Casche Hunting Detectors

[gflores71]

Back from two months in South America. Summer time has too much rain.. making searching not too practical.
Had a chance to investigate a few sites. No caches found, however one site I found about 50 clay pots buried in a hill side. Most likely from civilizations that do not exist anymore. These clay pots where about 20 inches in diameter at the opening, all similar, no bones, no metal. Only found ashes in a few, most likely related to rituals.

It is easy to find these with the metal detector in all metal mode. The signal ranges between (-95 to -80 ) on White's units. That is because of the high concentration of ferrous mineral in the clay used when baking the pot. They where all spaced about the same, very clear signals.

These where too fragile due to many centuries of burial. I attempted to pull a few, but since it was impossible to do so without them falling apart.. I decided to leave the rest in their place.

A second site is still left half way in the digging process, weather did not permit. This site is promising as the surrounding ground is virgin and the area we are digging has mixed types of soil and man made object fragments down to 4 feet. I will continue this project later in the year when I return.

I made a runway in the mountains, so next time it will be easier for me to get there.

Here are a few pictures, enjoy.

Gilbert

 

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[extractor]

Wow ! you guys are set up.

 

[Treasure finder]

Hi Gilbert,
I remember digging clay pots in Panama, but they were much smaller, from about
6 to 12 inches in diameter. At the time, around 1960, they were in demand, and
quite valuable. Occasionally we would find clay figures, birds etc. We did once find
a solid gold bird about 2 inches long.
Thanks for sharing,
Rich

 

[Connecticut Sam]

Good looking dog. Is is a treasure hunter?

 

[rmptr]

Good thread ! Lot's of information... I've got a whites PI unit I'd like to modify to a 1 or 2mtr coil...
rmptr

 

[Treasure finder]

RMPTR,
So what kind of treasures are you looking for in Tierra del Fuego?
Rich

 

[Connecticut Sam]

I am seeking info on true stories on bury treasures in Connecticut.

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[extractor]

Good looking dog. Is is a treasure hunter?

Yup he goes on almost every hunt

 

[Landfar]

I treasure Hunt in South America everything is 15 feet or deeper except graves so your statement may be true in the states but huge hords are deep.
the reason is many time whole Villiage knew where the treasure was hid If you burry it deep someone trying to dig it up will be noticed before he gets to it. if its only a meter down or 2 meters it could be dug in one night. Thats the reason for the extream depths of most large treasures