Posting foreign stuff is cool too, I’m always interested in seeing points and relics from abroad. It’s neat to see the spread of tools and technology across the world.
This is interesting as I live in New Mexico. There are a number of Pueblos mentioned in the Spanish record that have since been lost, location unknown. You say this location had been obviously inhabited for generations? Any obvious ruins on the surface? Without further information I'd say you might have stumbled upon one of these lost locations, if no ruins were apparent in the area they may be lurking below the surface. That's actually pretty hot to find such a location!
Well actually not in Oklahoma, Midden-marauder. They would come out and work pretty closely with us 'arrowhead-hunters' to look over sites, cause we were more boots on the ground for them. They told me they pretty much had all they needed to know about that particular culture, so go hunt arrowheads to your hearts content. However, if we came up on something out of place or interesting, let them know. Like Folsom, Clovis, or a site in Washita County that turned up obsidian and turquoise. Pretty cool guys for archies. And yeah I did just about die when I walked into that site.
i would have crapped my paints for that one
Huh, after passing the whole ARPA thing you'd think they'd care, anything over a hundred years should be left in the ground but I guess that one's open to cherry picking. I'd be out there with a gradiometer I swear, if the archies don't care then fine, I'll do the work for them and document that kinda thing in detail, I guess the value of that stuff really is a matter of who's looking. Very, very cool!
If you check out the OK Arch. Survey at OU's website. They talk about how the public is their best asset in locating archaeological sites. They will also ID artifacts for you. Now if you really want to get into it with the feds, come up here to Middle Park or the 4 Corners area. Don't touch or pick up anything in those places.
That one falls under the 99% rule. Just barely missing the tip. Still a killer find
Operation Cerberus, that happened close to home for me. Typically I don't go seeking native American stuff but then life has a way of dropping surprises on the observant. I explore locations that have historically seen a lot of human activity, there's interesting mounds down by the river that sometimes hold old junk in them, it's probably just a matter of time for me....
What state do you live in?
Thanks, man.
New Mexico, not far from where that whole fiasco occured, some folks committed suicide over that whole sting operation
