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RE: Ancient Digs! - 11/28/2009 2:28:05 PM    lexdigger   Posts: 1767 Joined: 5/31/2005 From: Lexington, Ky. Status: offline No problem Tom! Yeah Jason, that's an 1858 seated liberty Half dime. I've found alot of coins surface hunting for artifacts. The BEST was a Gold dollar with an indian princess head on it!!! (in reply to Lordbud) Post #: 21

RE: Ancient Digs! - 11/28/2009 4:16:10 PM    ancientdigger69 Posts: 341 Joined: 7/31/2009 From: Central Illinois Status: offline K, searched through all my photo's in the computer and found some of my artifact collection. This doesnt include the box of shards, jars of flakes, of many of my other various finds but a nice selection nonetheless. And yes, im addicted to these things too!! I think i was meant to play in the dirt all my life. This first pic is the pride and joy of my collection. My probe went through it and shattered it but its all back together minus where the probe went through. Next is some of my older east coast finds including 2 game balls i found in Jersey hanging out with Digger George a few years back. Those little buggers were just a few feet from each other too. almost like they lay where they were dropped. I bout shat myself when i found them. Theyre my second favorite. And some of the midwest stuff. The largest point in the bottom picture is the 4 1/4" spear point. I believe this is a Sedalia which is mid to late Archaic about 3 to 5 thousand years old. A majority of this type of point comes from Missouri and not as common here in Illinois. _____________________________ Wanted: Central Illinois (Peoria) and Philly bottles (in reply to lexdigger) Post #: 22

RE: Ancient Digs! - 11/28/2009 7:24:30 PM    lexdigger   Posts: 1767 Joined: 5/31/2005 From: Lexington, Ky. Status: offline Nice Finds! Anyone would be proud to find a pot, even broken and glued back! We dig and find alot of shards, but I've never unearthed a complete piece of pottery... but haven't given up! Looks like a nice Sedalia in the bottom center! Don't find em that big very often!!! Thanks for sharing! (in reply to ancientdigger69) Post #: 23

RE: Ancient Digs! - 11/30/2009 10:43:46 AM    reptilekeeper   Posts: 98 Joined: 3/30/2005 Status: offline Holy cow Lex, your in-situ shots have made my heart skip a few beats! Nice stuff you must have an amazing collection. Here in New England it is getting harder and harder to find points. The laws are tough and its hard to get permission to hunt private land. We also do not have the nice lithics that you have in KY. To find a point made out of a fancy material like flint here in Rhode Island is reason to celebrate. I tried to download some photos of my collection of 30 years but all the files are to large so it tells me. Plenty of quartz, felsite, and green shale (argilite). The small coves around the bay here produce points from time to time. I would love to walk a few of those fiels with you some day, if you are ever up north I would be happy to show you my stomping grounds. (in reply to lexdigger) Post #: 24

RE: Ancient Digs! - 11/30/2009 3:23:32 PM    Dugout   Posts: 1734 Joined: 1/27/2008 Status: offline What nice artifacts you guys!! Most everything around here is broken, but I keep looking and dragging it home anyway. I'm glad to see the little ones out with you. That's precious time spent and where the education starts. (in reply to reptilekeeper) Post #: 25

RE: Ancient Digs! - 11/30/2009 5:28:09 PM    lexdigger   Posts: 1767 Joined: 5/31/2005 From: Lexington, Ky. Status: offline Well that's what I posted em for! I LOVE to take those in situ pics. It's nice to go back and look at em and be able to share them with others. I have been very lucky to have found some nice relics over the years. I'm so fourtuate to live in the area I do!!! I have thousands of brokens and field grades, but here's some of my favorite finds together in a frame. There is a Clovis, a Dovetail, Grooved Axes and many other nice artifacts. The big Bi Point blade is right at four inches. I found the big Hopewell celt (bottom center) on a bottle digging site! (in reply to Dugout) Post #: 26

RE: Ancient Digs! - 12/1/2009 2:16:56 AM    stephengray   Posts: 713 Joined: 9/23/2009 From: Oklahoma (live in Wyoming though) Status: offline some in-situ pics of stuff from Wyoming Attachment (1) (in reply to lexdigger) Post #: 27

RE: Ancient Digs! - 12/1/2009 2:18:24 AM    stephengray   Posts: 713 Joined: 9/23/2009 From: Oklahoma (live in Wyoming though) Status: offline Wyoming again. Attachment (1) (in reply to stephengray) Post #: 28

RE: Ancient Digs! - 12/1/2009 2:21:01 AM    stephengray   Posts: 713 Joined: 9/23/2009 From: Oklahoma (live in Wyoming though) Status: offline found same day as red point above, this is 5" long by 3" wide Attachment (1) (in reply to stephengray) Post #: 29

RE: Ancient Digs! - 12/1/2009 2:25:43 AM    stephengray   Posts: 713 Joined: 9/23/2009 From: Oklahoma (live in Wyoming though) Status: offline Wyoming again. Attachment (1) (in reply to stephengray) Post #: 30

RE: Ancient Digs! - 12/1/2009 2:29:12 AM    stephengray   Posts: 713 Joined: 9/23/2009 From: Oklahoma (live in Wyoming though) Status: offline Here is the last one done on my scanner.  2 1/2 inches long, heavily beveled, nice chipping Attachment (1) (in reply to stephengray) Post #: 31

RE: Ancient Digs! - 12/1/2009 2:31:14 AM    stephengray   Posts: 713 Joined: 9/23/2009 From: Oklahoma (live in Wyoming though) Status: offline another in-situ in Wyoming Attachment (1) (in reply to stephengray) Post #: 32

RE: Ancient Digs! - 12/1/2009 2:35:40 AM    stephengray   Posts: 713 Joined: 9/23/2009 From: Oklahoma (live in Wyoming though) Status: offline corner notched point made of agate, quite hard to see Attachment (1) (in reply to stephengray) Post #: 33

RE: Ancient Digs! - 12/1/2009 3:32:48 AM    ancientdigger69 Posts: 341 Joined: 7/31/2009 From: Central Illinois Status: offline wow, thats some nice stuff!!! _____________________________ Wanted: Central Illinois (Peoria) and Philly bottles (in reply to stephengray) Post #: 34

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RE: Ancient Digs! - 12/1/2009 7:43:07 AM    logueb   Posts: 2885 Joined: 1/6/2007 Status: offline My son could never get into bottles, but loved looking for points.  When he was younger, we spent many hours looking.  Here's some of the finds. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Buster Bottle Bug Bit with no cure in sight. (in reply to Deleted User) Post #: 37

RE: Ancient Digs! - 12/1/2009 7:45:08 AM    logueb   Posts: 2885 Joined: 1/6/2007 Status: offline more Attachment (1) _____________________________ Buster Bottle Bug Bit with no cure in sight. (in reply to logueb) Post #: 38

RE: Ancient Digs! - 12/1/2009 7:47:01 AM    logueb   Posts: 2885 Joined: 1/6/2007 Status: offline ' Attachment (1) _____________________________ Buster Bottle Bug Bit with no cure in sight. (in reply to logueb) Post #: 39

RE: Ancient Digs! - 12/1/2009 7:49:26 AM    logueb   Posts: 2885 Joined: 1/6/2007 Status: offline ' Attachment (1) _____________________________ Buster Bottle Bug Bit with no cure in sight. (in reply to logueb) Post #: 40

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