Grinding Stone: Part 2

2020-12-03T12:02:42-05:00By Tank Baird|Archaeology, News of Yesteryear, Tom 'Tank' Baird|

Archaeology Find: Metate Confirmed

The exciting news today is that during this pandemic Jim Carn has found a real mystery item. We have sent pictures to Gary Fogelman and at this point, he thinks it might be the real thing pending closer examination. He is also mystified about the hole.

Jim wrote last night that the hole appears elbow-shaped. The cursory look that I had appeared to me like the drillings were from both sides and meeting imperfectly. We are at present going to arrange a meeting for a second look. Because of the weight of this thing Jim has requested a trip to his house. Gary if you want to drive to see this artifact lets name a day and time. We can keep social distancing.

This might be either a great addition to Jim’s landscaping or a museum piece.

I’ll keep you posted.

Tank Baird

About the Author: Tank Baird

Thomas “Tank” Baird is president of North Central Chapter 8 of the Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology. He has worked with NCC8 as an avocational archaeologist since 2005, serving as the field director at the Fisher site, Snyder site and the Glunk site, all located in Lycoming County. He is the founder and host of the annual Archaeology and Artifact Fair held at the Taber Museum each spring. Baird is a popular speaker presenting on history and prehistory throughout the region and is a regular contributor to PBS as an authority on Native Americans in the Northeast. He travels to prehistoric and historic sites in the Northeast and Midwest to organize artifact identification programs and presentations on Native American cultures. Baird is also the founder and president of the annual 9-11 Memorial Ride drawing as many as 10,000 motorcycle riders.