Found this tiny cameo at Civil War hut site

[flintchip]

Found this tiny cameo while digging in a Union hut yesterday. It really caught my son and I by surprize. It is only a 1/2" in diameter but is very high relief. From my internet research I think it is made out of volcanic lava from Mt. Vesuvius in Italy. Anyone have any thoughts or theories on finding it in a CW hut?

 

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[jewelerguy]

cool

 

[BosnMate]

That is a neat find. Do you screen hut sites?

 

[Gunrunner61]

Thats a really cool find.....I really like that...............HH

 

[Michiganne]

Very nice relic.

HH

 

[Ifoundit69]

Nice score , my bud deadheaddigger found one similar at a hut site we where digging at . We came to the conclusion it was probably dropped by either a visiting wife of a soldier or a nurse .

 

[Dignitup]

Nice find!

 

[flintchip]

No, we do not use a screen. We simply dig slow, with knives, and check the dirt thoroughly. We also like to look it over good as we are back filling the hole.

That is a neat find. Do you screen hut sites?

 

[flintchip]

A nurse losing it would make sense. We also found a sheet brass tag, close by, with USA MEDICAL DEPARTMENT stamped on it. Thanks for the reply.

Nice score , my bud deadheaddigger found one similar at a hut site we where digging at . We came to the conclusion it was probably dropped by either a visiting wife of a soldier or a nurse .

 

[Clay Slayer]

That is cool.

 

[John Boy]

Great find.way to go

 

[HutSiteDigger]

Hey awesome find, it cleaned up real good... Glad to know more out there are digging into huts with success, if you ever need any advice or anything let me know but it seems you getting this hut site digging under your belt!

 

[flintchip]

Hey awesome find, it cleaned up real good... Glad to know more out there are digging into huts with success, if you ever need any advice or anything let me know but it seems you getting this hut site digging under your belt!

Thanks alot. We started digging huts and firepits last year and I have to tell you; I think I like it better than metal detecting. The variety of relics one finds is amazing. I love digging all the non-metallic items made of everything from glass to rubber. It's just as much a part of CW history as a CS belt buckle. Sometimes I wonder just how much stuff is still under our feet that we can't detect.