jrwill56
Sr. Member
- Nov 1, 2008
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- Bounty Hunter Pioneer 2000
White mark 11
- Primary Interest:
- Relic Hunting
archie's are ok
their has been some discussion lately about archaeologist not wanting metal detectionist finding artifacts.the reason for this is that some very important sites can be lost or destroyed.some say many of these sites are not known,and are out there for the finding,this is true.but we need these sites for futher research.but we can compromise.we as Md's.almost never go below the plow line 12".as i did when i found many artifacts from the early 18th century,all less than 12" deep.i reported them to the nearest archaeology dept.took them to them,and found them to be very considerate,i told them about the site , invited them out ,and they came.
they said the the site is a very important home site,dating to around 1720's.they surveyed the site ,using (gpr) and found the cellar.they want to come back and do a complete dig in the future.i found the archaeologist,and the grad students all very nice and understanding.the said they wanted to catalogue the finds ,and let the students study them.they also said they would return them to me soon.i have received some already.
so if you find a important site report it .it is not as bad as people say.
their has been some discussion lately about archaeologist not wanting metal detectionist finding artifacts.the reason for this is that some very important sites can be lost or destroyed.some say many of these sites are not known,and are out there for the finding,this is true.but we need these sites for futher research.but we can compromise.we as Md's.almost never go below the plow line 12".as i did when i found many artifacts from the early 18th century,all less than 12" deep.i reported them to the nearest archaeology dept.took them to them,and found them to be very considerate,i told them about the site , invited them out ,and they came.
they said the the site is a very important home site,dating to around 1720's.they surveyed the site ,using (gpr) and found the cellar.they want to come back and do a complete dig in the future.i found the archaeologist,and the grad students all very nice and understanding.the said they wanted to catalogue the finds ,and let the students study them.they also said they would return them to me soon.i have received some already.
so if you find a important site report it .it is not as bad as people say.