south america

Hello, I recently identified a site in Central Brazil with hundreds (more probably thousands) of ceramic shards of the most varied pottery and manufacturing styles. Below (attached) are some photos (macro - 23 x 23 square cm) and light microscope details (micro - some few square mm) with temper...

It was found in South America. Front, back, and overhead view. Thanks! artifact collectors, artifact, Identifaction, identify, south america, ancient artifact, ancient, decipher,

I recently got a metal detector and I'm very excited to start using it. I am in the Coast Guard and will have a chance to find stuff in lots of different places. Any advice on metal detecting abroad? I am particularly interested in places like Panama, the Caribbean Islands and coastal Central...

Hello all I just signed up on this forum, hopefully it's ok for me to make a new thread already :) A little back story. I used to live in Guyana, South America (NOT Africa) in a gold mining town for several years. I was not there for mining so i never really did any myself, but I have really...

I am thinking about going down to Ecuador to do some prospecting. Does anyone have any information on this. links? Has anyone done it? Is there a forum Im missing? magazine articles? books? I cannot find much on the web beyond lonely planet guide and hippy rain forest tours, stuff like that...

Hello all, I have really enjoyed looking around this wonderful website during my research. I thought it might be a good idea to ask if anyone has a good suggestion for a story I could base a documentary television episode on about myth hunters. Each episode of the series focuses on a particular...

Hi Guys!!! I used to be an archaeologist, and have since become obsessed with applying that experience to treasure hunting. To that end, I developed a methodology (which has since become a book which I hope will be available later this year) which will enable anyone to find ancient treasure...