Newfiehunter
Hero Member
- Oct 20, 2007
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- Detector(s) used
- Currently own: Fisher CZ5, Eurotek Pro, Tesoro Vaquero, Tesoro Cortes, Vibraprobe 560, Vibradetector 720, Garrett ProPointer. Makro Pinpoiinter Used: Whites Liberty2, Garrett Freedom3, Garrett GTA 1
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
Last year I discovered a site in which an old store burned to the ground in the 1880s. I didn't know the exact location of the building when I went to the site but after digging a few targets in a certain area the ground suddenly became black as charcoal as if it was burned. The black soil conditions wasn't an overly large area but it was about the size of a building. Did find a few old coppers from the 1800s there. So the question is, after a fire that occurred over 140 years ago, does the soil go back to normal conditions? Or does a fire damage the soil to the point where it doesn't ever recover to the way it was before? Just curious.