Bill D. (VA)
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Got back out today with my friend Chuck to continue digging and sifting in the early colonial pit we started last week. For those of you that don't know the background of this site and the results of the first dig please click on the link below to review my post from last week.
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/t...pit-dig-finds-long-lots-pics.html#post3048848
We picked up right where we left off the last time as we had carefully marked the spot. As before, it was very difficult digging due to the tremendous quantity of oyster shells. Right after we had dug through the first thick layer of shells we unexpectedly ran into several large pottery shards coming out of the pit wall at about the 2.5 ft level. These and a few other smaller pieces belonged to a gorgeous mid-to-late 1600s delftware plate with beautiful blue and green pastel coloring. It was similar to pieces from a smaller plate I dug here 4 years ago in another section of the pit. It's very rare to dig pieces of pottery this old in the US, and even more so to find enough shards to do a nearly complete reconstruction which appears will be possible based on my initial efforts at putting the "puzzle" together. Once completed this amazing piece of pottery will become one of the highlights of my colonial curio and will take center stage among my best finds. Can't wait to finish it up and post the results. We also dug several nice pipe bowls as we did last time along with about 60 stems of varying lengths. One of the bowls is a great example of the bulbous shaped pipes which are quite early. In addition to those we came home with quite a few misc pottery shards and iron artifacts. No new colonial hoes to add to the 3 found last time, and I'm in the process of cleaning them up with electrolysis. Once I get all the finds cleaned from today's hunt, as well as finish the reconstruction job, I'll post an update. The pics include not just some of the better ,artifacts found but what the pit looked like during and after the hunt including my friend Chuck hard at work.
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/t...pit-dig-finds-long-lots-pics.html#post3048848
We picked up right where we left off the last time as we had carefully marked the spot. As before, it was very difficult digging due to the tremendous quantity of oyster shells. Right after we had dug through the first thick layer of shells we unexpectedly ran into several large pottery shards coming out of the pit wall at about the 2.5 ft level. These and a few other smaller pieces belonged to a gorgeous mid-to-late 1600s delftware plate with beautiful blue and green pastel coloring. It was similar to pieces from a smaller plate I dug here 4 years ago in another section of the pit. It's very rare to dig pieces of pottery this old in the US, and even more so to find enough shards to do a nearly complete reconstruction which appears will be possible based on my initial efforts at putting the "puzzle" together. Once completed this amazing piece of pottery will become one of the highlights of my colonial curio and will take center stage among my best finds. Can't wait to finish it up and post the results. We also dug several nice pipe bowls as we did last time along with about 60 stems of varying lengths. One of the bowls is a great example of the bulbous shaped pipes which are quite early. In addition to those we came home with quite a few misc pottery shards and iron artifacts. No new colonial hoes to add to the 3 found last time, and I'm in the process of cleaning them up with electrolysis. Once I get all the finds cleaned from today's hunt, as well as finish the reconstruction job, I'll post an update. The pics include not just some of the better ,artifacts found but what the pit looked like during and after the hunt including my friend Chuck hard at work.
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