I live in Britain - England - very quartzy cherty and ancient land too - much of what you have shown has helped me formulate more of what i find even in my own garden which reaches down to a river - i believe historically the river was much bigger before houses etc were established here - i have found some unique pieces already and i have yet to begin in earnest - again many thanks for sharing your experience - good blessings with all your endeavor's and a very happy new year to all
Thank you for your kindness, and I sincerely hope that you stay with us. Here is an interesting note just for you. I played a bit of soccer for two summers in England and I recall three things in particular. Earliest morning runs around the pitch, giant slimy slugs were everywhere. Rural matches often had pheasants nearby, and finally your flint. In south London I saw it everywhere, including flower beds. We played one game with the Wormwood Scrubs and they “killed us”. Lots of laughs. And by the way, that London flint turns up in Ohio farmlands where I field walk…in the form of gun flints. Keep me posted with your treasures.
I do videos on hard stone tools, but I have to say your explanation of details is second to none! It's essential to have an understanding of what you are finding.
I live in Montgomery county Ohio but go all over the surrounding areas. I started my adventure in artifact hunting about a year ago. I have so many artifacts I’ve had to get a storage unit. I always say that they found me and not the other way around. I’m a complete novice with only my own ideas and theories but I can’t tell you how good it makes me feel to watch this video and hear you speak my thoughts on this subject. Can’t wait to go through the rest of your videos.
Johnnyallen Thank you...these basics have added a very rich dimension to my field walking, so many wonderful discoveries. As I teach this over the years, I have watched many lives / success change! Hope you can stay w/ us.
LOL...color shape size texture...Later I will add, weight and touch once in the hand. I want all of us to learn more and enjoy its immediate impact w/ our field walks! Current snow and ice here in Ohio. Break-out the snow blowers! 😂
You have a great channel. I grew up for the most part in the country out in Lorain County. Loved being near the creek and farmland. Trapping and field walking.
Paul…we share kindred spirits. Lots of laughs. LOL Many, many fond memories. Sadly, most kids are missing this wonderful piece of childhood. Stay with us.
I must have made this thing's in a past Life,I find so many and I'm not looking for them.they fit perfectly in your had,there ambedexterious,left and right hand rocks?how did they make fit of them?so many questions about this topic.i leave old tools behind for them buried in the ground.wow you are on it brother.the fit and Finnish of these rocks.ive got there hardware store literally.god bless you all.and yes all colors?here too.
Absolutely love your channel, I'm a few miles from Meadow Croft Rock Shelter near Avella Pennsylvania ,we find points, spears, petrified wood (some over 20 pounds). Never know what youl find in the streams and plowed fields around here! We even found a few points that were almost crystal clear. I even read that Penn State did a dig back in the early 70s in Avella at a burial mound and found 7-9' tall Native American skeletons. They never dug anymore and haven't been back.....
Backwoods…thank you for this information. Oddly, there have be many reports on various mounds throughout Ohio with skeletal remains 7-9 feet tall. I’ve had the honor of speaking with two different great grandchildren whose grandparents were present when local doctors measured the size of the skeletons. My field work suggests that the Adena people were quite robust. Thank you for following us.
There are a bunch of those accounts in the historical record here in Fayette County. It suprised thehell out of me when I first started researching the "history" of Native Americans in SW PA. And down the rabbit hole I went.😂😂😂
I’m in the Lake District of England, and am surrounded locally by prehistory: stone circles, standing stones, etc etc. Many gate posts on farms are repurposed stones (slate, usually), probably from when earlier farmers in the last few hundred years, managed to push down the stone circles to make room for crops. You can tell whether the stones are likely to be in their original position from looking at the height and the thickness, plus whether the stone is in an unusual orientation for a gate posts. No farmer wastes money or effort on something bigger than it needs be for its purpose. I frequently go looking for stone tools from prehistory by the becks (streams), but your lesson in the video will hopefully make it easier.
Excellent video as usual!! Thank you! P.S. gotta b v careful walking in marshes!! Quick sand-seriously. Always bring a friend! And a stick to check if you can safely proceed.
Thank you very much. These are words from a prophet! Across my 4 years in that marsh I got into quicksand twice and bottomless, bottoms on several occasions. My walking stick is one of the main reasons I am still here. No one should ever enter a marsh without a significant walking stick. Stay with us.
Thanks for the note...The awards meeting is available to watch on TH-cam under Field archaeology 102. Small #'s this time but we all had fun. There were some amazing field finds present! Even w/ fewer people walking, the numbers of nice material entered remains high. Hope to see you next meeting.
Great lesson Mark. What is your opinion on “Creased Celts”. Was it just a mark to identify which way to replace it back into the handle or some other use?👍🏻
Rock hunter…I am not familiar with the term “creased celt”. It is my opinion that many celts were socketed into the end of a sizable probe. Historical accounts indicate these may have been used for stripping bark, along with other associated work responsibilities. I am interested in your thoughts. Stay with us.
@ The CSA JOURNAL 50th Anniversary Issue October 2004 has an article by Larry Kinsella on Creased Celts if you have access to it and Celt uses in general. I do have one of these rare celts found near St. Louis by a friend and also a grooved Celt that I found on a Late Woodland site in Phelps Co. Mo. Love your videos, keep at it👍🏻
the smaller little round balls might be adena water drum tuning stones .. they would place those small round balls into the sides of the drum under the skins .. just a thought and not a fact .. i am not trained in any of this stuff .. i just like to go and hunt for interesting things in central and southern ohio
Another great video, thank you for all the information. Talk to you soon. Things are slowing down and I will be able to discuss this spring about the dig. Thank you so very much, I would love to help with labor.
I live in Britain - England - very quartzy cherty and ancient land too - much of what you have shown has helped me formulate more of what i find even in my own garden which reaches down to a river - i believe historically the river was much bigger before houses etc were established here - i have found some unique pieces already and i have yet to begin in earnest - again many thanks for sharing your experience - good blessings with all your endeavor's and a very happy new year to all
Thank you for your kindness, and I sincerely hope that you stay with us. Here is an interesting note just for you. I played a bit of soccer for two summers in England and I recall three things in particular. Earliest morning runs around the pitch, giant slimy slugs were everywhere. Rural matches often had pheasants nearby, and finally your flint. In south London I saw it everywhere, including flower beds. We played one game with the Wormwood Scrubs and they “killed us”. Lots of laughs. And by the way, that London flint turns up in Ohio farmlands where I field walk…in the form of gun flints. Keep me posted with your treasures.
I do videos on hard stone tools, but I have to say your explanation of details is second to none! It's essential to have an understanding of what you are finding.
Thank you. And I absolutely agree...Its all in the details, lol ! Thanks for your kindness and thanks for following us.
I live in Montgomery county Ohio but go all over the surrounding areas. I started my adventure in artifact hunting about a year ago. I have so many artifacts I’ve had to get a storage unit. I always say that they found me and not the other way around. I’m a complete novice with only my own ideas and theories but I can’t tell you how good it makes me feel to watch this video and hear you speak my thoughts on this subject. Can’t wait to go through the rest of your videos.
Hey---thanks so much ---good points of view!!
Johnnyallen
Thank you...these basics have added a very rich dimension to my field walking, so many wonderful discoveries. As I teach this over the years, I have watched many lives / success change! Hope you can stay w/ us.
Thank you again! Ice in Southern Indiana too. Can't wait to get out!!! Color Texture Shape!!!
LOL...color shape size texture...Later I will add, weight and touch once in the hand. I want all of us to learn more and enjoy its immediate impact w/ our field walks! Current snow and ice here in Ohio. Break-out the snow blowers! 😂
You have a great channel. I grew up for the most part in the country out in Lorain County. Loved being near the creek and farmland. Trapping and field walking.
Paul…we share kindred spirits. Lots of laughs. LOL Many, many fond memories. Sadly, most kids are missing this wonderful piece of childhood. Stay with us.
I must have made this thing's in a past Life,I find so many and I'm not looking for them.they fit perfectly in your had,there ambedexterious,left and right hand rocks?how did they make fit of them?so many questions about this topic.i leave old tools behind for them buried in the ground.wow you are on it brother.the fit and Finnish of these rocks.ive got there hardware store literally.god bless you all.and yes all colors?here too.
Absolutely love your channel, I'm a few miles from Meadow Croft Rock Shelter near Avella Pennsylvania ,we find points, spears, petrified wood (some over 20 pounds). Never know what youl find in the streams and plowed fields around here! We even found a few points that were almost crystal clear. I even read that Penn State did a dig back in the early 70s in Avella at a burial mound and found 7-9' tall Native American skeletons. They never dug anymore and haven't been back.....
that penn state dig is urban legend with no evidence of it ever happening.
Backwoods…thank you for this information. Oddly, there have be many reports on various mounds throughout Ohio with skeletal remains 7-9 feet tall. I’ve had the honor of speaking with two different great grandchildren whose grandparents were present when local doctors measured the size of the skeletons. My field work suggests that the Adena people were quite robust. Thank you for following us.
There are a bunch of those accounts in the historical record here in Fayette County. It suprised thehell out of me when I first started researching the "history" of Native Americans in SW PA. And down the rabbit hole I went.😂😂😂
Great video! Thank you!
Thanks, you are more than welcome. stay with us!
I’m in the Lake District of England, and am surrounded locally by prehistory: stone circles, standing stones, etc etc. Many gate posts on farms are repurposed stones (slate, usually), probably from when earlier farmers in the last few hundred years, managed to push down the stone circles to make room for crops. You can tell whether the stones are likely to be in their original position from looking at the height and the thickness, plus whether the stone is in an unusual orientation for a gate posts. No farmer wastes money or effort on something bigger than it needs be for its purpose. I frequently go looking for stone tools from prehistory by the becks (streams), but your lesson in the video will hopefully make it easier.
I'm a member of the GPAA and we have similar maps great video sir ⛏️🇺🇸
Jeremy…okay, that’s great news. Thanks for following us.
Excellent video as usual!! Thank you! P.S. gotta b v careful walking in marshes!! Quick sand-seriously. Always bring a friend! And a stick to check if you can safely proceed.
Thank you very much. These are words from a prophet! Across my 4 years in that marsh I got into quicksand twice and bottomless, bottoms on several occasions. My walking stick is one of the main reasons I am still here. No one should ever enter a marsh without a significant walking stick. Stay with us.
Excited to see this. Sorry I couldnt attend the gathering. Farming. Thats all I gotta say.😂
Thanks for the note...The awards meeting is available
to watch on TH-cam under Field archaeology 102. Small #'s this time but we all had fun. There were some amazing field finds present! Even w/ fewer people walking, the numbers of nice material entered remains high. Hope to see you next meeting.
Eldorado county ca. Everywhere.
Great lesson Mark. What is your opinion on “Creased Celts”. Was it just a mark to identify which way to replace it back into the handle or some other use?👍🏻
Rock hunter…I am not familiar with the term “creased celt”. It is my opinion that many celts were socketed into the end of a sizable probe. Historical accounts indicate these may have been used for stripping bark, along with other associated work responsibilities. I am interested in your thoughts. Stay with us.
@ The CSA JOURNAL 50th Anniversary Issue October 2004 has an article by Larry Kinsella on Creased Celts if you have access to it and Celt uses in general. I do have one of these rare celts found near St. Louis by a friend and also a grooved Celt that I found on a Late Woodland site in Phelps Co. Mo. Love your videos, keep at it👍🏻
the smaller little round balls might be adena water drum tuning stones .. they would place those small round balls into the sides of the drum under the skins .. just a thought and not a fact .. i am not trained in any of this stuff .. i just like to go and hunt for interesting things in central and southern ohio
Gabriel…I am not familiar with this technique…most interesting. I think we share similar pastimes. Stay with us.
Great
Chris…Big smiles! We aim to please! LOL I hope you’re able to gather up many fond memories. Stay with us.
Another great video, thank you for all the information. Talk to you soon. Things are slowing down and I will be able to discuss this spring about the dig. Thank you so very much, I would love to help with labor.
C.M.R…I am looking at 10 degrees right now 🥶 and dreaming of spring. Even though I field walked last week I am ready to dig. Please stay with us.