🥇 BANNER Mastodon Tusk...

[timekiller]

Hello folks, been sometime since I've been on here but I can tell you I've not stop doing what some of you on here may remember me doing. That's finding old stuff. I posted this in the fossil forum yesterday after I got it cleaned up some more.I found it Sunday afternoon metal detecting & it was dark before I finally got it dug out. So it soaked all day Monday while I worked until I got home. That's when I started trying to get the clay & shell off & posted it in fossil forum asking a few questions. I still think I can get it a little cleaner so it continues to soak today & likely I'll try again tomorrow. The metal detecting finds we're limited that day cause of the tusk find but I'LL add them to this post.


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[trapperart]

Now those are some old finds congrats on all

 

[parsonwalker]

Wow! Just wow!

 

[DarrowR]

Great find!

 

[Centsless Detecting]

Im at a loss for words... Just WOW!
Congratulations!

 

[WannaDig3687]

Awesome! Congratulations! Got to give you a banner vote for that!

 

[against the wind]

Mmm,, Dr. Pepper,, one of my favorite drinks,, lol.
Congrats on the tusk. Not everyday we see one of those.

 

[Underwonder]

You have a whole lot of good finds.....and a mastodon tusk? Wow! [emoji50]

 

[screwynewy]

Got to hand it to you for knowing what it was to begin with. No question that this is a banner find - a 10,000 year old mastodon mammoth tusk. That's just insane. Great job saving it.

 

[timekiller]

Thanks folks! I felt like this find was one I should share. I mainly just use Facebook now & days & share with family and friends. But I thought it was pretty cool and worthy of showing you folks. When I can get time I'll get it as clean from the mud & all as best I can. Then I'LL try my luck at trying to get it preserved as best I can & display it in my never ending artifact room. Lol.

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[sandchip]

Great find! Now if you could just find the Clovis that brought the beast down!

 

[fishstick]

That is a ONCE in a LIFETIME find!!!!!! DEF get the best help on how to preserve it the right way. Tell us how you stumbled upon it please. CONGRATZ....

 

[Trezurehunter]

Thats just unreal ! Congrats on an outstanding find.

 

[timekiller]

That is a ONCE in a LIFETIME find!!!!!! DEF get the best help on how to preserve it the right way. Tell us how you stumbled upon it please. CONGRATZ....

Really I was just doing my normal type hunting/ mding. And was at a site I was earlier this summer looking for bottles. And saw the signs then that told me it was worth a shot at putting a metal detector on. Which is where I found the buttons in this post at. One being a very early pewter. Anyway as I ended the strip of beach I was on I turned and glanced at the side of the cliff as I normally do cause of the she'll fossils that come out. Which I have found some cool ones being whole scallops & such. Anyway that's how I caught a glance of the end sticking out. From there end piece I knew & it had my interest enough to work on getting it out. At first I really only new rather bone or tusk it would have to be old.Once I got in to digging it out the more I came to realize what I might have.

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[Carolina Tom]

WOW. That is really cool. You got all sorts of cool stuff.

Congrats!

 

[Tpmetal]

Buttons, arrow head, AND A MOTHER LOVEN MASTODON TUSK! Truely epic hunt, you killed two off my bucketlist and still had time to find more buttons than I have ever found in my immediate area haha. great job

 

[peruna]

Well timekiller, that certainly did not suck...

I'm voting Banner on this one, and very thankful that you were able to successfully retrieve this rare treasure. Nicely done!

 

[dirtdigginfool]

Banner vote in...I mean...it's a freaking Mastadon tusk! Can't say that one was on my bucket list...but by golly I'd have to say that would be one of my best finds ever if I had found it...congrats..looking forward to more pics..Ddf

 

[gheenoe78]

Banner find for sure. Amazing. Thank you for sharing.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Awesome finds!