It Never Hurts To Stop And Look.

monsterrack

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I have not been able to hunt any since I hurt my knee, along with work and my wife has been real sick. My wife has been in the hospital for 3 days now and I have been going back and forth because I took time off from work to be here for her. I had noticed a lot that was cleared off many months ago and kept saying to myself that I need to stop and look around, but I never got the time or took the time because it was a small lot maybe 2 acres. Well today after spending time at the hospital, on my way home I stopped. At first just rocks, then some chips and I was about to call it quits because there were foot prints and this place was cleared I know 4 months ago. There was a large live oak standing in the corner so when I got under it this is what I saw. Pottery disk 7-23-16 001.JPG I could have done a back flip and I almost pulled it out of the dirt right then, but I thought about my camera in my jeep. I prayed that it was whole and that it was what it looked like. Pottery disk 7-23-16 003.JPG I never dreamed what I would find when I flipped it over, I thought I saw markings, but when I wiped the dirt off ,the lines just jumped out at me. Pottery disk 7-23-16 005.JPG Here is a cleaned up photo of the front, back and a side shot. Pottery disk 7-23-16 006.JPG Pottery disk 7-23-16 011.JPG Pottery disk 7-23-16 007.JPG You can tell from the side shot and from what is left around the edge, that is was made from the bottom of some type of pottery vessel . Another shot of gorget turned at a different angle and with camera on micro setting Pottery disk 7-23-16 008.JPG This has made my year and it will be very hard to top.
 

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welsbury

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Outstanding find with great in-situ sequence of pics. Just waiting for you to pick it up. That little voice that tells a guy to look should be listened to lol. Also a good example of ancient recycling there too.
 

Tnmountains

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That is beautiful. I bet you did flip when you saw the hole and incised lines. Very nice.
I also hope and pray your wife is better too!
 

rock

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That is a interesting piece to find , congrats
 

ptsofnc

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Great find/unexpected thrill! Hope you and your and your wife will see improvement!
 

SCrocks

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Thats a killer piece! Prayers for your wife.
 

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monsterrack

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monsterrack

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Thanks everyone for the well wishes for my wife I brought her home today but she will have to go back for another surgery in a week are so. Thank you all !!!!!!!!!:hello2:
 

old digger

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Wow! Awesome find. I would think that that would be a Banner find. Banner vote here.

P.S. Still praying for you both.
 

old digger

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''Bump''

Are you kidding me! ''What'', a one-of-a-kind find and a rock (leaverite) gets more attention. Come on folks this find is Banner worthy.
 

LeighTzu

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beautiful find! Its fascinating to ponder that because the lines make it artistically unique, it is likely the only one like it in the world!
 

Jon Stewart

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I was thinking the same unclemac on the spindle whorl. I have one about the same size although mine is missing about 1/4 of the piece.
 

ncnurseryman

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Amazing find!!! I know what you mean about not being able to hunt. My new job leaves little time but I drive by beautiful fields all the time but don't know who the owners are. I haven't been hunting in a year or more to my great displeasure. Nonetheless that's an outstanding find.

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