Wildcat1750 (nyjrbethelct)
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While detecting the field across the road from my house with the Ace 250 in ALL-METAL mode I came across a high concentration of small targets with several RELIC signals mixed in. Almost every plug I opened had a layered concentration flat nails, as well as metallic relics and even non-metallic targets of interest. There was evidence that some of these items may have been burned in place or burned elsewhere, like a fireplace, and dumped here afterwards.
It was easier to just turn off my metal detector, get down on my hands and knees, and use my pin pointer and sand scoop. I didn’t want to miss any of those embedded non-metallic relics! I am impressed by the large number of buttons and utensils, as well as clay pipes (all the fragments piece together to form 2 almost complete stem/bowl combos), and flaked scraping tool. I’m thinking that the piece of horn tip (at 1st I thought tooth or antler) is from an ox, either broken off to fasten the ox knob or to use as a button. I was also happy to find not just one but four New York Militia Buttons.
There was just so much there that I’ll just let the photos tell the story. From the looks of it there is much more to find just beyond the 3 foot square area I sifted today. I shall be returning for more goodies.
Thanks for looking!
Nick
It was easier to just turn off my metal detector, get down on my hands and knees, and use my pin pointer and sand scoop. I didn’t want to miss any of those embedded non-metallic relics! I am impressed by the large number of buttons and utensils, as well as clay pipes (all the fragments piece together to form 2 almost complete stem/bowl combos), and flaked scraping tool. I’m thinking that the piece of horn tip (at 1st I thought tooth or antler) is from an ox, either broken off to fasten the ox knob or to use as a button. I was also happy to find not just one but four New York Militia Buttons.
There was just so much there that I’ll just let the photos tell the story. From the looks of it there is much more to find just beyond the 3 foot square area I sifted today. I shall be returning for more goodies.
Thanks for looking!
Nick
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