I Found This Square On Google Earth And Had to Hike To It!
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I hope you enjoyed this adventure! It means so much to me that you spent the time watching it. If you enjoyed this, please consider subscribing. I strive to bring relatively unknown, odd, unique, and special places to you each week from the American Southwest!
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👍How to be a respectful visitor to these places👍
Native American groups still live in this area and beyond today. These places are still special and hold significance.
1️⃣Don't climb on walls or structures. Don't lean on or climb over them. Many places don't even need to be visited up close. View these places from a distance or with binoculars.
2️⃣Do not touch the rock art. Don't touch or create new rock art to preserve ancient stories.
3️⃣ Leave All Artifacts. Leave artifacts and structures undisturbed to maintain their historical significance. It is illegal and wrong to take artifacts. If you want something to take home, support local tribes by buying their handicrafts and jewelry.
4️⃣ Manage Waste Responsibly. Use waste bags; don't leave human or pet waste behind. Don't 'go' near cultural sites.
5️⃣ Camp With Care. Don't camp near historical sites. No fires near these areas, and ensure all waste is packed out. Don't make fires in caves or alcoves. Camp in designated spots only. When you leave, make sure to make the site cleaner and better than when you found it. Pick up extra trash you may see.
6️⃣ Control Your Pets. Don't let pets roam freely near archaeological areas to prevent destruction. Pets are not allowed in or near sites.
7️⃣ Preserve Fragile Areas. Don't disturb fossils and please protect delicate soil and plant life.
8️⃣ Follow Rules. Don't engage in illegal actions such as building cairns, or using climbing gear to access archaeological sites.
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NOTE: I don't claim that I am the first person to "discover" these places. I just find things on Google Earth and want to go see what they are!
I do not claim to be an expert on anthropology, geology, or archaeology. I say that my channel is about "amateur archaeology". I don't have a degree or formal training in archaeology. I am just a hiker who loves to explore and see new things especially the ancient history in the American Southwest. This is what my channel is about. I hope you stick around and explore with me!
I do not give out locations to the places in my videos. I take seriously the responsibility to protect and respect these ancient places. If you do find/visit one of these locations, please visit respectfully. I try my best to hide noticeable landmarks, mountains, and canyons in my videos.
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Love the cell phone tower in the background. As we know, the ancients built settlements where the reception was best.
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in the USA, it is impossible to find places that dont have cell towers. This is a very well known landmark in the State of Idaho.
haha I was half tempted to do a livestream with the excellent cell service nearby
Actually, that's where I lose cell service all the time.
Ten-four. Scotty, beam me up. @@michelleellis1247
Congrats on 200k subscribers!
Right?? It's such a huge milestone for me. I'm so so thankful to you all!!
People are hearing about you on other channels! Somebody mentioned you on a DIY channel and a canning channel when people were suggesting fun channels to watch!
Seriously?? I would love to do a collab with a canning or DIY channel! I could learn a few things!
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This is definitely a great channel. Always a fun adventure.
@@TheTrekPlanner yes several of us that love our canning watch your channel ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I have watched the POV channel and Desert Drifter, they both give you the highest compliments. They also thank you for being the one to show them people enjoy watching these hikes. Thank you for all you do. You still find the best stuff! ❤
I have no respect for desert drifter. He copies Jeff’s thumbnails and a lot of his phrases verbatim. And he manipulates/lies to his viewers. He pretends to find off the beaten path ruins, but they are often extremely common sites so he edits out tour bus parking lots, bathrooms, and informational plaques. He also pretends to find artifacts that are fake. When viewers point these things out in comments, he often blocks them/deletes their comments.
More like “Desert Deceiver”. He straight up copied The Trek Planner format, style, talking, logo, catch phrases, and more in his first video. Then later on as people call him out, he finally confessed to copying him. Now that he has passed his 1000 subscriber count, now he can monetize and do his own thing.
Don’t blur the lines here, the Trek Planner was long before thePOVChannel or DesertDrifter(Deceiver). They just copied his formula to a T and ride on his coat tails. But now that they are cashing in, thanks to the Trek Planner success alone, now they can do their own thing. Don’t forget that.
You guys are sort of right, but one thing DD has is that he's an athlete and a rock climber, and can get to places that TP never could get to. I don't think you guys appreciate how difficult it is to class 5 to some of these spots here out west.
Most of the Ruins that Trek go's to are also well documented. He is hardly an original uploader of ruin videos. DD is also a fan of Trek. Give me a friggin bream karen. @@anniehuff9847
I love POV channel. He's quirky and has a great way of talking about things. I love how excited he gets about rocks. ❤
Thank you. Your attitude is wonderful. Everyone brings something to the table & not envious is awesome. 👍👍
Definitely a great attitude.
You’ve spawned a few imitators and they’re honestly pretty good too. “Man takes hike in the southwest” is becoming one of my new favorite genres.
👍🙏>>>💚~~~ Thank You Jeff also the Desert Drifter talks good stuff about you
This is a really good one! I am stuck indoors with both ankles and my back full of arthritis. Your channel takes me outdoors and helps me follow my interests in what was here before us. The rectagles remind me of Hawaiian Heiau, where you should do a chant before going in. Glad you have such a great attitude, especially toward leaving what you find where you find it. Thanks.
Thank you for "joining" with me on this adventure! Happy to have you along for the journey, Sandra! 🙂
Exercise helps arthritis, like Yoga and walking.
It's a good thing when other people start copying your work. It means you've created something new that people really enjoy watching. It's not a good thing when people take your videos and use them for profit. It's flattering, but not cool.
I love your videos and you are one of a kind. No one will ever be as genuine as you. Thank you.
The only problem I have with copycats is some of them are more the "bait and switch" types, showing a Google Earth image of an interesting structure or ruins, wandering around outdoors talking about how "I'm not sure how I can get to it," and eventually looking at far less interesting things with a throw-away comment in the video's final 15 seconds like "Well, I couldn't get to what I was looking for, but it was an interesting walk"... Either that, or they show an aerial view of something like a 40' by 80' white rectangle, "arrive" at the spot and "find" some not-very-weathered-looking tarps that would in total cover like a 20-foot-square area. Which is the worst case, *creating* something to video that suggests the image they're supposedly out there to investigate.
In other words, they're possibly not even going to the locations they show on the aerial vantages, and are just pretending to do what Jeff does. Trying to get views from people like us while only taking hikes in the forest preserve three blocks from their house, that type of thing. Caveat emptor!
I agree. But get bothered by ones that copy his thumbnail designs, script out and use his same exact words and phrases, and lie to their subscribers (pretending they are finding uncommon sites, and showing fake artifacts).
Jeff, I agree with @bspeedgify, if you have created something that we love to watch, maybe in the long run it will get more Archeologists involved, with backing, and maybe we can get a lot of these mysteries solved, like who built these, and what did they do with this place, or that place. Also, I am sure you will inspire young ones to be those Explorers, and Archeologists of the future. Thanks Jeff!
wow, your comment really touched me. Thank you so much!
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
It is quite a complement coming from people who are commenting about copycats, but you are absolutely right, there is room for everyone. A testimony as to how pleasant it is to follow your channel. You really are a nice guy.
More Awesome Finds! Thanks for sharing with us all. Love all of your adventures! 💕
Congrats on 200K well deserved.
Really appreciate that, Mark! Thank you!!
Jeff, that was one heck of an impressive structure, and in my opinion it looks possibly defensive in nature. What ever it was it is definitely impressive, an overall the whole site is remarkable. The cave that you located was very interesting as well, that hollowed out area looked like it was for sleeping. I am glad you got to see all of it in the dead of Winter. Lastly Jeff, you are a true gentleman, and great soul to not be jealous of other explorers out there on youtube. I am a big fan of your work and I always look forward to what you will do next. Take Care Jeff, and have wonderful week. Just to let you know Jeff, I will be doing hikes of 12 and 14 miles over the next ten days. Signed 70 year old legs of steel.
*Jeff, you should do a video just on how to find ruins using Google earth. I think you have a special skill beyond looking for circles and squares :-)*
Man, tat hiking trip sounds epic! I'd love to hear about it. Are you hiking in the southwest? Stay safe out there!
The ceiling had much soot suggesting fires and probably cooking went on in there.
Another great video. It would be awesome just to sit in one of the ruins and just let your mind wonder about the time and people that lived there. Thanks for sharing this stuff. I dig it.
Love doing that too
Congrats on 200,000! Great discoveries.
Thank you, Deborah! I feel so happy, blessed, thankful, grateful, and inspired to keep going! 🙂
Thank-you so much for your journeys all over, so much history and much to explore. 🙋♂️👍👍🙏
Love following you around. Northern New Mexico has so many treasures and I greatly admire your respect for the things you find. I so wish I knew where you go and totally understand why you can't tell us. Hugs from Santa Fe.
Thank you for understanding. Wish I could share everything, but we don't live in that world :-/ Enjoy Santa Fe for me! We visited there a few years back and had such a great time. I loved stopping at some coffee place and got some Aztec(?) hot chocolate!
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Looter piles everywhere. Amazing to think of what was there before the locals took everything. Very very rare to find a site not marked by the piles of artifacts rejected by collectors as they went along. All that's left now on the ground is sherds and flakes and FAR.
Looks like looters dug out part of the cave a long time ago
Spanish explorers wiped out the ruins way before anyone settled in this part of the desert.
@@shaynejenkins446 The structures were destroyed, sure, most of them. But the Spanish didn't haul away all their pots and pans and forks and knives and everything else. I know, I've read all the journals and everything from the Spanish and the fur trappers and early explorers. The atlatl dart points and arrowheads and scrapers and knives and bone tools, they were all taken by ranchers and local boys years ago
It's really good to join you on your adventures, thank you for having us.
Thank you for focusing in on the cactus flowers. They were pretty. You picked a great day for exploring. Snow still on the ground, a chill in the air, wind blowing through the trees. Melancholy. Red ware, black ware. grey ware. Means the pottery came from distances away, indicating a good trading network.
Road leading in. Cell tower at 3:35. Shards piled up. Nice grazing country. Walls kinda look like someone rebuilt the site into a more recent rock corral. Lots of humans been on that dirt.
I think livestock were kept here at least short term
Thumbs UP on this video. The stone structure was huge. Bonus find on the cave. You put out great material Jeff, always interesting!
Not that I am an expert, but the vegetation around and on the walls (e.g. the lichen) really make this site appear very old.
Thanks so much, great video 🤩🤩
Aah, and the cave is really an ancient lava tunnel filled by sediment and then excavated as a dwelling (there is also a smaller lava tunnel right on top of the hill near the rectangular structure). Love it!
I’ve seen lava rock growing lichen within 30 years of the eruption that deposited it, so lichen doesn’t necessarily mean “ancient”. Could this have been a corral for livestock?
Goooood afternoon. I like following you in your adventures. Thanks for taking us along. Fascinating finds.
So true that there is room for more channels showing the similar content. I also follow them, love to hear and see other perspectives and it’s all about history. Really enjoyed this adventure.😊
Another channel, Desert Drifter, gives you shout-outs all the time. He's found some really cool stuff. His viewers often suggest that you two should do a hike together sometime. I love how friendly and non-competitive you are amongst yourselves. It's really nice to see.
There are only about two channels on hiking/exploring videos I watch. I choose to watch your videos because you take something incredibly interesting and show it to us through your eyes and your perspective, your demeanor and your personality! There’s something about you that just sets you apart from most other channels of similar content. I have always had a keen eye for talent too!
Nice Trek ...
Totally Enjoyable!
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Thnx 4 Sharing
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That was so cool!! You can eat those cactus fruits. Great finds for sure!! All places of defense
Interesting Potter find. And a natural Cave
Thank. you! Be safe!
Pottery sherds, buildings in the middle of the badlands, and lava cavettes, that is not as attractive as the slick sandstone, but far more adventurous, by experience... I may recognize this place,... not certain but looks familiar! Thanks for the share!
Thanks for taking us along on a great trip and for having a good consciousness when it comes to sharing the outdoors with others! I appreciated your comments regarding others who do similar trips. Be safe and until the next time....
I’ve recently started following a few other similar channels, and they have given you a shout out for inspiring them. Pretty cool 👍🏻
I started looking for channels like yours about a month ago. I found the POV channel at that time and i really enjoy it. I love being able to explore vicariously through you guys!
Chuck from OH. Hey Jeff good to hear from you . We are ready for this adventure. Lol . I comment on my phone and watch on my TV. I love being able to cast. Lol no I'm not on drugs. Lol
That's funny. Lol
The family who cast together,
Stick fast together
I'll be watching with my gang too 🤩
Chuck from OH. 👊
It seems all of there constructions are defensive who were they fighting ?
@@user-gf3lw5pi4t The indigenous peoples that inhabited these regions fought between tribes and even took captives as slaves from other tribes.
Hey there.. good find. This place you found reminds me of an old very old trading post. Since it's near a road which sometimes new roads follow old ones and there are so many different kinds of clay used in the multitude of shards plus the shape of the place. The cave could have been used for a multitude of uses. It also looks like the place has been dug up. Maybe wood and stones repurposed somewhere else. Lots missing from the scene ..
Always a great adventure! what surprising and different finds this time💚
Thank you for watching, Melanie! Seeing how they used the lava rock was interesting! haven’t really seen that before
Thank you for taking us along. It's amazing how the ruins are so symmetrical to me. I scrolled through the comments to see if anyone mentioned that it appeared there had been a fire near the cave. The trees all appeared to be scorched to me. Peace and love from the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State.🙏♥️🇺🇲
I've learned much from this channel. Mainly how clumsy ancient people were. (Broken pottery)
Underrated comment. 😂
Is that a Lava Tube remnant? Usually there would be other 'partials' around. I love how observant you are. I've been binging your episodes for a couple of days now & have thoroughly enjoyed every one. Cheers from Australia.
I love your channel! I would never be able to visit any of these places, and thanks to you I get to enjoy them all the way from Orlando, Florida. I appreciate your honest reactions to the places you visit and how you respect every aspect of your exploration. Great job!
God bless you and your family!
Florida has alot of history as well! St. Augustine is the oldest occupied city by european settlers in the United States. It has been inhabited since the 1565.
@@lisagoldberg5178nomadic Fanatic did a review of St. Augustine 5 or 6 years ago. Very inspiring!
@@jamesscott1932 Thanks! I will check it out. Florida has alot of native american history and artifacts that have been found. I also watch Old World Florida as well.
The cave is very interesting. Imagine having to seek shelter there. I like the foot steps sounds, btw. All part of the trek.
200000 your on your way❤
Thanks for the playlist of archaeology video's, I learned so much about the sites you visit.
Judging by the area … with cold and snow, the narrow “alley “ of the structure might have been for wood or food storage for the winters. The size of the foundation might indicate it was a processing room rather than a living quarter. The charred/burned trees are indicative of lightning strikes in grass. Just high enough to burn the grass and a couple of trees in a large area.
Don’t forget that your findings don’t have to be either “miner’s cabin” or “ancient Native American,” one or the other. Early explorers of the West married Indian women, the only women around. A famous example is 19th century mountain man Jim Bridger. His wife was Native American. What they built and maintained would have artifacts of both cultures. The woman would have certainly continued with pottery, but the man would have brought home bottles and tinned cans of food from the trading post. Their clothing was a combination of durable, worked and treated hides for outerwear and calico undergarments, if they wore them, or a dress or skirt for her-the patterned cloth being appealing. So a relatively recent site from the 1700-1800s does not have to be either-or. It might be both.
That is something great to remember! Thank you for that!
What an exciting find! Thank you so much for educating your viewers on how to explore, respectfully! So much cultural and historical information is lost when an archeological site is disturbed or vandalized! Love your video adventures!
Cool find, and very different than most sites I find in my own travels. As I know you know, the different types of pottery are very telling that over ghe years, many different clans used yhis site, as well as traveledd there over hundreds of years. Thanks for this!
Congrats on you subscriber count, your becoming very well-known amongst the archeological/anthropological buffs and professionals. It a great compliment to you to appreciate the others channels. People who don't explore like we do, usually also have no clue how vast the areas are. Or how huge UT, AZ and NM are. It would be fun for all of us who wander, and discover our passions in exploration, to do a meetup/ camp gathering this spring or fall. Preferable when its not 2000 degrees...lol I'm getting too old for that. 🤔
Thanks for all you do!
In the first part of the video, your camera picks up a massive Geo engineering project in the sky above you. Great work by the way.
Thank you for taking us with you!
I love the stuff you find, So much more to history than we know. Thank you
Could you do a video on the gear you use on your hikes ie; boots, socks and backpack as well as you cameras and your drone. That would be really cool, thanks.
Another Great video! The rectangular Lava rock walls could be remnants of a foundation for Cabin or Stage stop. It could have held Livestock but that doesn't really add up to me. Very interesting find to speculate on! I noticed that the area near the Cave at the end of the Video had minimal Forest Fire damage from the past as well. Very enjoyable to watch and we appreciate the time end energy you put into these great videos! Thanks!
Stage stop.
Wondering if maybe the rectangle area was possibly a corral for livestock , Jeff ?
Horse stalls by the door in winter and perhaps a double door as a defense. Firewood on one side, food on the other for winter?
Finding the cave was awesome. That would make a great place to ride out a storm if 1 was exploring that area!!
The Rectangle is Large and yes - love the Cave and all the Lava Rock - Great Adventure ! Many Cheers from Australia !!!!
The leachens have been growing on those rock walls for a very long time!
Great vid, I love the lava rocks. That little cave spot looks like a nice place to be buried. Too bad someone else looted it already.
That first depression you came across was a classic Grave Robbing scene - idiots digging down, and breaking everything in the process :(
Thank you for another A+ adventure! So many pot shards, the many different colors and patterns , just amazing.
Another great adventure, Jeff. Thanks for taking me along again.
Desert Drifter is a good channel and he has made specific reference to you and your channel. So he is a fan. New Mexico area if I recall correctly.
I did historical treaty work for a tribe in Idaho for close to 10 years and one of the chiefs/tribal judges once told me, about arrowheads, "sure you can have it, the Indian dropped it, he didn't need it anymore". Now that was really us just sort of kidding around and most of the time we had an archeologist with us. So how does that relate to pot shards? In and of themselves the shards seem pretty insignificant until you factor in a few other components. Sure, pots traveled with their owners and were traded, traveled and broken. So while the shard can't be 100% truthful about it's creation we know where it "died". From that, and the patterns, we can start to see trade patterns and migration that is so much more important than just the object. Once that object has been removed the context has been lost. Think of it this way. I have some ancient Roman coins I tried to collect once. If I lose them in a field in southern Washington does that mean Romans made it to the new world all the way to Washington? No, it means artifacts can travel thousands of miles, across generations and without the original context they are very limited in the knowledge they can share. They can be classified and cataloged by color, pattern and the like but that context will never return except in second and third, passed down oral traditions. Like a battlefield. Sure we find all these musket balls in one place. It tells us very little about the ammunitions creation but it does tell us about a battle.
Fun adventure. Thanks
This was really interesting!! Who knew that these old lava beds held ancient dwelling places!? Have you ever gotten in touch with an archaeology department at a local university to get more information about the places you visit? It would be interesting to have their perspective mentioned in your videos! Thank for posting these fun videos!
❤️🔥🇺🇲🪶 Thank you my friend for such wonderful videos and much respect, love, prayers and blessings to you for honoring our pass by not violating the site / land / things, besides it's not good nor healthy to handle or take things from old sites, there's spiritual things attached to them, always pray before you step upon the land and pray after you leave, spirits from the pass can follow you home, as a American Navajo Indian from Flagstaff Arizona, me and my family will always be in prayer for you my friend, keep on being a blessing to to all us all with such wonderful content, I pray that our path cross some day and break bread, and it would be a blessing to go with you , on your next adventure, with a Navajo Indian from Arizona, it is good to go with a native american so you can learn and share more , much blessings to you and your family, your health, your channel, your job, your vehicles, your pets, your home, your adventures, your land and above all your bloodline In The Mighty Name Of Jesus Christ our Lord by way of the Holy Spirit, may the Holy Spirit travel with you on your adventures for protection and knowledge Amen your friend Navajo nChrist
I was extremely touched by your comment and just had to send a reply to you. I sure do hope our paths cross one day! It would be an honor and a blessing to spend a hike or two with you. Maybe we can work something out to make that happen. Thank you so much for your comment. Really, it meant a lot to me.
-Jeff
I wouldn't be surprised if those ruins weren't 10s of thousands of years old. Thanks for the 4k back seat adventures!
Your personality and integrity are a welcome attribute. I'm with a trusted friend when watching your videos and know other viewers find the same. Congratulations to your success. Take care.
Thank you so much for your comment, Carl
Success! What got the boss man to watch with us! Thank you again for allowing us to join your adventure!
Yes, there are other Google Earth Exploration Channels, but you the GOAT (that's Australian for Greatest Of All Time) thanks for sharing, you're awesome.
Wow, thank you so so much for that! I am trying to improve and be better. I appreciate that!
As always, EXCELLENT drone work!
I really enjoy your videos and the professional way you approach the ruins. I noticed on this trip there were some unusual flowers (5.20) I don't think I've ever seen them before. Any idea what they are? It makes me wonder if some of the plants could be from seeds left years ago when the area was populated. Fun to think about. Thanks for taking us along!
Thanks for sharing these pictures and information. I love seeing what you find. For us folks who can’t get out to do this in person you are a way we can see these things. Thank you
Love this channel, you do a very good job on filming and commentary your exploratins. Greetings from the Netherlands!
Thank you for watching! And all the way from the Netherlands!! 🙂Maybe one day, I can explore there!
Desert drifter is another good channel.
Dude, your awesome, I miss the desert so much! You bring me back...I'm a Pacific Northwester wanna be desert drifter...lol
TY for sharing your adventures with the world!
Many folks don't realize how much volcanic activity once took place in that region. It's all over the place, but gets kind of lost with all the red rock around. Cool explore! OH and 200K subs!!! Nice!
Hi Jeff! Never miss YOUR adventures.
Very cool. The variety and large amount of pottery shards spread over this area suggests some kind of gathering place for trade maybe?
Dude your are killing it. I just got my wife into doing this as family adventures with our daughter. She's too small to understand but we are doing this thanks to you. I e been doing urban and forest exploration for years but to have my wife and daughter intrigued makes me happy. Thank you and keep going
Love watching your adventures. You always seem to find something different. Thanking you for doing this. It’s awesome to watch.
Very interesting, especially the wall in front of the wall. Interesting paint on that one she'd. Be safe.
Thanks for taking us with you !!!
I love how giddy you get when you see something really cool. I would do the same.
What a wonderful find. Truly enjoy watching you. Hope your family is doing well. Thank you for another good time. 😊
Love your channel and you are the only one of my 100's of subscriptions i have that I have the notifications turned on.
There's an old saying, "Imitation is the greatest form of flattery."
Also, "If we don't learn from our past we are doomed to repeat it."
Hello from Brasil! There are hundreds of talking heads on TH-cam, but you are unique !
And yes when you are talking to us I do think of you as a friend talking to me.
Love your videos, thank you 🙏 I happen to be wearing the same REI fleece today… ha!
It's a good one! haha
Yours is the best explorer channel like this because you are so respectful and not a huge risk taker, encouraging people to do dangerous stuff. Keep up the great and fascinating work. ❤
Wow! This was awesome! Thank you Jeff!
Love watching your adventures. Max Australia
Thank you for watching, Max from Australia!
Love your trips!! Thank you!
Thank you! :-)
Thanks for taking us along.
Always nice to trek along with you - screenwislely talking.
Inspired to record my daily plodding about the urban work/job environment... so many people and pigeons and.. stuff happens at railway stations... & Zen itch nice to lay back and relaxTrek when home. Cheers!
This was super cool! Thanks for sharing 😊
Congrats on hitting 200 K
What strikes me is the jaggedness of the environment in this area. Hard surfaces everywhere. One wouldn't want to stand up too quickly in that cave... bonk! They must have used piles of pelts or woven pallets to make that space more livable for children and the elderly. Does so much broken pottery indicate multiple generations of inhabitation... or were ancient folk just particularly clumsy with their breakables? Things to ponder... Thanks for taking me along again!