[SunkenCiv]

David Bertrand of Georgetown didn't know what he had found when he discovered a rock-like object in the dirt near his home. Archaeologists are puzzled over the object, but say it could have been used by early Native Americans.

[WorkingClassFilth]

When experts are "puzzled" and "guess" about the nature of things, they're being fairly reasonable and honest. When they pass off theory as factual reality is when I get nervous. Experts are like toilet plungers; necessary once in a while, but to be taken out of the closet only when needed.

[calex59]

Maybe, I don’t want to strain my brain here, it was something made as an ornament, to be worn like a necklace and was only made by the person who made this one. In other words something someone made only one of and wasn’t a useful object(except as jewelry so no other tribes thought to make one like it. Some scientists have brains like mush. If you’ve never seen another one in 30 years of digging perhaps that is because there are no others.

[Hot Tabasco]

I can't believe he found that! That was my summer camp art project when we were working with clay back when I was about 8 years old. I put a string thru it and wore it like a necklace but lost it when we were visiting my grandma in South Carolina.......

He can keep it, I made another one when I got home.

[668 - Neighbor of the Beast]

It looks just like him.

[Daffynition]

I'd recognize Mr. Potato head anywhere!

[wolfcreek]

Cheap ancient costume jewelry.

[Popman]

It must be a really slow newsday at the paper.

It looks like a school kid project left over from camp

[ApplegateRanch]

Look for the stickpin that goes through the holes, then you'll have a great clue.

The way it is convexly curved, and given that the holes are top & bottom, it should be obvious that it was not meant to dangle on a necklace, nor be worn as an earring.

Instead, I would guess at it being akin to a shoulder brooch, used to clasp a cape or similar item in place.

Second, related, guess would be that the holes were akin to holes in buttons, used to stitch it onto a garment as a frog or even as a true button.

Last guess: kid's attempt at a camp napkin ring project.

[Ladycalif]

It is a pipe!

[Beowulf9]

Have they considered it may have been brought over here from Easter Island?

Looks like an Easter egg.

[The Cajun]

I've often thought how much fun it would be to get a bunch of rocks, carefully carve weird nonsensical crap on them, weather them by sand blasting and water blasting and spread them throughout the country ;^)