CRUSADER
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Crop Mark & Wood...
When I joined Tnet I pledged to post every hunt, however good or bad. I wanted a 'real time' experience of UK detecting, not a show of best finds after weeks of effort
As today was the closest I have come to a blank, I will talk a little about our hunting techniques (might help others):
Sometime ago Landmag & I spoke on the phone whilst looking for crop marks on Google Earth. Everyone we found, Landmag put a place marker pin on the spot. In slow time he has tracked down each owner & signed contracts with them to include the Cru'team. Due to our professional approach, he has had a 95% 'Yes' rate. (unheard of for most detectorists)
The first picture shows a crop mark that we believe to be an Iron Age (Celtic) farmstead. We spent 1 hour today detecting up the tyre tracks, as the oilseed rape was too tall. We got nothing, but we will try again in better conditions.
Spent just another 1 hour in a wood next to a known Roman Site. Just as I was sure I would blank I found an 18th C blowhole button. At least it was a variant I need for the collection :P
When I joined Tnet I pledged to post every hunt, however good or bad. I wanted a 'real time' experience of UK detecting, not a show of best finds after weeks of effort
As today was the closest I have come to a blank, I will talk a little about our hunting techniques (might help others):
Sometime ago Landmag & I spoke on the phone whilst looking for crop marks on Google Earth. Everyone we found, Landmag put a place marker pin on the spot. In slow time he has tracked down each owner & signed contracts with them to include the Cru'team. Due to our professional approach, he has had a 95% 'Yes' rate. (unheard of for most detectorists)
The first picture shows a crop mark that we believe to be an Iron Age (Celtic) farmstead. We spent 1 hour today detecting up the tyre tracks, as the oilseed rape was too tall. We got nothing, but we will try again in better conditions.
Spent just another 1 hour in a wood next to a known Roman Site. Just as I was sure I would blank I found an 18th C blowhole button. At least it was a variant I need for the collection :P
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