BuckleBoy
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- Fisher F75, Whites DualField PI, Fisher 1266-X and Tesoro Silver uMax
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- All Treasure Hunting
Hello All,
The Iron Brigade is in a race against the plow now. After Tuesday and Thursday's successful hunts, I thought we should hit the fields again before the hourglass runs out and the fields are planted. I got together with Hill Billy and Digger Girl, and hit the road.
I'd pinpointed the location of an old house site in a corn field--and I'm glad I'd located it so well, because the property owner was hesitant to let us hunt it for fear of us walking onto someone else's property. I at one point wanted to say "Look, Lady--I KNOW where your property line is, and I ain't even from around here!" LOL. I pointed to a little knoll where I just *knew* the house site was, and said "I'd only like to metal detect on that hill there, if that's o.k." She at that point said yes, and then said that there was never mention of a house being there. I said we'd just like to find out. 
And she wished us luck and off we went. Whew! Buckleboy pulls through with the permission by the skin of his teeth 
Then I started thinking that I hoped that it was where I thought it was!
When we walked out to the hill, I started seeing pieces of broken brick, pottery, and glass.
So we started working the site. Here are Hill Billy and Digger Girl working hard:
HB made the comment that there could be Native American artifacts at the site--due to all the stone in the field, and even though I'd never, EVER found an arrowhead while I was detecting, I started looking as I swung. And ladies and gentlemen, I walked up on a Huge point in that field! This thing is almost 5 inches long! I picked it up and called HB over to look. Now I'm mentally challenged when it comes to artifacts that aren't made of metal, so any information on this point would be much appreciated.
And a shot from the side to show the working in detail.
I also picked up this stone that wasn't native to the area we were in. Totally different kind of rock. And very smooth--it fits well in my palm. Could this be an artifact as well?!
After pounding the site for several long hours, we'd picked up many examples of the usual culprits: suspender clips, harmonica reeds, lantern wicks, and small buckles. I got an excellent Dog Tag from 1898. Here are all the finds, cleaned up:
I also got this interesting piece with a figure (holding a sword?) and a tiny glass bead. I thought this might be a trade bead, but it looks like it might be machine-manufactured. So I'm not sure. Again, any information is much appreciated.
And a shot of the stone and point:
I'll let the other members of the team post their finds. We'll be back at it again on Tuesday--come rain or shine. Gotta beat the spring planting to get at the goodies!
Regards,
Buckleboy
The Iron Brigade is in a race against the plow now. After Tuesday and Thursday's successful hunts, I thought we should hit the fields again before the hourglass runs out and the fields are planted. I got together with Hill Billy and Digger Girl, and hit the road.
I'd pinpointed the location of an old house site in a corn field--and I'm glad I'd located it so well, because the property owner was hesitant to let us hunt it for fear of us walking onto someone else's property. I at one point wanted to say "Look, Lady--I KNOW where your property line is, and I ain't even from around here!" LOL. I pointed to a little knoll where I just *knew* the house site was, and said "I'd only like to metal detect on that hill there, if that's o.k." She at that point said yes, and then said that there was never mention of a house being there. I said we'd just like to find out. And she wished us luck and off we went. Whew! Buckleboy pulls through with the permission by the skin of his teeth Then I started thinking that I hoped that it was where I thought it was!When we walked out to the hill, I started seeing pieces of broken brick, pottery, and glass.
So we started working the site. Here are Hill Billy and Digger Girl working hard:
HB made the comment that there could be Native American artifacts at the site--due to all the stone in the field, and even though I'd never, EVER found an arrowhead while I was detecting, I started looking as I swung. And ladies and gentlemen, I walked up on a Huge point in that field! This thing is almost 5 inches long! I picked it up and called HB over to look. Now I'm mentally challenged when it comes to artifacts that aren't made of metal, so any information on this point would be much appreciated.
And a shot from the side to show the working in detail.
I also picked up this stone that wasn't native to the area we were in. Totally different kind of rock. And very smooth--it fits well in my palm. Could this be an artifact as well?!
After pounding the site for several long hours, we'd picked up many examples of the usual culprits: suspender clips, harmonica reeds, lantern wicks, and small buckles. I got an excellent Dog Tag from 1898.
Here are all the finds, cleaned up:I also got this interesting piece with a figure (holding a sword?) and a tiny glass bead. I thought this might be a trade bead, but it looks like it might be machine-manufactured. So I'm not sure. Again, any information is much appreciated.
And a shot of the stone and point:
I'll let the other members of the team post their finds. We'll be back at it again on Tuesday--come rain or shine. Gotta beat the spring planting to get at the goodies!
Regards,
Buckleboy
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