Pottery Shards and Dangits

[rock]

I did a hunt today on the creek. I mostly found pottery pieces. I found a nice big rim 8 inches just laying rite in the current area. I did find some dangits on the gravel bars. I must of hit 6 large gravel bars with not much luck. I found a little point made from quartz which I dont believe was ever finished cause it has a stack on the other side. One quartz point might be a geofact cause I dont see any secondary flaking on it. One is a Heart Breaker or a debitage piece. With creek stain on it sometimes it is hard to tell. Hope everyone else is finding them, rock

 

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[monsterrack]

Man that's a big rim piece , your just that much closer to finding a whole oneA lot of people don't think you can find a whole pot in a creek but I have seen the proof. Keep on keeping on. HH

 

[wvwildman]

nice finds congrats HH

 

[ncnurseryman]

Cool pottery. I've never found that.

 

[rock]

I tried to do some research on the large piece I am holding. I do believe the type of pottery is called "Lamar Coarse Plain" It dates to the late Mississippian period.
The other pieces are almost impossible to date with no prints on them. If somebody disagrees with the type I believe it is let me know. Thanks, rock

 

[bci101tractors]

Hey Rock,
Thats a bigger rim piece than I have ever found, congrats, thats awesome. Nice one...
Steve

 

[GatorBoy]

I tried to do some research on the large piece I am holding. I do believe the type of pottery is called "Lamar Coarse Plain" It dates to the late Mississippian period.
The other pieces are almost impossible to date with no prints on them. If somebody disagrees with the type I believe it is let me know. Thanks, rock

You're getting good man.
If you found that piece out in the middle.. it tells me it probably moved a good way downstream.
There is a lot of surface area for the water to act on.. it's size is also a pretty good indication it was recently watched from the bank.. probably from all the rain just recently.
If that piece was the only thing I found I'd still be very happy because it would mean that I'm going to...repeat that...going to.. find the site upstream from it in the bank that it came from and where the dense and heavier stone still is.
Go getum rock.

 

[rock]

Thanks it looked like it might of washed out from under a large Oak tree that the roots were dangling down from the bank to the water. It had allot of debrie that was hung up in the root system of the large tree. You guys know I am not happy with snakes,lol so I didnt swim under it to look for more of the pot. It might be there or it might not. Either way I wasnt going to look

 

[scepter1]

Cool find Rock! No pottery here...

 

[Tnmountains]

Way to go Rock! That pottery is huge man. I trust your research on that pottery. It is going to tell you everything about your site. Cool thing is if it is that era and you have pottery that size you are very close to something really good. I am happy for you! You are in an area and era when they had some killer tools and pipes. Good luck!

 

[old digger]

That first one sure is a nice one!

 

[rock]

Way to go Rock! That pottery is huge man. I trust your research on that pottery. It is going to tell you everything about your site. Cool thing is if it is that era and you have pottery that size you are very close to something really good. I am happy for you! You are in an area and era when they had some killer tools and pipes. Good luck!

Hopefully no more rain will fall for a week or so. Some of the places I wadded trough was 5 ft deep with a soft bottom other places was 2 inches deep with a gravel bottom. I will go further next time and look at the banks to see if there is anything else sticking out. The creek stain wasnt very thick on the piece so it wouldnt of been in the water for very long. Now I dont know how to tell how long it was in but I am hoping to find that camp site in the next few weeks. I will be searching the fields along that area when the fields are bare. There is so many acres out on the owners property in that area I will have to zig and zag the fields till I find the spot. I cant wait till fall!

 

[GatorBoy]

When you get back to that large tree.. try throwing a bunch of water on the soil around the roots.

 

[Flea-bit Monkey]

We can use some of that rain here. That's a huge pottery sherd, Love it!

 

[GatorBoy]

Check out what this man does.. this is the way I think when hunting these kinds of places.
http://m.YouTube.com/watch?v=pFAWJDrU2VI&desktop_URL=/watch?v=pFAWJDrU2VI

 

[rock]

Thanks everyone. It is the nicest piece I have ever found. If I go back it will have to be soon before the next rain comes. The creek is very clear now and the water is going down finally. Im going on a yak trip (already planned) but am thinking about bailing so I can go back to the creek instead, lol. Dont know just yet. Nothing like hunting new areas.

 

[NCPeaches]

Absolutely awesome finds Rock!

 

[GaRebel1861]

Rock,
That is a really nice pottery find. That had to put a smile on your face! Congratulations, and I were you, I would hunt that area hard and I would be real interested in what is laying just up stream. I think you've found yourself a good place to hunt! Good luck and be safe.

 

[rock]

Rock,
That is a really nice pottery find. That had to put a smile on your face! Congratulations, and I were you, I would hunt that area hard and I would be real interested in what is laying just up stream. I think you've found yourself a good place to hunt! Good luck and be safe.

I was going back to it again tomorrow but we had a down pour today. I drove by the creek on my way home and it looked like a flooded mud puddle and the water was just flowing. Maybe in a few days it might clear back up and Ill do another walk to the area. Maybe the rest will be there when I get to go. Id really like to have another look in that spot.

 

[rock]

Absolutely awesome finds Rock!

Yeah it is a nice piece. The best I have ever found. I knew you would like it