Wading Creek

[rebel1]

You might want to try a probe, it's not very often there sitting there waiting to picked up.

Thank you.

 

[rebel1]

Folks tended to dump their trash in any low area, so creeks in or on the edge of towns are usually going to have bottles and pottery in them, not to mention arrowheads, since many towns were built on higher ground near a water source, for the same reason Indians settled there. Downstream of early grist mills even way out in the country can also produce occasional artifacts like the ones shown here, which surprised me because I was looking for arrowheads originally, until my son spotted the jug, then it hit me that anything might be here. His find is the one in the middle in the group shot.

Thank you for the advice. Great pictures. I'm jealous!

 

[ROBBYBOBBY64]

I did my first creek wading today. I waded three creeks and all I found was a 1/3 of a 56 Coke bottle. It's very disappointing to find nothing. Where do people find creeks with all of those old bottles?

Older area are a better than newer ones. You have to look for old foundations along rivers or in woods. Keep an eye out for any broken glass on the surface. What area are you around if you don’t mind.
ROBBYBOBBY64.

 

[rebel1]

Older area are a better than newer ones. You have to look for old foundations along rivers or in woods. Keep an eye out for any broken glass on the surface. What area are you around if you don’t mind.
ROBBYBOBBY64.

Thanks for the advice. I live in Opelika Alabama. Can't find maps that show where old farm sites use to be. Harvie

 

[Mailman1960]

Thanks for the advice. I live in Opelika Alabama. Can't find maps that show where old farm sites use to be. Harvie

They're around keep looking.