If I could find more than broken stuff. Dug next to a big sandstone Mega Metate Cleared out about two cubic yards of dirt and rocks.Before giving up for the day I found this stuff Quite a mix. This stuff was found at 12-14 inches down.





This was found around three inches down Researched online Made from 1911-1934 They did not call them 12guage It was just a number 12

Is that one broken piece made of crystal?

Quartz crystal or Diamond It does have some inclusions Like a lessor Quality diamond. Doubt diamond for sure.Martha would have sniffed it out when I brought it up to the house

It's definately a diomond... I wish

L, Your latest from the "Mano Tribe's Camp" needs a wee bit more clarification
please

Are you saying you found a bedrock metate ? That would answer why no traditional "slab"
metates have been found to date.

You seem very proud of that point high lighted all alone on that huge dime, Is that a COMPLETE point

Can diamonds be knapped ?? [ other than along natural
stress lines ] if so. . . .
that would be . . . .

What little digger's sweetie would not like getting a Perd diamond ring for Valentines ?

Wish I had found that 1920's shotgun shell base [ instead of the 1987 30-30 case ].
Thats real history, In 1920's Texas, that shooter was really out in the toolies , , , ,

SH If you call out croppings bedrock which I would assume they are. Large sandstone with at least 8 grinding areas. We have found a few metates travis has two taking up space at his house. I find broken chunks of them allover the place.They are made of the soft sandstone from that area so they do not last.The tip with the dime is missing its base I tried to show how sharp and pointy it is and the flint is translucent and almost purple and paper thin about as thick as 12 pack cardboard

L, I would relate your outcrop metate site to finding dinosaur tracks. . . . . you know they were right there:::: preparing food and by inferment some social
activities close by.

That is a nice dime point, the owner probably broke the delicate base off
just by handling it in hafting..