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lexdigger

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Went to visit with my good friend Rob last weekend. He has several overhangs he's been working on digging out. We opened up a new hole and got a few good hours on Sat. and a few more on Sun. I had the girls with me, so it was some good family fun!
Rob shaking out a screen.
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That's what we're looking for!
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Rob showing Slim what to look for in the screen.
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Allison TRYING like hell to help out! I'll make a digger outta that lil girl before it's over with!!! LOL
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Me shaking one out.
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Me and Rob with a boxfull of goodies.
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Baby girl all tuckered out! :)
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A couple we brought home.
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Its alot different than digging for bottles, but really similar as well. It's another good way to get together with family and friends to unearth the past. Just make sure you check the laws in your area and ALWAYS get permission to dig on private property!
 

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RE: Ancient Digs!

Excellent looking points. There are a lot of midden sites in my area, which is coastal and lots of rivers. I've found some cool stuff over the years. There's flint tools scattered among the beach rocks pretty much in every cove.
 

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RE: Ancient Digs!

Excellent points. Chris! A great family dig too. Really looks like y'all had big fun. I would suggest a larger screen for the big boys.
 

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Wow, that is really cool Chris! I would love to do that. Nice points! Beendigging, I'd enjoy seeing/hearing more about your finds as well. It makes me wonder what I might have missed in past explorations.
 

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RE: Ancient Digs!

Thanks ya'll. It was nice to get out and find some flint with good friends!

Celtics... there are still plenty out there to be found! You just have to be determined and dedicated!!!

beendiggin... I'd love to see some of your midden finds! We search just about Anywhere around here. Plowed fields, construction sites, creeks, riverbanks, lakebanks, rock shelters, and just about anywhere else where dirt is exposed and errosion has taken place. I've found a midden or two in my day. Even though it was "trash" to them, there are still treasures to be found!!!

surfaceone... we do have larger screens, but the soil was a little damp. Makes it kinda hard to shake a big screen and REALLY go thru all the little clods. When it dries up enough we are gonna hit it with the BIG two man box!!!

Hey Laur... if you and Joe ever make it down this way, look me up! I'll take ya'll out and find some points for sure!!! I've got alot of honey holes around here that seem to Always turn up nice artifacts.
 

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Lookin' real good, Chris. I have been too bust diggin' bottles to screen for points, but we do have a couple killer spots. Too moist right now, so they'll have to wait for Spring. Keep at it, bottles and points.
 

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RE: Ancient Digs!

very nice!!!! ive got a bit of a honey hole on the illinois river where i get alot of bird points and pottery shards. ive gotten a couple drills as well as other tools and scrapers.
i picked up a couple really nice game balls a bit bigger in size than shooter marbles a few years back in a field in new jersey. we used to get some cool stuff outta that field. its right along the delaware river across from philly.
i was up at a friends place during the summer and found a nice 4.25" spearpoint in his field. that sucker is in perfect condition too!
 

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RE: Ancient Digs!

looks like a fun time with some very cool findings, ive only been lucky enough to find one and it had a piece broken off

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RE: Ancient Digs!

Thanks Chris. What tribes lived in your area? We were fortunate enough to go arrowhead hunting with digswithstick this past summer. It was a lot of of fun, but definitely takes some practice if you're going through a field. He was able to spot them right away, but our eyes were not trained enough yet.
 

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