Please help me identify this metal and bead artifact that was well hidden in an ancient stone wall

[ctdiggergirl]

I do not metal detect, however, after finding some points (as well as 17th century pottery and clay pottery shards), I found this piece hidden deep in a stone wall on my friends’ property in Litchfield county, CT. I do have the missing blue bead. I can not find anything like it anywhere. I believe it’s hammered copper. I would love some insight! Thank you! I do want to say that it was in an area populated by colonists and Native Americans.

 

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[High Plains Prospectors]

Wow, that is a cool find and story behind it. You should grab a detector and search that property. Who knows what you may find!

 

[ctdiggergirl]

Wow, that is a cool find and story behind it. You should grab a detector and search that property. Who knows what you may find!

Thank you! I may do that, but i found so many colonial nails, I would just keep pinging lol. I really want to know what it is!!! Thanks for your response!

 

[Bucket Lister]

Is any part of it drawn to a magnet?
Can you tell what the bead is made of (glass, stone, plastic...)?

I think you have only a segment from a much longer "chain". It could be for human or equine adornment.

Thank you! I may do that, but i found so many colonial nails, I would just keep pinging lol. I really want to know what it is!!! Thanks for your response!

With many/most of today's detectors, you can filter out the (iron) nails and other trash.

 

[Limitool]

I 100% agree you need to detect regardless of the nails. Be patient, clean them out and wait for the good find... I'll bet it their awaiting you lady.

 

[ctdiggergirl]

Is any part of it drawn to a magnet?
Can you tell what the bead is made of (glass, stone, plastic...)?

I think you have only a segment from a much longer "chain". It could be for human or equine adornment.


With many/most of today's detectors, you can filter out the (iron) nails and other trash.

It’s not drawn to a magnet…but it’s definitely hammered copper (which is not considered magnetic). The beads are either glass or stone. I know that the Native tribes in the area have been hammering copper forever. I think the beads are glass.
And I have a friend who metal detects, but I literally have no clue how to even operate one…I’ve tried. I can find spots and I research historical maps. This was a complete surprise. It was completely hidden in a space in the stone wall. Do you have any clue who would use this as an adornment?

And thank you so much, you guys!

 

[ctdiggergirl]

I 100% agree you need to detect regardless of the nails. Be patient, clean them out and wait for the good find... I'll bet it their awaiting you lady.

I will need a definite lesson. I’m not a metal detecting person. Lol

 

[ctdiggergirl]

Wow, that is a cool find and story behind it. You should grab a detector and search that property. Who knows what you may find!

I don’t want to spend a ton of money on a detector when I have tried using one and don’t get it at all…and I’m a scientist lol

 

[Digger RJ]

I do not metal detect, however, after finding some points (as well as 17th century pottery and clay pottery shards), I found this piece hidden deep in a stone wall on my friends’ property in Litchfield county, CT. I do have the missing blue bead. I can not find anything like it anywhere. I believe it’s hammered copper. I would love some insight! Thank you! I do want to say that it was in an area populated by colonists and Native Americans.

Nice!!! Congrats!!

 

[Centsless Detecting]

Cool find for sure however it is stamped copper and not hammered. Most likely part of a bracelet.

 

[Bucket Lister]

Cool find for sure however it is stamped copper and not hammered. Most likely part of a bracelet.

+1.

This was a complete surprise. It was completely hidden in a space in the stone wall.

All the more reason for someone to investigate the area further with a detector; there could be more--or not.

Do you have any clue who would use this as an adornment?

Human or equine. I could see it breaking off of a longer piece, and the owner putting it in the wall for later retrieval, then forgetting or re-evaluating.

I know that the Native tribes in the area have been hammering copper forever. I think the beads are glass.

Tribes in the Southwest have been working in silver & turquoise forever, but that doesn't mean every piece you come across was made by Native Americans--or when.

If it was old and of Native American origin, I think the beads would be some type of stone rather than glass.

 

[Bucket Lister]

And I have a friend who metal detects, but I literally have no clue how to even operate one…I’ve tried.

It's not rocket surgery. You put the coil to the soil, wave it around, and when it beeps... dig there.

I will need a definite lesson. I’m not a metal detecting person. Lol

I don’t want to spend a ton of money on a detector when I have tried using one and don’t get it at all…and I’m a scientist lol

Why all the "dumb girl" self-deprecation? It's obvious you know how to read. If you're really a scientist, you (should) know how to follow directions, analyze data, and evaluate results.

"The lady doth protest too much, methinks"--Willie

 

[Gare]

Maybe part of a bracelet