Post DIV - Sifting at the old house site with my son

[creskol]

My son and I took advantage of a spring like day today to get in several hours sifting at an old house site we have been working for a couple of years. Sifting is slow work,
but the payoffs make it all worth while. Here is a photo of our sifter, reset and ready to go:
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Here is a photo of me all set and ready to go:
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Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get any more photos after the batteries died, but here are some pics of the finds we made today. We also found many old nails and nondescript pieces of iron and tin, not shown.
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[GaRebel1861]

Looks like a fun day to me. Nice finds.

 

[BosnMate]

Sometimes sifting is the best way to go. I like your setup.

 

[VOL1266-X]

Rob, you can be sure you didn't miss anything. Nice post and coin. HH, Quindy.

 

[hammered]

I would love to try that on some of the fields over here, but not much chance, the farmers wouldn't like it. Never mind I'll just watch how you guys do it, great finds mate, keep it up.


hammered

 

[creskol]

Thank you all for the nice replies. We didn't set the world ablaze with our finds today, but we sure did have fun!

 

[wheatfinder13]

Nice LC I have yet to find one

 

[creskol]

Thanks, "wheatfinder" .. keep on swinging .. there is one out there somewhere with your name on it.

 

[Valley Ranger]

Nice finds there Rob. I love that set up man!

 

[matt092079]

What do you do? Do you just start digging and sift through the dirt or do you detect the area first? Good finds.

 

[creskol]

What do you do? Do you just start digging and sift through the dirt or do you detect the area first? Good finds.

The area we are searching is the main house area, and is loaded with large rocks, as though the house imploded when it fell. We carefully remove the rocks as we go, noting any structural suggestions that give us clues as to how the house might have been built originally. We so far have found the firplacee base and hearth, and a foundation edge, both of which we will leave in tact. After the large rocks are removed, we run the dirt through the screen, capturing everything we can.
We have also identified the detached kitchen area which will require a sifting project all of its own.