Originally Posted by Steve
Originally Posted by westside_benny
Here are a couple that I have collected from the lake shores...depends on the ice as to what is unearthed. Always amazed that even a scrap survives hundreds of years, more aptly hundreds of freeze-thaw cycles. Holds up better than our roads! Would love to find a larger piece but not likely when it comes to pottery shards in the upper midwest.

Love looking at these and pondering the patterns etched on them..pieces of string and fingernails from long before my time.

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Those look like marine fossils or fossil impressions. But I could be wrong. I'll defer to Ringman for an expert opinion. wink



Roger that...I thought they looked more like a baked clay composite that had been formed into various vessels in the middle woodlands era..but your right, I should consult Ringman before touting further pics.

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