Ancient Digs! + In Situs!

[sandchip]

Pickwick.

 

[sandchip]

Cleaned up.

 

[Digger George]

This is my kinda stuff right here, this is what I live for! Finding an ancient arrowhead brings so much more feeling to me than a bottle. So much more time in the ground and used by people that are so fascinating and used for reasons that are so much more interesting, so cool.

 

[lexdigger]

Awesome stuff guys. Love the stuff from vermont... and that HUGE Pickwick is badass!!!
As much as I LOVE finding these old rocks, I WISH there was a way to do more research on the people that left them behind. If you look around here now, you would NEVER KNOW native americans ever lived here.
Growing up in the state capitol, I remember a statue that stood on top of a cliff along the Elkhorn creek, just at the mouth of Indian Gap. It was an indian looking over his shoulder and depicted the LAST indian that was seen around here. Being that this was primarily a shared hunting ground NO part of Kentucky is designated as Reserve. The artifacts are ALL that remain of the ancient people that lived here for thousands of years before Boone!
One thing I like about digging up old bottles is all the other odd stuff you usually find along with them. During the mid to late 1800's it was considered taboo to collect ancient artifacts. They believed in evil indian ghost sprits and stuff like that! LOL Whenever I dig bottles I always keep my eye out for rocks as well! Grooved axes, pestles, celts, large flint blades, and other nice artifacts have been found in dumps and privies on bottle digs! Being the pack rat that I am, I pretty much keep ANY oddball stuff I find, so bottle digging and arrowhead hunting sorta go hand in hand. Dig when the sun shines and stomp some mud in the rain!!!

 

[ncbred]

Found another one today...

 

[athometoo]

i have really enjoyed reading this post . my dad called me last night with exciting news . the owner of the land (friend of my dads) showed a 5 page letter from the state of texas to my father last night . 2yrs ago some archeologists asked him for permission to scout his land as they believed there was a caddo indian settlement there . after 2 days of looking , digging and measuring they confirmed it .they actually drew a map of where the settlement was and how it was setup . now the state of texas wants him to sell the land to them (market value) and it would go up as a national site with his name on it . he said no , he is 85 and is the third generation of owning it . he remembers as a kid finding clay bowls with pics on them in the creek wall , of course he smashed them for fun . he does however have quite a few finds that he has picked up over the years here . the soil is a mix of red and white sand . the creek is spring fed and runs year round , it is 10 miles north of where ozarka water company get the water for there bottles . wood county texas . heres the exciting part though , in exchange for a 4ft probe which hes always wanted , hes going to let us dig , sift ,search and keep whatever we find . the hill my feeder is on is the actual village site . question is how old are the caddo indians and am i getting my hopes up over a common thing . next time i go there i will ask him to let me xerox the letters and put a copy with whatever we find . hes even going to let continue digging after deer season . i wanted to search the creek for bottles but he told me there were no house sites on the creek and everyone in the community dumped trash on the other side of the hill 1/2 mile away , not his property . anyway im excited and it maybe for nothing , but atleast its a certified site and hasnt been dug yet . deer hunt in the morning and relic hunt the rest of the day . im stoked . sam

 

[athometoo]

this explains why all the cane and bamboo are covering the creek banks , the top of the hill village site and the clear year round creek with bamboo and cane makes it ideal . http://www.texasindians.com/caddo.htm . i wondered why it was there and no where else around the area , this is the only area i have seen it in . this is so cool . sam

 

[athometoo]

birds fort is three miles from my house and where we often go to ride 4 wheelers . i found the treaty online and no wonder why the indians declined . they got screwed at every opportunity . heres a link to the treaty signed when texas was still its own countrie . one rule is if a white man kills an indian its a felony , if an indian kills a white man its death . kinda one sided huh . this did effectively end open and widespread hostilities though . sam
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Birds_Fort

 

[reptilekeeper]

Here are some of my points and goodies gathered up over the years...one side of the room

 

[reptilekeeper]

Here are some Rhode Island Finds