a productive hour-----------------------Plus new pottery shot for S_Lee

[larson1951]

turned this field over at a 4" depth and got rain that night
I have found 2 cigar boxes of stuff in the last 3 walks (an hour each time)
the stuff shown is part of the first hours find

[GL]

Good lord have mercy. I think I am more jealous of you than I am of Dorkfish now.

[abarnard]

Sweet stomping ground there. Very nice pieces like usual. Thanks for sharing..

[RPG]

Wow.

I would be on my hands and knees.

Nice finds.

Randy

[mikez]

As always, enjoyed your post. Love seeing the insitus.
I don't know how you can get any work done! It'd take me all day to work one row of that ground. And I couldn't walk away till dark.

[Americus]

Wow!! I'm overwhelmed. What area of the country were they found? Thanks for sharing.

[bravowhiskey]

A person could/would work that area for a lifetime. It is sure a "target rich environment".

[larson1951]

this is in the dakotas
it is heaven on earth my friend
more posts to follow
thanks for the nice comments

[The Grim Reaper]

GL, I too am very envious of larsons site. If I had a site like that on my property I would spend every spare minute I had on my hands and knees scouring every square inch of ground.

Killer finds larson. That has to be the best site I have ever seen for finding Bone, Shell, and Flint artifacts.

[Newt]

I probably would not have posted these pics. It's your spot and I hope you clean up.Good finds!
Newt

[artorius]

I would love to have as productive an hour of collecting as yours!

artorius

[WhiteCountyPaleo]

Dang! The third pic looks like there is something
under that little piece of fire rock in the left bottom
corner. Nice spot! Has it ever washed down to the
hard pan?

[larson1951]

hey dollar, I think it is a flake but it looks like a point
there are tons of chert and KRF flakes everywhere in this field
thanks for looking

[Tnmountains]

I would be building some giant sifter for my tractor. sift off the first couple of feet and then hunt that sifted stuff at home the rest of my life. Keep anything from being broke. Great looking field.

[s_lee]

Lots of pottery there.

[larson1951]

Yes S_Lee, lots of pottery
I usually don't save the small pieces, but I will save a nice rim piece, especially
if it has the rainbow design on it
attached please find an image of a some pieces that I saved in the last 3 weeks or so
I have accumulated boxes of this stuff
one thing interesting: the Killdeer and plovers and terns, (ground nesting birds) all make their nests in this field
out of circles of small pottery pieces ( I will try to take a picture of a nest next time I run across one)
Anyway, I did not know anybody was interested in pottery pieces

[BuckleBoy]

I don't know how you are able to even see those artifacts amid all of those other bits. One Experienced set of eyes you have. Bravo!

Is that broken up mud brick in several of the shots? If so, have you ever metal detected that portion of the field?


Best Wishes,



Buckleboy

[s_lee]

With the amount there, you could almost put one back together if you saved it all, and had the patience.

[Tnmountains]

The pottery will most times tell you the most about your sites. The more decorative the more settled and less hungry they were. Looking at the fields I would say they were very happy campers. The whole pieces of pottery are under the layers he plows.

[larson1951]

buckleboy, some of the pottery with a light reddish tint contains ground up scoria
(but not mud brick)
these indians were not hungry, they had food stored to last for a couple years
buffalo, elk, catfish, walleye, sauger, beans, squash, corn, turkey, and other stuff
they would trade food for many things including copper