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[Red Earth]

These are a few of the pieces I've dug up over the past 3 1/2 summers. I have two dig sites. One I mainly find early archaic artifacts. The other is a mess of many time periods. I don't do many styles of hunting other than digging anymore. I'm in Illinois.

 

[Red Earth]

Between the two sites, I've prolly found around 100 pieces. Not to count the artifacts my friends have pulled out.

 

[Rege-PA]

Well done! There`s something unique about digging, kind of a laid back back relaxation and anticipation of what the next trowel will bring. You`re fortunate to have a site with Hardins. Nice work.

 

[Red Earth]

Your right, I'm very fortunate. That black Hardin is the second best piece in my collection. I seriously almost had tears of joy when I found it

 

[pickaway]

Some nice finds there, keep on diggin...

 

[GatorBoy]

Nice digs! I'm sure you put in your dues to get them too.
Can't beat the feeling of pulling them out of the ground!
That drill is killer too!

 

[Red Earth]

Many many many hours. Ive almost completely wore down a heavy duty hand tool. I'm five to six feet below the surface almost at all times. And let me tell you how much a big tree with an intricate root system can frustrate a fellow

 

[GatorBoy]

Haha.. Believe me I know.

 

[monsterrack]

Very nice finds, keep lookingHH

 

[bci101tractors]

Hey Adam,
Are you digging a shelter, you have some nice finds, congrats.
That drill and Hardin are spectacular...
Please, tell us more regarding the circumstances of just digging.
Steve

 

[Red Earth]

Its a bit of a long story. No shelter dig. I was walking a creek that I had visited many many times over the years. Looking for rocks that would help my particular type of art style. I looked up at the bank and saw an arrowhead sticking out. I went and got a claw hammer out of my truck and started cutting into the side of the bank. That was the first dig site I discovered. Its very plentiful but the pieces arent as high quality as my other site. The drill bit was actually a field find. It came out of one of the few fields that I will spend time walking and hunting

 

[bci101tractors]

Well then... welcome to Tnet.
Any time claw hammer, cutting and truck are used in the same sentence, pretty cool.
Thanks for posting, keep us posted..
Steve

Its a bit of a long story. No shelter dig. I was walking a creek that I had visited many many times over the years. Looking for rocks that would help my particular type of art style. I looked up at the bank and saw an arrowhead sticking out. I went and got a claw hammer out of my truck and started cutting into the side of the bank. That was the first dig site I discovered. Its very plentiful but the pieces arent as high quality as my other site. The drill bit was actually a field find. It came out of one of the few fields that I will spend time walking and hunting

 

[rock]

Never done a dig here cause the red clay is solid like a rock in the summer. But I have found some from the groundhogs digging for worms. Id like to try it one day. HH, rock

 

[Dirt fishing Wolf]

Awesome finds from Illinois!!