Hey Guys,
Do any of you know what this is? My friend kicked this up plowing a field over the weekend in Western North Carolina. Its a good size rock with a bowl cut into it with a couple of holes drilled through it. I think its some type of mortar and pestle vessel, but who knows? The holes that are bored through it are very concentric - almost like a modern drill bit was used. And there is a relieved area on the top side of the bowl that looks like it would allow something to rest there so it wouldnt fall or move. I think the rock is very cool, but I have no idea how old it is or who made it, so thats why Im asking you guys, but I assume it to be old because I dont know why anyone would go to the trouble to cut it out if they had other available resources to do the same thing
Any and all comments are welcome!
Do any of you know what this is? My friend kicked this up plowing a field over the weekend in Western North Carolina. Its a good size rock with a bowl cut into it with a couple of holes drilled through it. I think its some type of mortar and pestle vessel, but who knows? The holes that are bored through it are very concentric - almost like a modern drill bit was used. And there is a relieved area on the top side of the bowl that looks like it would allow something to rest there so it wouldnt fall or move. I think the rock is very cool, but I have no idea how old it is or who made it, so thats why Im asking you guys, but I assume it to be old because I dont know why anyone would go to the trouble to cut it out if they had other available resources to do the same thing
Any and all comments are welcome!