Broken Points & Pottery From Yesterday

mangum · May 4, 2015

I can't wait to get back to this field. I went to a good arrowhead hunting/metal detecting site & explored a field I had only briefly passed through. It is in low land right beside the river. There are flakes everywhere! I was metal detecting with a buddy so we didn't spend too much time there. I found a few broken points & some pottery shards in the hour we were there. I think it's loaded. Thanks for looking & HH!

GatorBoy · May 4, 2015

Yep... I think it's loaded too ..hopefully you kept your poker face and will be heading back there on your own because it sounds like no one else is picking any of it up.
Looks like stuff from the Carolinas

mangum · May 4, 2015

You should see the collection of the gentleman that lived there (deceased). His two daughters take care of the farm. There's a tomahawk mounted in the fireplace that he found there. I have found a lot of good stuff on the property. I hunted arrowheads there 5 years, than picked up a flat button off the ground. It's also been one of my most productive metal detecting sites! The early settlers built their homes where the Indians lived a lot of times, high ground near a water source is the key. BUT.. this made me rethink the low lands

NCPeaches · May 6, 2015

Love those shards and they look similar to what I find. The Catawba Nation inhabited your area along with their Sioux speaking allies and were known for their beautiful pottery.

mangum · May 7, 2015

These were actually found in Granville, not Mecklenburg County

NCPeaches · May 7, 2015

mangum said:
These were actually found in Granville, not Mecklenburg County

And there you had the Tuscarora and Saponi.

mangum · May 8, 2015

NCPeaches said:
And there you had the Tuscarora and Saponi.

I knew about the Tuscarora but not the Saponi. I really would love to get into this aspect of the hobby more. I used to primarily look for arrowheads & such but got sucked into metal detecting. I love them both though!