crinoids/indian beads

[hbrown22]

I've noticed a few crinoids posted as possible beads. When I'm out artifact hunting, I always pick them up, no matter the size or shape they are in. Should I be suspicious of the high polished ones? I do have several that have a dark glossy patina, a different "smoothness" to them and perfect holes. Maybe they were used for beads?

 

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[stlcardinalsfan]

You may not know it but once the area where you live was under water, the Ms. river was not always just a river the size it is today. You could be in a old river bed area, but there would be a gravel deposit close by. Also you could have a Native American site on your land all the SMART THINKERS say that glaciers brought a lot of gravel down from the north. Who knows,you found it and it's a find so I would keep it.

its funny, you dig about 4 ft down and hit water,about 25 miles from the Mississippi river. i know sikeston was swamp land until the late 1800's when the littler river drainage distric cleared it out.
sikeston is a hot bed for indian artifacts, last year a farmer hit a burial plot between sikeston and morehouse and my professor had to go analyze it for the state. my grandfather did construction/concrete in the 60s and said they scraped the ground right next to kingshighway downtown and found atleast 8 burials in a circular pattern...which is odd for this area. seems farmers are always hitting plots while tilling land

 

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its funny, you dig about 4 ft down and hit water,about 25 miles from the Mississippi river. i know sikeston was swamp land until the late 1800's when the littler river drainage distric cleared it out.
sikeston is a hot bed for indian artifacts, last year a farmer hit a burial plot between sikeston and morehouse and my professor had to go analyze it for the state. my grandfather did construction/concrete in the 60s and said they scraped the ground right next to kingshighway downtown and found atleast 8 burials in a circular pattern...which is odd for this area. seems farmers are always hitting plots while tilling land

There has been many roads built in this area I live in that have been put directly through mounds and then some mounds or "hills" as they like to call them torn down for road fill. I really dont think it is on accident and believe the crew captains have a nice collection at home.