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Post by RedRimmed Desert on Jan 29, 2015 13:47:54 GMT -6
Once a member of the museum board, for a French historical land track, contacted me to map dowse satellite images. Any archaeological finds made during the survey, were to be placed in displays with my name as Cofounder. Here is the letter I got later, from the archaeologist who requested the map dowsing. Back over the summer you dowsed some photos for me of a site i am associated with. Just an update on finds.
Numerous brass and silver buttons Plethora of nails (rose heads and later) The smallest, domed tack A tiny, copper childs thimble A copper indian bracelet 2 Mercury head dimes 2 very old iron ax heads Half of a large copper band Arrow heads, flint and such All kinds of iron "what nots" A clay marble that I know dates to between 1782 and 1801 (by the location it was found).
And, something I cannot even begin to describe. Its still in the ground but looks like a stone slab with what can only be described as (for lack of a better way to describe it) the points of 2 german helmets at each end that rise up about 6 inches from the slab. thought i had the picture saved on my computer, but cannot find it now.
Anyway, thanks a million for your help. and, may I ask for your help again?
Attached is an ariel image of some land in my possession that at one time was part of the tract of land where the above items came from. Would you please dowse it at your convenience to see what appears?
it was used as a horse farm at one point in its past and prior to that there was a mine of some sort on the lad and I have found numerous horse shoes and other iron & metal "what nots" all around. looking for any coin areas, artifacts, bottle dumps, etc... as well as any possible relics. Image is attached in both jpg and as a bmp.
Thank you
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Post by RedRimmed Desert on Jan 29, 2015 14:00:57 GMT -6
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Post by RedRimmed Desert on Jan 29, 2015 14:19:56 GMT -6
Both vials, very nice find indeed! Many buttons were found.
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Post by RedRimmed Desert on Jan 29, 2015 14:38:02 GMT -6
A stone Indian pendant plus another broken one, was also found at the French site. Various impressive Native American tools, points, arrowheads, for the museum display. Spear point is a really nice find.
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Post by RedRimmed Desert on Jan 29, 2015 14:43:47 GMT -6
More Indian artifacts kept coming up. Some are more interesting than others. Looks like some type of shell.
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Post by RedRimmed Desert on Jan 29, 2015 19:19:35 GMT -6
Musket ball, plenty of them were found in one area, shot down (as if from a tree no longer there) near an old cellar hole. These must be the coral fossils, petrified wood. Meteorites (4 stoney irons), most unusual finding them in any archaeological survey.
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Post by RedRimmed Desert on Jan 30, 2015 10:26:34 GMT -6
Two cypress trees where the stone slab (with the points of 2 German helmets at each end that rise up about 6 inches) was found between them. Quote from an email of the museum board member. "Interesting mention of bayous. This slab is in a "marshy/swampy" area between two cypress trees This is the only area of (name of state edited out) I've ever seen these trees. Just up a short way is the largest &'oldest buckeye tree I've ever seen. Easily 150 years old."
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Post by RedRimmed Desert on Jan 30, 2015 10:43:57 GMT -6
More altered stone objects, obviously of Native American origin. Hard to figure out a few of them. Appears to be some type of Indian tool.
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Post by RedRimmed Desert on Jan 30, 2015 10:57:28 GMT -6
French historic sites usually have a lot of Indian artifacts. An endless assortment of types can be collected for study. Guns flints can closely resemble Native American flint objects sometimes, perhaps only an archaeologist will discern the difference.
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Post by RedRimmed Desert on Mar 7, 2015 13:16:43 GMT -6
This is an assortment of glass and pottery shards, some are quite colorful. This gives me a new appreciation for the work done by museums, archaeologists. and historians. The archaeologist began learning to use L-rods, during the survey (beside a metal detector).
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