Need Some Help With This One!

[GoldFever]

Let me start by saying unfortunitly this wasnt found by me :-[ It was found buy a buddy of mine while he was hunting in one of his favorite spots. This was found near West Hurley, NY on Private Property. It weighs almost 13lbs It is huge almost the size of a football. So now that you know the dimentions and locality can anyone tell us
1. What is it?
2. What age it could be?
3. Who made it?
4. Why was it made?
Anything else you can tell us as well..This is one of the coolest things I have ever seen.

[Tn Dirt Digger]

Wow.....what a find.....GoldFever, I can't answer any of your questions...but I will say thats awsome....I don't know what is legal as far as artifacts are concerned in your state...then I believe I would take it to someone on the hush hush to find out more about it....wow!

[Digging Fool]

That's a fantastic item, but I wouldn't have a clue about it. Wish I did know, but.........

[EBCIII]

That is a gerat find. Almost looks like a "death Mask", but too heavy.

Death mask - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


I hope you find out what it is, Beale.

[grasshopper]

that is a really cool find, but i know nothing about it. are you from hurley too?? i play in a lot of golf tournaments over the summer and one of the best kids in the state is from hurley i think.

[Clovis]

Wow, that is something! Beautiful. Maybe some type of prayer stone or used in some type of spiritual ceremony? As for age I would guess 1500 years or less. I really don't know but from everything I've read and seen larger, more intricate pieces like that tend to have been made in more "modern" times.
You might go to a library in the area and see if there's anything about indians/tribes in that area. I know nothing about laws in that area so you might check into those before taking it to a museum or historical society.

Good luck and keep us updated.

[echostar61]

WOW, That is So COOL, I have no idea,but Im looking foward to seeing some info. on it . Fantastic Find .

Terri

[Joker]

wow, it looks like a relic to me. Make sure that its not made from cement and if its carved from stone I would take it to your nearest Early American Museum. Nice find for your friend..

I know most people would keep it cause they found it but if it serves a better purpose in a museum to teach generations to come then so be it.

I believe relics should be in museums and not in the hands of rich people that just want a conversation piece to show off to their friends but have no idea what they are showing...

[GoldFever]

Originally Posted by Clovis

Wow, that is something! Beautiful. Maybe some type of prayer stone or used in some type of spiritual ceremony? As for age I would guess 1500 years or less. I really don't know but from everything I've read and seen larger, more intricate pieces like that tend to have been made in more "modern" times.
You might go to a library in the area and see if there's anything about indians/tribes in that area. I know nothing about laws in that area so you might check into those before taking it to a museum or historical society.

Good luck and keep us updated.

The law here is as long as it came from private property with the land owners permission it is rightfuly yours. I doubt he is going to let it go. He was jumping around like a school girl playing double dutch when he found it..Plus we have plans of openeing our own small meausem some day.

[carolinagirl69]

Probably made of stone check this history out.

History of Hurley, NY

Hope the link works, if it doesn't, just copy and paste. I would also look up the history of the land. We have a GIS mapping system that we can look on here that will give pics and some property info. He may be able to look at the sattelite pics and see if there are any variations in the land, or just use google earth. Good luck.
Sabrina