Bill D. (VA)
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A few interesting finds from yesterday's colonial hunt
Got back out with Dan yesterday to the site where we both dug cobs last week. Had a slight rain delay when we arrived at the site, but within 30 minutes we were out swinging in the expansive and beautifully groomed peanut field. Although we've dug a tremendous quantity of amazing colonial relics and coins here over the last 3-4 years and seemingly hunted the place out, it always seems to produce a few more keepers. I did a tremendous amount of walking and swinging, with very little digging until the last hour or so of the hunt, and my forearm and lower back were paying the price. My Fitbit watch was up to over 31,000 steps before the battery died about 2 hours before we finished, so that was quite a nice little walk. This peanut field is really spoiling us as its just wonderful to not have to deal with crop stubble, plus the bare dirt allows you to see all the pottery, brick, black glass and other signs of occupancy plain as day. And there were quite a few domestic or work sites in this one field, and we estimate 8-10 of them minimum. Although neither of us could put a colonial coin in our pouch yesterday, we made a few interesting recoveries none-the-less along with the usual pile of shotgun shells, buckshot, can slaw, junk brass and lead, etc. What was probably my best individual find was not even colonial, but a 2-piece CW era marine button, and it followed up the earlier 1-piece my bud Dan dug on the last hunt here. I also recovered this ornate and strange looking item that appears to be silver. At first I thought it was a button, but based on the back it's probably some kind of decorative ornament. Also dug was half of a 1600s spectacle buckle, and a large heavy button with a shank indicative of 17th century construction. And although I'm not a Native American expert, it appears I was able to eyeball a nice example of a scraper. Anyway, it was a exhausting yet fun time in the fields on an cool, overcast and fall-like day. Ready to do it again soon.
Got back out with Dan yesterday to the site where we both dug cobs last week. Had a slight rain delay when we arrived at the site, but within 30 minutes we were out swinging in the expansive and beautifully groomed peanut field. Although we've dug a tremendous quantity of amazing colonial relics and coins here over the last 3-4 years and seemingly hunted the place out, it always seems to produce a few more keepers. I did a tremendous amount of walking and swinging, with very little digging until the last hour or so of the hunt, and my forearm and lower back were paying the price. My Fitbit watch was up to over 31,000 steps before the battery died about 2 hours before we finished, so that was quite a nice little walk. This peanut field is really spoiling us as its just wonderful to not have to deal with crop stubble, plus the bare dirt allows you to see all the pottery, brick, black glass and other signs of occupancy plain as day. And there were quite a few domestic or work sites in this one field, and we estimate 8-10 of them minimum. Although neither of us could put a colonial coin in our pouch yesterday, we made a few interesting recoveries none-the-less along with the usual pile of shotgun shells, buckshot, can slaw, junk brass and lead, etc. What was probably my best individual find was not even colonial, but a 2-piece CW era marine button, and it followed up the earlier 1-piece my bud Dan dug on the last hunt here. I also recovered this ornate and strange looking item that appears to be silver. At first I thought it was a button, but based on the back it's probably some kind of decorative ornament. Also dug was half of a 1600s spectacle buckle, and a large heavy button with a shank indicative of 17th century construction. And although I'm not a Native American expert, it appears I was able to eyeball a nice example of a scraper. Anyway, it was a exhausting yet fun time in the fields on an cool, overcast and fall-like day. Ready to do it again soon.
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