Old Colonial Road Hacks Up Levanna Point (600-1350 A.D.)

[Colonial KirkPA]

HELLO, folks, my brother, zoyboy, and I decided to head out today for some treasure hunting at the "Old Colonial Road." Since our great uncle, Colonial Silver Zeus, could not grace us with his ultimate grace , we headed out to one of our "back-up" sites. Usually, we bring our detectors to this site, so we brought them today. In case you may be wondering, we also usually bring our big digging shovels, so we brought those, too. To ward off your confusion, we usually bring our extreme passion with us as well.

Today, in Central PA, the temp was a soaring 45 degrees with a blustering wind of 20 mph, but let me tell you, that 20 mph wind did not stop these treasure-seeking baboons from detecting on this super ancient roadbed. Upon our arousal from our respite, we decided to have a hot cup of hot choc-a-lit and brainstorm about our plan of attack. With my black, silk robe secured tightly to my metal detecting body, I walked down the steps with a metal detecting smile on my face. To make a long story short that usually pertains to metal detecting, we ended our chat about metal detecting and decided to load our metal detectors into my car. <cynical grin>

Skip ahead in time to about 10:31 a.m.

We were detecting now. As I walked my way to an area that I had in mind, I looked back at my brother and wished him luck.

Skip ahead in time to about 10:32 a.m.

I turned my "John 'Johnny' Walter" metal detecting knob to "MAX." As it clicked in place, I looked over at zoyboy and saw him "scanning" for pottery in an exaggerated fashion with his shovel on his shoulder (he beat me to the mode switch).

12:30 p.m.

Two hours later and zoyboy is still scanning his "mellon" back and forth looking for "you know what." In all gravity, at this same time, I was sweeping with my usual fever and while MY eyes were scanning for "that stuff," I locked in on an odd-looking object. As I picked it up, I thought, "The last person to hold this was a crrrrrrazy Injun 5,000 years before the birth of the Johnny Walter." :P It turned out to be a 5,000 year old Native American arrowhead.

Before I excavated the arrowhead, I had located a Colonial homestead. I found a broken spoon handle, a button, and a horseshoe, but no coppa. Oh well, I am happy with my first crazy Injun artifact. Heck, at least I know it is B.C. (Before Coppa).

Departure from site

We headed home with our same super high fever. Stay focused on our upcoming threads, we still need to hit one of zoyboy's research sites for 2008. He has a ton of them and pending permission, we should find some nice coins this year. Folks, to end my thread, I have to say something...I love you all!

Keep the passion high!

Kirk

 

[tinpan]

Re: Old Colonial Road Hacks Up Thousand Year Old Artifact

Nice find

Funny how detecting helps the hawk eye. I can see a penny in pitch black. Happy hunting. I have several 7000bc flints with the eyes, they look abit like glass in a muddy field.

Wow to the fact you can keep them, I live a few miles from where the remains of cultures that date back more than 35,000 bc and have found and seen many spear heads that where balanced in design and tooth -pins from woomera throwing aid.I can look and take as many pictures as i like.But never will i ever be allowed to keep one.Thats just the way things are and will always be.Better go hunt for for some Victorian era tin junk Lol

tinpan 40 miles from "Kow Swamp"

 

[BuckleBoy]

Usually, we bring our detectors to this site, so we brought them today. In case you may be wondering, we also usually bring our big digging shovels, so we brought those, too. To ward off your confusion, we usually bring our extreme passion with us as well.

LMAO!

Nice work, buddy! So you finally found the housesite? We found one today--and it only took us 15 minutes even though there was no trace of a structure, cellar hole, or foundation...


Only trouble was, we were looking for a SCHOOLHOUSE! LOL! A little blind luck never hurts. We found the school too late in the hunt to do much about it, but the property owner was pretty danged cool. Of course, if I'd never done the kick-arse Raserch, we'd have never found either one.


Nice work on your ANCIENT point to go with your ANCIENT COPPAS.




Good luck to you and best wishes,



-Bucks

 

[ModernMiner]

Kirk,
It's great to see you out hunting and posting again Dude. Congrats on a great piece of history. You must have great eyesight. Mine is so bad I wouldn't have spotted an Indian if he were standing there in front of me.
I don't care if you're posting coppa, arrowheads, or wheaties, it's always a treat to read your humorous stories.
Stay away from the doughnuts this year, we don't need to hear about you blowing chunks again this year.
Nice find Kirk.
-MM-
P.S. You have purdy hands. You must use a lot of lotion to keep them looking so supple.

 

[Colonial KirkPA]

Usually, we bring our detectors to this site, so we brought them today. In case you may be wondering, we also usually bring our big digging shovels, so we brought those, too. To ward off your confusion, we usually bring our extreme passion with us as well.

LMAO!

Nice work, buddy! So you finally found the housesite? We found one today--and it only took us 15 minutes even though there was no trace of a structure, cellar hole, or foundation...


Only trouble was, we were looking for a SCHOOLHOUSE! LOL! A little blind luck never hurts. We found the school too late in the hunt to do much about it, but the property owner was pretty danged cool. Of course, if I'd never done the kick-arse Raserch, we'd have never found either one.


Nice work on your ANCIENT point to go with your ANCIENT COPPAS.




Good luck to you and best wishes,



-Bucks

Will,

It is nice to hear from you, buddy. I am super thrilled about this one. Thanks to Don and Derek for identifying it for me.

It is cool to be the 1st person to hold an artifact in over 700 or more years.

Keep researching and searching, my friend!

Kirk

Kirk,
It's great to see you out hunting and posting again Dude. Congrats on a great piece of history. You must have great eyesight. Mine is so bad I wouldn't have spotted an Indian if he were standing there in front of me.
I don't care if you're posting coppa, arrowheads, or wheaties, it's always a treat to read your humorous stories.
Stay away from the doughnuts this year, we don't need to hear about you blowing chunks again this year.
Nice find Kirk.
-MM-
P.S. You have purdy hands. You must use a lot of lotion to keep them looking so supple.

Doug,

How are ya, buddy? I was suprised to have seen it in the field. As you may know, I was scanning for pottery and brick, while listening for those iron signals. If you would see this field, you would say to yourself, how in the hell did you see it? There are stalks scattered all over the field with very little dirt showing.

Hmmm...I wonder how much it is worth? I'm not selling though. LMAO

Keep sweeping!

Kirk

 

[Captn SE]

Hello Kirk,

I just got back from a hunt today, and saw your post, just as I was posting myself.

Now I know you didn't expect to find something over 500 years old on your hunt today, did you? Very nice find there, buddy!!
I know with the sites your Bro has researched, it's only a matter of time before we see you posting Coppas and old Wilver!!

Like your play-by-play, and your "extreme" passion for the hobby!! You need to change your avatar to look like an American Indian holding your arrowhead, don't you think?

Take care,
CAPTN SE
Dan

 

[Roger Mn.]

Nice find kirk. I have never found a arrowhead but i did find a nutcracker at a trout stream a few years ago. I always enjoy your posts. Roger.

 

[vpone]

hey nice find kirk,

and nice to see you guys haven't totally given up on that site, like i've always said with the history and the size of that place, there are still plenty of good targets there to find and this is definately one of them, congrats !

believe it or not i found a mercury dime there yesterday, no big deal right ? EXCEPT it was 10 feet away from where we use to lay our stuff ! (real close to where Paco found his colonial cent) Now how many times did we all POUND that area ? but there it was waiting to be found, just 5 inches down ...

it just takes persistence and patience

kevin

 

[bookfisher]

Very cool find! After the all the time I've spent looking at the ground MDing here on the Northshore of Long Island, I've yet to spot an arrowhead. WTG!

 

[Colonial KirkPA]

Very cool find! After the all the time I've spent looking at the ground MDing here on the Northshore of Long Island, I've yet to spot an arrowhead. WTG!

Keep looking! I have a feeling a coin will surface next. Zoyboy has some great sites in mind. We may be off to a slow start, but our year will pick up VERY soon.

Keep sweeping, book!

Kirk

P.S. Since I will be working tomorrow, Colonial Silver Zeus and zoyboy will be seeking permission for a new spot. I think they may detect the site for a bit as well.

 

[Colonial KirkPA]

Hello Kirk,

I just got back from a hunt today, and saw your post, just as I was posting myself.

Now I know you didn't expect to find something over 500 years old on your hunt today, did you? Very nice find there, buddy!!
I know with the sites your Bro has researched, it's only a matter of time before we see you posting Coppas and old Wilver!!

Like your play-by-play, and your "extreme" passion for the hobby!! You need to change your avatar to look like an American Indian holding your arrowhead, don't you think?

Take care,
CAPTN SE
Dan

Hey, buddy, how are ya? Zoyboy does have some GREAT sites in mind, so we should be a sweeping on some virgin ground soon. Like I said to bookfisher, we are off to a slow start, but we will be bombarding the forum soon with coppas.

Keep the passion high!

Kirk

 

[silverfreak]

Kirk. I know you didn't need it when you found the arrow head...but did you break down yet and purchase the Sunray probe for the xlpro?

 

[Colonial KirkPA]

Kirk. I know you didn't need it when you found the arrow head...but did you break down yet and purchase the Sunray probe for the xlpro?

Ummm, I have decided to keep the Vibra Probe.

I may think of the Sunray though.

Kirk

 

[Colonial Zoyboy]

BANNER, folks!

I hope we can obtain permission for that new research site today. If it is virgin, we will find some coppas, Kirk the Jerk! I am glad that you're taking a personal day from work.

Levman

 

[DANGLANGLEY]

Very nice arrowhead you found there. We call them bird points locally. I noticed on the link it said they were found at least as far south as Virginia. They can update that to Tennessee now. I have found quite a few around the lakes and fields over the last 40 years. It takes a good eye to find one of those little jewels. You are right about the great feeling of being the first one to hold it since the Indian did so many years ago. I bet there's more where you found that one too. I'm glad it's thawed out enough for you to hunt now. Have a good one.

DANGLANGLEY

 

[allen]

that is a greal find...

 

[lockman209]

Very Nice Arrow Head

 

[fishboymike]

Kirk, your so weird you should be in real life, I used to skip your finds based on the weirdness level, now they have grown on me. Gonna have to talk my wife into camping over in PA on one of our trips to Michigan and do a hunt. P.S. bring your shamokin buddies and your shamoke. Fun will be had by all. Later Mike

 

[Bridge End Farm]

excellent point nice discovery

 

[Colonial KirkPA]

Kirk, your so weird you should be in real life, I used to skip your finds based on the weirdness level, now they have grown on me. Gonna have to talk my wife into camping over in PA on one of our trips to Michigan and do a hunt. P.S. bring your shamokin buddies and your shamoke. Fun will be had by all. Later Mike

Thanks, Mike, I love those coppas!

Keep the passion high!

Kirk

 

[Kas]

Nice story and dig of the arrowhead.

You'll be digging up green disks soon enough.
Ken