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Re: NJ artifacts

4/25/2007 4:12:00 PM

76 posts

Re: NJ artifacts

I can imagine that happening but never have been so fortunate as to actually have something like that happen to me. And to be honest, I most probably would not donate the find to a local museum, although at some point that certainly would be a viable option. When you say a clay pot, I'm assuming you mean a native made clay pot. A complete native made clay pot is an artifact that I would be extremely interested in. I would gladly donate the points if I could keep the pot. I find very few native pottery shards, maybe a couple dozen pieces over the years. Interestingly, the most pieces I ever found were under the roots of an overturned tree. I do have a small collection of shards from NY state that came out of an archeological estate.

4/26/2007 1:49:57 AM

Bob S.

103 posts

Re: NJ artifacts

Yes, a native made clay pot full of artifacts. I don't think I could donate them either. Like you said, the clay pot alone would be an awesome find. I have only found a few pottery shards over the past three or four years myself. It is interesting that you have found most of yours under roots too. I look ,but generaly find nothing under them.

4/26/2007 1:56:21 PM

76 posts

Re: NJ artifacts

Any time you are in the woods and see an overturned tree with the root system sticking up in the air it is worthwhile to take a look. I always do but have never found anything for the effort. With one exception. A very large tree went down right on the edge of the field where I hunt. This field is next to a creek and there is a 30/40 foot embankment that leads down to the creek. When I first looked at the root system and significant hole that was left didn't see anything. After some rain, rechecked and found a shard in the root system. Rechecked the area on a regular basis and, as mentioned, found maybe 8 or 9 good sized pottery shards. Told another fellow about this (big mistake) and he screened the soil around the area and came up with a couple of dozen shards. Moral of the story. Good to look in the root systems of downed trees, especially after rains and keep it under your hat if you find something.

4/26/2007 3:30:54 PM

Bob S.

103 posts

Re: NJ artifacts

A tree in a place like that would certainly be worth a look. That makes me think of woodchuck holes too. I was hunting one day and noticed a chuck hole in a hedgerow. I't was a slow day, so I walked in to look at the recent digging. Before I got within 15' of the hole I could see a beautiful tip laying right on top. Since that day I can't pass a hole without taking a look. Another place that seems worthwile here and I'm sure would be in other places too, are creek banks. Especially those that run along the old campgrounds. We have quite a bit of clay in this area and sometimes find artifacts sticking out of the banks. You never know.

4/26/2007 7:19:10 PM

76 posts

Re: NJ artifacts

Can't say as I have ever found artifacts in realtion to woodchuck holes but it sure makes sense. I've read on a number of occasions where fossil hunters look for ant hills and check them carefully for small fossils. Think this in deserts and dry sort of places like that. Guess the point is, if stuff is under the ground and anything at all disturbs the surface or brings material from underground to the surface, it is worth checking out. I certainly agree that checking out creekbanks is a great idea. I do that all the time. Have you had any good finds this Spring Bob?

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