Found something weird

PADetectorMatt · Apr 25, 2017

I was down along the a feeder stream of the Susquehanna river doing some metal detecting and something caught my eye. This was amongst some of the old pottery and other old home site goodies I found falling out of the river bank. The bank is a lot of clay, so it could be a clay ball but it also may be stone. Really hard to tell. I also found an 1882 Indian head not too far from it. If anyone could give me some info on it, maybe what it is and if anyone has found something like it, I would be really appreciative. Thanks all!!

Matt G

Mr Mud · Apr 25, 2017

I'm pretty sure what you found is an old clay marble. A big one at that.

Carol K · Apr 25, 2017

grapeshot or canister shot?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canister_shot

i found one similar on a riverbank in CT. I have no idea what it's made of, but it's heavy.

worm12ga · Apr 30, 2017

Could be from a small ball mill.

blkcloud · May 2, 2017

Indian game ball

Gaspipe · May 2, 2017

Petrified dinosaur gonad

SheriStw · May 8, 2017

I found something similar today while digging a hole at the house for my rose bush. It was about a 12.5 feet down. It's a very hard, smooth, perfectly round stone ball. I live in Indiana and we have found several arrowheads in the field behind our house. They were evaluated by Ball State University and one was estimated at 3000 years old which blows my mind.

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Wom 27 · May 8, 2017

worm12ga said:
Could be from a small ball mill.

X2

Vermonster · May 9, 2017

Gaspipe said:
Petrified dinosaur gonad

Ice Scratcher · May 9, 2017

SheriStw said:
evaluated by Ball State University

Alright, that was a long intro for that joke..

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Capt. Morgan · May 10, 2017

does it smell like sulphur?

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