Native American artifacts?

[Scanker19]

When you contact ?authorities?, either don?t give them your name or don?t tell them where you found them. In a lot of places it?s a BIG no no to remove an artifact.

He?s not lying, in New Mexico you can be arrested for tampering with Native American artifacts for picking up beer bottles on the side of the road.

[def90]

He?s not lying, in New Mexico you can be arrested for tampering with Native American artifacts for picking up beer bottles on the side of the road.

Yes, the rules are generally the same across the country. Picking anything up off the ground on public lands is verboten. However, if you are on private property as the OP stated this stuff was found on private property you can pick ip whatever you like.

[CS1983]

He?s not lying, in New Mexico you can be arrested for tampering with Native American artifacts for picking up beer bottles on the side of the road.

You?re a dickhead. Which makes sense, since you?re a graduate of agony, misery, and heartbreak. Lol.

[Scanker19]

Fun Fact: I heard that joke from a comedian that was brought to entertain us when we were in Kirkuk. So blame the army.

[BREATHER]

I saw one similar being used as an arrow shaft scraper in a documentary

[hatidua]

Just to reiterate, these were found on private property, not on public/BLM/park/etc land. I appreciate the cautionary tales, it's certainly why I indicated the location as a fairly generic broad location rather than listing specifically where they are from. These were occasionally discovered, over the course of decades, when the land was graded/disc'd and therefore some of them have scars on them from the disc blades. These were all found within 100-200 yards of a series of large stones with mortar holes on them (which obviously remain, the stones with mortar holes are the size of a school bus, -each). The land has been sold, I no longer have access to it.

[Hummer]

I would like to know what they are. Fish net weights seems plausible but drilling holes in rock for that purpose would be a lot of work for the payoff and risk of loss. I've long been a student and collector of native art and artifacts. Some years ago I went on a 32 day Grand Canyon expedition as a geology assistant and ornithologist sponsored by the National Geographic Society and the National Science Foundation. We stopped at points all along the Colorado River to explore caves, cliffs and canyons for various studies. Some of the valleys we explored were filled with native artifacts. Every square foot on the surface showed pottery shards and tools of bone, stone and wood. I did't collect anything other than legally permitted packrat middens there but I have seen collections of arrowheads and spear points from the paleoindians who lived and hunted along the Continental Divide near my home. There's so much yet to be learned from that area of the peoples and culture of the continent.

The recent MSM promoted sensations of metal obelisks dropped into wildland areas illustrates the importance of protecting sensitive wildland sites from the hoards of nincompoops seeking social media likes.

[Duman]

The recent MSM promoted sensations of metal obelisks dropped into wildland areas illustrates the importance of protecting sensitive wildland sites from the hoards of nincompoops seeking social media likes.

I'm hearing drums.... apes using bones as tools....mmmm... monolith....

[palepainter]

I saw one similar being used as an arrow shaft scraper in a documentary

That’s what I was thinking as well. Can’t remember where I seen it.

[ANADRILL]

could be for weighting nets or lines