ncuke
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- May 24, 2013
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Hi folks,
A while back, my daughter found a nice arrowhead in the back yard, which was dated by someone at the state to early woodland period. I was putting in a playground and had to excavate about a 20' x 30' patch to grade it, and kept a close eye out for other artifacts. The soil is mostly red clay, which can be hard to date from what I understand. Well, not far from where I found the point I found this odd piece of wood that is very rectangular on a cross section. The outer sides are black and looked aged, and the ends appear to have been broken. I was digging with a shovel, so may have broken it - not sure - was just surface hunting after a ton of rain that fell over a few days.
Any ideas on dating something like this that may have been buried in clay? Of course my imagination tends to run wild (like part of an old bow), so would appreciate any feedback.
Thanks! Attached is a pick of the arrowhead I found next to it too.
A while back, my daughter found a nice arrowhead in the back yard, which was dated by someone at the state to early woodland period. I was putting in a playground and had to excavate about a 20' x 30' patch to grade it, and kept a close eye out for other artifacts. The soil is mostly red clay, which can be hard to date from what I understand. Well, not far from where I found the point I found this odd piece of wood that is very rectangular on a cross section. The outer sides are black and looked aged, and the ends appear to have been broken. I was digging with a shovel, so may have broken it - not sure - was just surface hunting after a ton of rain that fell over a few days.
Any ideas on dating something like this that may have been buried in clay? Of course my imagination tends to run wild (like part of an old bow), so would appreciate any feedback.
Thanks! Attached is a pick of the arrowhead I found next to it too.
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