Could this be a stone tool? Look at fotos

shanediffily

I found this some time ago by a dry river bed.

It appears to have been shaped - but that could have happened entirely naturally.

Can any expert look at it to confirm or not.

It is a type of limestone - not the best for cutting tool I accept.

Thanks!

Marchandire

I think your suspicions are correct on this one. The stone looks knapped in places, but the material is definitely unsuitable. If it's limestone and as soft as it looks in the photos, then it's highly unlikely that it's a prehistoric tool.

In all likelihood, it's a piece of stone from the river bank or a cliff face that was washed down-stream and knocked about a bit on the way. Judging by the rounded edge, it was probably eroded into a small boulder over time, then smashed to pieces later. When the river dried up it rested where you found it.

Natural processes throw up this kind of thing remarkably often - stones eroded by water action that fit perfectly in the human hand, or ones like yours that seem knapped for a purpose. Sorry to disappoint

Wibbs

I doubt it for the reasons Marchandire gave. If it was and was found in Ireland then get it to a museum quick with an actual expert in stone tools as it would not be a modern human one(in general shape). But yea I reckon you and Marchandire have it right. It looks knapped, but to my eye it doesn't look deliberate or how a human would shape them. There isn't a dressed edge either. Plus the edge faces look too clean. Even flint tools wear over time in the ground and pick up a patina. Pity. That said they're common enough. I've found a fair few over the years, mostly flint blades. Nothing flash