I was thinking the same thing when I read that. Lol.
I've never found anything on a larger scale than a few coins and relics. And I've only recently found the THcommunity, so my interaction with other hunters has been minimal. I wasn't sure if it would be frowned upon for me to try to cash in on something like this. And I don't consider myself an archeologist by any means so I don't want to be that guy that destroyed a nice piece of history. [emoji23]
As for treasure, I don't realisticly expect to find a motherload cache there. Mostly relics and possibly some coinage and gold. The mission that I believe this one to be was attacked and destroyed by natives, so definitely some personal affects left behind.
I have been to the location already. I didn't inform the owner that I was looking for anything particular, because I honestly didn't expect it to actually be there. I assumed it was wishful thinking on my part. I didn't have any of my equipment because it's a pain to get back there even without a pack. But I did identify wall foundations made from a type of clay mortar and stone, and what appears to be a perimeter mound. I just can't say for certain that it is what I think it is before I find some relics to date it.
The owner is a 'kind of' friend of the family. Money isn't something he is short on, and he's pretty easy going. I think I may tell him about it and offer him a portion of the keep. I suspect he'll laugh and thank me for the offer, then tell me I can keep what I find.
I do know he wouldn't take kindly to the state or university pushing into his land, so would it be wrong of me to keep the secret between him and myself?
I would definitely take pictures and document everything. I would just keep the location under wraps.
.....Oppinion?
