Rock...

If you go up in the hills above Oroville ( Ca ) you will find rock formations that have hollows , close to each other , . They were use to grind the nuts . The rock you have was used to smash and grind these nuts .  Cornelius

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Thanks for taking the time to look at my find and give me some input! I have read a lot about this and have posted on other boards and got some fee back there. Heres what i think it is..  I posted it on some other forums about artifact collecting and the general consensuses is it was a maul, the groove was for mounting it on a handle so it could be hefted. I think it was more like an axe. Looking at it up close you can see its been worn a lot since it was used probably making it look different from when it was used last. I think it was probably a multi-used tool with an axe type tool on one side that was used to mash the fibers of what ever they where cutting. Then a smaller sharper tool, which was easier to maintain and edge, was used to cut and clear away the mashed fibers. Then the process was repeated till the tree was cut into. The other side looks like it was a hammer. Its so worn who knows what it was. I have also seen several tools that started out as one type of tool and once it was busted or worn out it was recycled and retooled into another different type tool. They had many lives!! Now its a curio sitting in my living room...Again Thank You for looking!
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