Scottso
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- Location
- long island new york
- Detector(s) used
- Fisher F75se, Minelab Excalibur, Minelab etrac, Tesoro sand shark
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
Well... where do I start?
Long-time member, few-time poster. Mostly on Facebook these days, but figured this one was worth sharing.
I’m always out looking for early contact-period sites—this might be the best one yet. Given the history and what’s come out of the ground, I’m confident it's Pequot War era, placing it right around 1635–1637.
It started with scattered brass bits—a section of a 17th-century spoon stem, some odd fragments, and other worked pieces. Then I hit what appears to be the main body of the site.
The first point I pulled was massive—classic kettle point, long and finely made. Not long after, I found a pendant with a feather motif, along with a cut section of a brass wrist or arm band. That in itself blew my mind—I’ve never seen one dug before.
A little farther on, I got a nice signal, and as I was scooping out the soil with my hand, not one but three kettle points popped out—all with a shape and style I’ve never seen before. A fourth point came up about four feet away.
Still trying to wrap my head around it all. Definitely feels like a frozen moment in time—early contact, Pequot territory, just wild.
Long-time member, few-time poster. Mostly on Facebook these days, but figured this one was worth sharing.
I’m always out looking for early contact-period sites—this might be the best one yet. Given the history and what’s come out of the ground, I’m confident it's Pequot War era, placing it right around 1635–1637.
It started with scattered brass bits—a section of a 17th-century spoon stem, some odd fragments, and other worked pieces. Then I hit what appears to be the main body of the site.
The first point I pulled was massive—classic kettle point, long and finely made. Not long after, I found a pendant with a feather motif, along with a cut section of a brass wrist or arm band. That in itself blew my mind—I’ve never seen one dug before.
A little farther on, I got a nice signal, and as I was scooping out the soil with my hand, not one but three kettle points popped out—all with a shape and style I’ve never seen before. A fourth point came up about four feet away.
Still trying to wrap my head around it all. Definitely feels like a frozen moment in time—early contact, Pequot territory, just wild.
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