How to find dump site?

Vdubguy

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I live on a property that dates back to the mid to late 1800's. I have found old bottles on the ground in the woods and started digging and found a bunch of stuff, early 1900's to the 1970's type bottles.

Now I have dug that whole area out and deep and wide until I see no more signs of glass or trash.

With the property being so old, I would think that there must be somewhere else the older bottles would be.

Any ideas on how to look for a spot to start digging or searching?

Thanks in advance,

Vdubguy

Here are a few of the bottles I have dug out of the woods. ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1492520450.610579.jpg ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1492520479.984729.jpg ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1492520500.475505.jpg ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1492520536.906854.jpg
 

NJKLAGT

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Look for steep ravines and embankments, near the creek or swamp, any low-lying area really - places where the trash would have been put out of sight and out of mind. Depending on where you live and whatnot, it's possible that there may be some filled-in trash pits closer to the house, and if they aren't visible you might need a probe to poke around for them - and maybe you'll happen across a privy in the process!
 

Tpmetal

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get yourself an old oil dipstick or something to probe with. then as other said look for low areas or depressions and stab away until you find glass.
 

sherm

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If there are any large rocks, try digging around them. Like the saying, "out of sight, out of mind".
 

routefood

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Feb 23, 2017
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Hi:
If there is a creek running through the property, check the gravel bars for shards. Keep walking upstream until the shards stop. There may be a dump on either side. Good luck!
 

lostmichigan

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Oct 24, 2013
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Hey I'm doing bottle dump hunting in MI.
I need advice.
I have found some amazing spots for bottle hunting. I KNOW there's real treasures at these spot. Mostly old farmsteads. Some old mill and factory sites.
Here's the thing.
What I always find are places that were clearly abandoned in the 20s. To the 40s.
I find some cool artifacts from this time period but I'm more interested in bottles and relics from the 1800s and possibly earlier. ( Fur trade camps possibly)

But everywhere I look is a thick layer of this newer junk. It makes the hunt confusing.
Is the older stuff in the same trash pits just deeper?
I have found numerous concrete privies and cisterns. I have started to dig them and. come across this 1920s junk. I've stopped digging to save my energy.
Should I continue with a cistern with 20s junk on top?

If I find a town dump with only 20s junk visible, where should I dig to find the older stuff?

Thanks
 

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