Any successful diggers in here?

[Coosakid2]

I've thought about digging for some points before , but I've never put forth much effort. . Mostly because I've never known exactly where I would want to dig. So I went back to the field where I found my point yesterday, without any luck, and noticed there was a lot of chips and broken pieces in two particular spots. One is on a high hill the other a small knob by the branch. I've got a couple of pictures of the ground showing alot of quartz flakes. Just wanted to hear y'all's opinion on if it would be a waste of time or not.

My phone was dying thought I had better pictures than I did but hopefully you can zoom in and see all the quartz flakes. And everything you can see is a flake or broken point not just where the tractor hit a pile of rocks

 

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[georgia flatlander]

We move a lot of dirt. In fact, I rarely surface hunt anymore at all. Digging is difficult and requires a great deal of stamina, but it is very rewarding, depending upon the site. Natives liked the same things we do, and required the same basic needs. You should look for areas that are (or may have been) a likely water source, but also be aware that some areas look appealing but may not be conducive to supporting a settlement. Temporary or seasonal camps have some artifacts that may have been discarded or left behind, but not nearly as many as a settlement (generally speaking). Not only is the water source important for a settlement, but so is a latrine area. Natives didn’t want to contaminate their drinking supply, so they would naturally need a waste area that wasn’t subject to prevailing winds and flowed away from the water source. While this isn’t an exact science by any means, it has helped me on a few occasions find the more occupied areas when I’ve found evidence of artifacts. After digging a few test pits in different locations, typically I’ll get an idea of where they spent some time. Like I said, it takes a lot of work, and some research. More importantly, it takes a lot of luck!

 

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