Arrowheads
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Found the white one right outside of Walbridge and the half one in the river down by Waterville.
Fullbore
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That's absolutely a spoke shave! I'm buying you a drink for finding that one.
Fullbore
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I would have to agree with those who say it's scraper. It was more than likely used on arrahs TOO!
Spencie
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Cool finds! My favorite field hasn't been plowed for 4 years now. I have picked up a few where we built our cabin. You guys are making me want to walk some fields.
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I haven't found many of them but I really haven't targeted them either. The ones I have found are because my eyes rarely leave the ground when I'm walking through a field going hunting. They say the best place to look is high spots in a field within close proximity to to clean running water. If you think about it that makes complete sense water is heavy so I'm sure they wanted to live close to it. But also stay up on the high ground in the event of floods.
Something else I found incredibly fascinating was Indians didn't really live in teepees. That was really only the grassland nomadic Indians out west. Most of the eastern Indians lived in either wickiups or log cabins. Last summer Jessica and I visited New Echota in north Georgia. It was the capital of the Cherokee nation prior to the trail of tears. They were straight up living in a log houses. Complete with outbuildings like stables, corn cribs, tobacco sheds etc. They had housing lots with grid laid out streets, School building, meeting hall. Etc. The chief lived in what looked like a modern stick frame two story house. Absolutely blew my mind.
Spencie
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I would suggest waiting until after he turns the ground and it rains. This will wash the dirt off them and make them stick out better.
Spencie
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This is a really cool "rock/grinder". If you look close you can see where it has been worn down on the sides by fingers and palm. When you hold it in your hand your fingers slide right into these "grooves". I'm not sure if it is from native Americans or early white settlers but I know that it was a much tougher way of life than we are accustomed to.
This pic shows the palm pad
This pic shows the 3 finger grooves
This pic shows the palm pad
This pic shows the 3 finger grooves
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Spencie
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Every time it rains you can find more where you have previously looked. The wetter it is the better.
This makes me wonder how many things I just walked right past and never knew it was anything. The farmer field in front of my house has a couple of different guys that walk it multiple times a year. They say it's one of the best spots around... I'd invite any of you guys to come walk around my creek bottom any time you wanted. I simply have no idea what to look for?
I've got two small dry beds/over flows. One seems to gather all the fossils (lighter rock) and the other gathers all the granite.
I've got two small dry beds/over flows. One seems to gather all the fossils (lighter rock) and the other gathers all the granite.