Logo Soapstone Bowl Quarry - LU1CG
(GA Site 9LU99)
Lumpkin County, GA
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Copyright (2019-2020)


I first heard about this site from a friend in the US Forest Service, and finally
got an opportunity to visit.   My first visit was on a sunny day, with contrasty
lighting, so I later returned on an overcast day with more even lighting.

1 - First visit, December 2019:


Quarry_rock
This quarry consists of a single huge soapstone boulder with multiple bowl preforms and extraction scars.


Preform
Bowl preform on vertical face of rock
Note the grooves visible below the preform where the stone was pecked away.



Preform_pair
A pair of preforms


Preform
Preform


Preform_with_incised_circle
Preform with incised circular design


Preform
Bowl preforms at top of boulder


Preform
Preform


Removal_scar
Faint bowl removal scar


Sawed_section
We saw a few spots where pieces had been sawed off this boulder long ago.


Quarry_boulder
Photographing features on top of the boulder
Photo by C. Shaw




2 - A return visit with Alan C., December 2019:

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Alan at the boulder
We counted a total of 38 bowl preforms and/or removal scars on this boulder, with more likely hidden under grade.



Quarry_Rock_profile
Side view, showing several bowl preforms and removal scars


Quarry_Boulder_rear
Rear of the boulder, with several bowl removal scars visible


Bowl_scar
Scar of a large bowl removal


Incised_circle
The incised circle on the bottom of a preform


Small_preform
This preform is unusually small, no more than 8 inches in diameter.


Preforms_and_scars
Preforms and scars, Alan in background.


Boulder_Scars
A pair of bowl removal/extraction scars


Preform
Bowl preform


Pair_Preforms
A pair of preforms



3 - My friend Sheldon visited the bowl quarry, and on the way in, found another nearby quarried boulder.
March 2020:


Boulder_2
Soapstone boulder 2


Preform
Preform and bowl removal scar on one side


Preformr
Preform on the opposite side


Preforms
Preforms and other carving on the top


Preform_and_circle
Closer view of preform and small circle


Circle
Small circular carving


Boulder_bottom
Linear carvings at bottom of boulder



Click here for a rendering of the soapstone bowl production process.



Soapstone Bowl Index Native American Index N Georgia - W NC Index
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