Or maybe not an effigy, but a cool rock. I took two long road trips up country to a known American Indian and Revolutionary War site. It was quite the drive, a little longer than normal, unless you count going around Washington, DC easy. Well this one was up north. I had permission from the owners, which is hard to get today and over 200 acres to wander over. I had to laugh as a black bear probably 200 pounds sauntered across the road in front of the truck. It wasn't in a big hurry. The scenery was gorgeous, way out in the middle of nothing.
The fields had just been plowed and the corn planted, but not up yet. There is a small window of opportunity to dig there and surface hunt.
The truck got to cross a creek, all by itself! And navigate big mud puddles! Joy!
I went through about 50 acres, but you can't grid 50 acres of a 200+ acre farm. I did find some nice tools, a point, some contact period trade items and numerous flakes. 
Soooo...pictured are flakes, fishing net weights, a pestle, a nutting stone.
The highlights of the trip were finding an intact Woodland period triangle in flint, shown with two American Indian made musket balls, 
two damaged brass Indian trade tinkle cones and some Indian scrap trade lead and a piece to a broken silver brooch or pin. The prehistoric "happy face" was a neat find. Maybe it's a petroglyph. Sure looks like a happy face to me.
The trade bead is a 7 layer Chevron bead and is very early, 17th century and was made in Venice, Italy.
Fun, fun, fun. And I thought I was done detecting for the summer!
The fields had just been plowed and the corn planted, but not up yet. There is a small window of opportunity to dig there and surface hunt. The truck got to cross a creek, all by itself! And navigate big mud puddles! Joy! I went through about 50 acres, but you can't grid 50 acres of a 200+ acre farm. I did find some nice tools, a point, some contact period trade items and numerous flakes. Soooo...pictured are flakes, fishing net weights, a pestle, a nutting stone. The highlights of the trip were finding an intact Woodland period triangle in flint, shown with two American Indian made musket balls, two damaged brass Indian trade tinkle cones and some Indian scrap trade lead and a piece to a broken silver brooch or pin. The prehistoric "happy face" was a neat find. Maybe it's a petroglyph. Sure looks like a happy face to me. The trade bead is a 7 layer Chevron bead and is very early, 17th century and was made in Venice, Italy.Fun, fun, fun. And I thought I was done detecting for the summer!
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