Update on the google earth sites

[fasttracker]

hey everyone!

I finally made it out to the field I found on google earth a few weeks ago. I honestly wasnt expecting to find anything due to the snowfall we recently got but it was warm today so I gave it a shot. It took awhile to get out there, the field looks way different from the ground, the light spots I talked about were actually raised areas of the field so I made a b-line for those first. Unfortunatly its a no-till field but I knew I was on a site before I even got out there after talking to the owner. I cant believe I actually found a site by scanning google earth. This marks the first real non creek site I've found and I cant wait to get back there as soon as possible. The best part was seeing what the owner had found there over the years just by farming it. He had an axe and a coffe can full of points and misc. on his porch There were a few nice adenas in there so that got me excited. He said as far as he knows nobodys walked around out there and everything hes found has been from the seat of his tractor. Anyway I spent about an hour trudging through the mud and came up with some worked pieces, a bone of some kind, and what i think is some petrified wood. No doubt ill be out there most of the summer

 

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[The Grim Reaper]

Did you ask about the pieces in the can? It sounds like he doesn't care much about them since they are on his porch in a coffee can so you might be able to get them from him. Never hurts to ask.

 

[Tnmountains]

Remember replying to your post.
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,306873.0.html
I think its great that your research turned out to be correct. I am just curious if any of our comments helped from just reading a map of an area we had never seen or once you got there the areas became obvious. I hunt from topo maps myself and just curious how I did from yours.
You sure picked a winner it looks like !!
Great finds by the way. Something to consider is that even a no till will be lightly disced every three years or there abouts to un compact the soil and aerate it.
Good luck and congratulations on a good hunt.
TnMtns

 

[fasttracker]

Na I thought about it but I didnt want to push him the first day, mabey after a few trips , he seemed surprised at how interested I was in them I was just waitng for him to say "u can have em if you want". Next time ill bring my camera n get some pics of them, Most of the stuff he had were brokes with two or three nice adena points though, wouldnt mind havin those Im hoping this was a village site, its got all the right sings the google image of it is in my last post under "how do these sites look"

 

[fasttracker]

thanls TN
Ya I got excited after reading the replies, probably wouldnt have gone out there so soon had I not ha.
Those light areas are indeed raised areas in the field. in between the light areas theres a low ditch that runs to the creek also. I was surprised at how much of an elevation change there was in the field considering it looked pretty flat. Im gonna have to bring that picture with me next time and pinpoint that half circle light spot, I know its higher but I couldnt really tell if i was right on it or not it was still covered in snow mostly

 

[fasttracker]

the cricled areas represent probably a 5ft rise in the field, the marks are where the scrapers and bone were found

 

[Tnmountains]

Very cool fasttracker !! This is fun. Make sure you blur out anything on any maps you post about location. Ask him if he turns it ever?

 

[archer66]

I'll tell ya what, when you first posted that thread last week you inspired me to try to do the same thing. I searched all over NEMO looking for similar shaded areas that might be sites and didn't locate anything definitive. I did find a lot of areas that LOOK like they would have been great ancient camp sites but nothing that stands out like yours.

Glad it worked for you this time, keep us posted if you can make it work in another location.

 

[ShowmeMoflint]

I use google earth as well the only problem is for me is the g.e. maybe 2010 bu the actual land pics are from 2004. Sure would be nice if they toke some updated photos of the land around my area.

 

[joshuaream]

Good Job! Google Earth is a fun and helpful tool. After you've used it for a while I'd also check out some decent topo maps of your area and a GPS unit. When you combine all three (or even two of the three) with sites you know, you greatly increase your ability to scout new sites. (e.g. easily find fields you see from the creek, or check out areas you can't see from the creek, find isolated fields that may not be getting hit by other hunters, find springs, etc.)

Also, one word of advice try to stay on the farmers good side, sometimes hitting a new farm several times can get annoying if he doesn't know you or your family (and the more you go the more likely you'll eventually get him on a bad day.) If he's a chatty type of guy spend a few minutes talking, if he's not a talker then don't bug him.

 

[fasttracker]

Ya I probably wont get out there again till school lets out, It helped that the farmer knew my family but it got me wondering just how many farmers there are around here that have a collection like this from their own fields this is the second person i know of that has just a casual collection he gathered over years of farming, so it never hurts to get the word out about your interests cause you never know whos been pickin stuff up in thier fields over the years.

 

[Tnmountains]

I had a kid bring into class the other night a metal tackle box filled to the brim with artifacts that a farmer had given him. That style of tacklebox was from the fiftys. Everything in it to fine little drills and super notched points were being banged to death. Farmers just chunk them into whatever most times unless you have a man like Larson that studys the history and preserves it.
New sites are lots of fun.