Ancient man's hand tools.

My 9 year old son brings home rocks for my tank all the time. (Realy cool ones sometimes) Today he brings me what appears to be an ancient hand ax. Hard to tell from the picture. Love to be able to authenticate this some how. I would love to see everyone else's interesting discoveries

 

My 9 year old son brings home rocks for my tank all the time. (Realy cool ones sometimes) Today he brings me what appears to be an ancient hand ax. Hard to tell from the picture. Love to be able to authenticate this some how.

That's cool I found this the other day

And over a year ago found what I believe is a mammoth tooth in the same general area. I too would love to authenticate them and get some history on them.

 

That's awesome. How many fossilized rocks you have in your tank

 

If there's a museum in your area they should have experts on hand who can at least tell you if they're human-made or not. Sometimes they have public events where you can bring your items to be authenticated! The one near me you just go in the employees' entrance and ask at reception

 

That's awesome. How many fossilized rocks you have in your tank

None, I actually have zero rocks period in my tanks. How about in yours?

 

If there's a museum in your area they should have experts on hand who can at least tell you if they're human-made or not. Sometimes they have public events where you can bring your items to be authenticated! The one near me you just go in the employees' entrance and ask at reception

Thanks for the tip Albany is only a half hour away the kids like that museum

None, I actually have zero rocks period in my tanks. How about in yours?

In my 75 I built 2 caves from slate found in a creek bed. My sons 29 has a real nice fossilized rock. A bunch of see shells

 

This is the shell fossil I was speaking off..

 

Intresting and nice guys. I am not an expert, but the one of CowBoYReX really looks like a prehistoric tool to me.

 

Intresting and nice guys. I am not an expert, but the one of CowBoYReX really looks like a prehistoric tool to me.

I agree it certainly does.

 

Neat thread guys.

 

I'll have to post a pic of the mammoth tooth. Nice stone

 

Please do. I would love to see it.

 

Please do. I would love to see it.

Ok, ill post it tomorrow when I get a chance

 

None, I actually have zero rocks period in my tanks. How about in yours?

Here's the caves I built in my 75

 

Here's the caves I built in my 75View attachment 201430

That's cool, I used to have a red slate caves, and a gray slate one but they became more of a nuisance.

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Here's the caves I built in my 75View attachment 201430

We should call you caveman then.Dave !!

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Mmmm now I want to know what it is hahaha

 

We should call you caveman then.Dave !!

That kind of suites me at times. LOL

 

Mmmm now I want to know what it is hahaha

Lol, you and me both. I think I'm gonna do what Aquaphobia said, I have a national history museum nearby at the University of Florida

 

This thread reminded me that I had a "rock collection" when I was a lot younger and that I should probably look through the box under my bed again. I think there's a few fossils in there. I'll post pics when I get home this evening.

 

This thread reminded me that I had a "rock collection" when I was a lot younger and that I should probably look through the box under my bed again. I think there's a few fossils in there. I'll post pics when I get home this evening.

Looking forward to them

 

This is a fossilized rock with some snails in it I found here in Texas

Do you think it would be safe to put in my 75 gal?

 

This is a fossilized rock with some snails in it I found here in Texas

Do you think it would be safe to put in my 75 gal?

Depending on there age and some other factors, it may up your PH a bit. My shell focal did not change mine at all.

Looking forward to them

Me too.

 

Thanks Dave


This reminded me of this meteorite that my dad found when he was 17. He had a science professor test it and he found that it was mostly iron pyrite, or fools gold, but not sure where it came from or what the rest of it is. I've always wanted to put it in my tank, but didn't want to make it radioactive lol. Plus it's about 13 pounds

 

What I assume to be fossilized shells or something of the like



A piece of bone? I truly have no idea what these are. I acquired them when I was a little kid.





This one is the coolest. When put together it doesn't look like much, but apart...





I think it's a fern leaf.

 

What I assume to be fossilized shells or something of the like



A piece of bone? I truly have no idea what these are. I acquired them when I was a little kid.





This one is the coolest. When put together it doesn't look like much, but apart...





I think it's a fern leaf.

Those are all cool, but I agree the last one is my favorite, pretty awesome

 

Those are all cool, but I agree the last one is my favorite, pretty awesome

Thanks! My uncle got me in to collecting years ago and it's been a long time since I've even looked. This weekend though I found a bunch of rocks hiking and re did my tank. It was fun to be looking for them again

 

Thanks! My uncle got me in to collecting years ago and it's been a long time since I've even looked. This weekend though I found a bunch of rocks hiking and re did my tank. It was fun to be looking for them again

I agree and as far as I can remember, which isn't far lol, I think I started in elementary school, they had a big pile of sea shells, rocks, fossils, and shark teeth and it just grew from there. I'll have to look tomorrow through some more of my oldies.

 

Thanks Dave


This reminded me of this meteorite that my dad found when he was 17. He had a science professor test it and he found that it was mostly iron pyrite, or fools gold, but not sure where it came from or what the rest of it is. I've always wanted to put it in my tank, but didn't want to make it radioactive lol. Plus it's about 13 pounds

Cool most meteors are iron

 

Wow I am loving all the archaeological finds. Keep them coming

 

I agree and as far as I can remember, which isn't far lol, I think I started in elementary school, they had a big pile of sea shells, rocks, fossils, and shark teeth and it just grew from there. I'll have to look tomorrow through some more of my oldies.

That's about when I started. I have shells too, and lots of small pieces of gemstone though they're in a bag separated from the rest of the rocks in the box so I'm not entirely sure where I got them. I'd love to keep.hunting but I'll be moving to the city in a few weeks so nature hikes are going to become few and far between

 

That's about when I started. I have shells too, and lots of small pieces of gemstone though they're in a bag separated from the rest of the rocks in the box so I'm not entirely sure where I got them. I'd love to keep.hunting but I'll be moving to the city in a few weeks so nature hikes are going to become few and far between

I also have some gemstones, mostly amethyst, that I got panning in the Smokey mountains.

 

I also have some gemstones, mostly amethyst, that I got panning in the Smokey mountains.

I'm trying to figure where I got mine. Theres lots of different ones. I'm wondering if it wasn't one of those "pan for gemstones" attractions for little kids in vacation-y spots.

 

Here are a couple of the latest additions to my tank

 

Here are a couple of the latest additions to my tankView attachment 202410

I like the one on the right, pretty cool

 

I wish I found that one. It was a gift. Its been cut and polished.

 

I figured since there wasn't any new posts in a wile. Here's a pic of a gemstone I found in an abandoned mine.
it's the little one on the left.

 

I'll open my mineral and fossil collection soon. What kind mine Dave?

 

I was told it was some sort of garnett mine.

 

I'll open my mineral and fossil collection soon. What kind mine Dave?

Gotta see some dutch fossils lol

 

Gotta see some dutch fossils lol

A lot of animals that you encounter on a daily basis are extinct here a millions of years woohahaha