paleomaxx
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The snow has finally melted enough that I can get back at the the new field with the graveyard in the back.
The last time I pulled a ton of the high near-surface trash tones out of the ground so my hope was that I would start seeing some of the smaller/deeper targets like buttons and coins. Unfortunately we're still not there yet, but the detector was able to start getting intermittent deep high tones from between the iron and the results were once again very encouraging.
To combat the iron signals I started digging 1-2' in diameter plugs that were 6" deep. The thick sod held them together well and once I had those flipped over the signals were very clear and usually only 1-2" deeper so easily recovered. The results speak for themselves:
Two more axe blades bringing the total at this site to 4! Lots more iron rings which the AT Pro seems to love. I also found the first (of what I'm sure will be many) wrought iron hinge. The best selection of finds though were the buckles:
There's another batwing, but this one has the iron tongue and even a little leather left! I've never seen a rectangular buckle like the other one before; any suggestions on the age? The best though is the large rusted buckle since the little bit of silver plate poking through strongly suggests that it's a colonial Artois shoe buckle. If so, this is the first piece that connects this site back to colonial days!
My other cool finds are a large reign guide and a beautiful complete bell.
It's much smaller than the Conestoga bell I found before, but in fantastic condition. The last piece is bit of a mystery. It's cast zinc and one solid piece. Any thoughts?
Besides modern trash, that's all from this dig, but I'll definitely be back soon to keep whittling away at the high tones. All of these relics were from a 20'x60' square so there's plenty of field left. The owner and I have been CC'ing the historical society on all the finds so hopefully we'll get some input from them as to the origin of the graveyard and if they have any information on the residents at this site. Based on the finds and my research it looks like the buildings burned down in the 1920's, but it would be great to confirm that. Thanks for looking!
The last time I pulled a ton of the high near-surface trash tones out of the ground so my hope was that I would start seeing some of the smaller/deeper targets like buttons and coins. Unfortunately we're still not there yet, but the detector was able to start getting intermittent deep high tones from between the iron and the results were once again very encouraging.
To combat the iron signals I started digging 1-2' in diameter plugs that were 6" deep. The thick sod held them together well and once I had those flipped over the signals were very clear and usually only 1-2" deeper so easily recovered. The results speak for themselves:
Two more axe blades bringing the total at this site to 4! Lots more iron rings which the AT Pro seems to love. I also found the first (of what I'm sure will be many) wrought iron hinge. The best selection of finds though were the buckles:
There's another batwing, but this one has the iron tongue and even a little leather left! I've never seen a rectangular buckle like the other one before; any suggestions on the age? The best though is the large rusted buckle since the little bit of silver plate poking through strongly suggests that it's a colonial Artois shoe buckle. If so, this is the first piece that connects this site back to colonial days!
My other cool finds are a large reign guide and a beautiful complete bell.
It's much smaller than the Conestoga bell I found before, but in fantastic condition. The last piece is bit of a mystery. It's cast zinc and one solid piece. Any thoughts?
Besides modern trash, that's all from this dig, but I'll definitely be back soon to keep whittling away at the high tones. All of these relics were from a 20'x60' square so there's plenty of field left. The owner and I have been CC'ing the historical society on all the finds so hopefully we'll get some input from them as to the origin of the graveyard and if they have any information on the residents at this site. Based on the finds and my research it looks like the buildings burned down in the 1920's, but it would be great to confirm that. Thanks for looking!
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