brianc053
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Hi everyone. I didn't get out to what I've been calling the "back field" in January due to weather, but I finally was able to get out there last weekend and again yesterday. (Here's my previous post about the location. In past visits it gave up a Liberty Cap cent, a half-cent and what is likely a KG3 along with so many buttons.)
During the last two visits I continued filling in my "coverage" of the field using TectOTrac to track where I walk and what I find. I haven't any new hot zones and I think my first few visits were centered on the location of the original (likely) 1700s homesite.
As for what I found recently, it's mostly buttons: nine (9) total including four tombac. I included some closeups; I like the one with gold-filled dimples - yes it still has gold gilt in them. It was a two-piece but the underside had corroded away, though the tiny little shank was left behind inside the cavity encased in dirt and came home with me.
I also found part of a suspender clip, broken top to a thimble, parasol slide and a Solide Paris buckle that dates to c1900; any or all of those could be from the 2nd more recent homesite (late 1800s through 1930).
I'm continuing to be surprised that I'm finding zero traditional buckles; maybe they didn't have horses at this site.
I included a tiny 5.56mm bullet in the group picture because I probably dug 20 of those, and they all ring up around 50-54 on the Deus 2 - but one of the buttons also rang up a 53 (the small domed one with a shank), so I'm glad I was digging those 50s signals. (I don't expect this site to have gold...but you never know.)
Finally, there's a giant bullet-shaped object in the picture that has a massive hole at the "top". At first I thought it was a really big hollow-point, but it's 14mm in diameter - not a common caliber. Any ideas what else it could be if not a bullet?
As for my next visit: I did find one of the tombacs while going over an area I had detected once, so it shows I miss stuff. I think it may be time to go over the hot zones again but at a 90-degree angle.
On the map: yellow circles are the new areas from the last 2 visits.
Thanks for looking!
- Brian
During the last two visits I continued filling in my "coverage" of the field using TectOTrac to track where I walk and what I find. I haven't any new hot zones and I think my first few visits were centered on the location of the original (likely) 1700s homesite.
As for what I found recently, it's mostly buttons: nine (9) total including four tombac. I included some closeups; I like the one with gold-filled dimples - yes it still has gold gilt in them. It was a two-piece but the underside had corroded away, though the tiny little shank was left behind inside the cavity encased in dirt and came home with me.
I also found part of a suspender clip, broken top to a thimble, parasol slide and a Solide Paris buckle that dates to c1900; any or all of those could be from the 2nd more recent homesite (late 1800s through 1930).
I'm continuing to be surprised that I'm finding zero traditional buckles; maybe they didn't have horses at this site.
I included a tiny 5.56mm bullet in the group picture because I probably dug 20 of those, and they all ring up around 50-54 on the Deus 2 - but one of the buttons also rang up a 53 (the small domed one with a shank), so I'm glad I was digging those 50s signals. (I don't expect this site to have gold...but you never know.)
Finally, there's a giant bullet-shaped object in the picture that has a massive hole at the "top". At first I thought it was a really big hollow-point, but it's 14mm in diameter - not a common caliber. Any ideas what else it could be if not a bullet?
As for my next visit: I did find one of the tombacs while going over an area I had detected once, so it shows I miss stuff. I think it may be time to go over the hot zones again but at a 90-degree angle.
On the map: yellow circles are the new areas from the last 2 visits.
Thanks for looking!
- Brian
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