of the small size.

[@Doc_-_Savage_1]

Ludicrous, ancient people DID use hand tools to true arrow shafts, but nothing like this. They typically used ASH limbs for arrow shafts, as Ash grows very, and I mean very straight, very little truing was needed, and this was surely done with a fine hand knife. FYI - To be taken seriously one must write, and SPELL correctly.

[@Doc_-_Savage_1]

@@BobDeGuerre It's too complicated an idea. First people were nothing if not masters of finding the easy way to do a thing. And using a tool such as this, in such a stupid, time and labor intensive way? No, I refuse to believe that.

[@colleenwilburn8177]

Dont return it. You have a right to learn like anyone else. I have a plate which is extremely hard to find. I have pipes, tools ,buttons, beads, so keep and cherish it.

[@johnmainville6512]

It is a Cap to a bag top.

[@chrisw422]

Appears maybe petrified shell, no telling what the purpose of it was, gorget, who knows. Nice find.

[@Doc_-_Savage_1]

Gorget, for what, a Lilliputian? Come on, stop with that nonsense.

[@JohnDillon-zh7js]

It’s a jock strap for when they went to war.

[@kathywatson7822]

A baby bottle? It will sit on the groove. The little holes pour liquid

[@deandeann1541]

That's a great idea - it could actually work for that.

[@closertohome-b7m]

Definitely Boatstone something

[@donaldbohn3183]

I'd say it was a cup that could be worn with a leather strap.

[@galekellogg1462]

Looks like it’s part of a sling that holds the projectile.

[@niceguy4875]

Idk maybe a base for some sorta headdress

[@robertmclean9737]

I don't think its a Banner stone. Pretty cool!

[@monkeyhaters9258]

I think it's a pooper scooper for a litter box..?🐈👍

[@jonmurphy776]

Thingamajig for sure 🎯

[@ethanrobinson9055]

A lid to piece of pottery..?

[@Ronnie-i3g]

Looks like it could be a pipe for smoking when they have a pow wow around the camp fire!

[@erosionhead420]

Wow dude ,, amazing.

[@eastcoastlithics]

The amount of scraping that took…

[@Pointtostones]

No kidding. This was not an instant result. I imagine they had to keep resharpening the tool. The amount of pecking and polishing had to be labouring. I want to try and recreate one!

[@dmorgan5010]

Well it looks like a horse bell so they could find a animal

[@patmundy]

Paint bowl mix oil an charcoal