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Silver Ewer Spout Find.
Source: https://www.melfisherartifacts.com/ |
What do you think the object shown above is? I'll tell you below.
Down south the crews of the Dare and Magruder recently found silver coins musket balls, pottery shards, a barrel hoop, and a possible carpenter's file.
They also found an ewer spout very much like one shown above. I know that the single view didn't give you much of a chance of figuring it out. Multiple views are always helpful.
The spout shown above was found on the Atocha site years ago and is pictured in the melfisherartifacts database. Entire silver ewers have also been found with the same kind of spout attached so there is no question of what it is.
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I got a few responses on John E's mystery object that I posted yesterday.
Joe D. looks like an aluminum sprinkler repair tool!
And Susan E. Plumber's multi-tool.
Steve M . says
That is definitely an automotive battery connection cleaner. I have seen those in the 70s but could still be in use today. They cleaned the lead clamp inside and the lead post outside.
I think John will be able to decide which of those it is.
Thanks to all of you for the help.
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An archaeological site being eroded by the sea revealed Roman coins and pottery.
"The main problem is that everything is under a metre of sand and we're wondering if it blew in in the big storm in 1330 - so it looks like it's been buried for a long time and it's superbly preserved."
Archaeologists' initial estimations think the Roman pottery could be from around 200 to 300AD while the fort is thought to be from the Iron Age, which dates from around 800BC to 43AD.
"That's not to say Romans occupied the site but perhaps a tribe lived there that traded with the Romans," said Dan Amor, of the Gwynedd Archaeological Trust...
Here is the link for more about that.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-49397328
Luke 3:5 5Every valley shall be filled in, every mountain and hill made low...
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Yesterday I described some air tests I did. It seems I can't do that without repeating the limitations of an air test, and the importance of not making too much out of the results. You have to start somewhere, and an air test is a convenient starting place when you are just starting to become familiar with a metal detector. You can form some initial theories to be tested more effectively at a later time, but an air test will not tell you what you will get in the field with real targets. An air test is an OK starting place, but that is about it.
If you want to compare metal detectors, the best way is to take those detectors out to the area you want to detect and compare signals on UNDUG targets. Don't dig the targets until after you have thoroughly explored the signals and all of the adjustments you might be interested in. It is important that the targets remain undisturbed in the naturally settled sand or earth to get a good test.
If you are interested in the wet sand area, compare the performance of your detectors there. If you are interested in submerged areas, test there. Or dry sand, test there. Test in the same type of area you want to detect. Testing in dry sand for detecting in wet sand will give you very misleading results, but it will help you learn a bit about your new detector before venturing into the wet sand.
Also, when conducting a test, you should sweep as you would naturally sweep when hunting.
Since I conducted the air test in an area with a considerable amount of electrical interference, I wanted to make a few comments about that.
The Ace 250 isn't bothered too much by electrical interference (much less than some metal detectors) but when you need to, you can turn down the sensitivity. The Ace 250 does not have other additional options for dealing with that.
The Equinox has a frequency check function to find the best frequency for you. Besides that, you have several choices that you can manually select. You can choose multi-frequency or other specific frequencies. I found that both 5kz and 10kz worked well when I needed to adjust. Sometimes multi-frequency works well, but if you are getting a lot of noise, you can easily change frequencies. You can just cycle through the various frequencies and use the one that seems to work well.
From my limited experience, I've been impressed by several things about the Equinox. I didn't expect the display to be as clear and easy to read. Also, for the variety of features that are available, the options are easy to understand and use. The human interface was well designed.
Eventually I'll get around to testing it in the field on real targets. That is what really counts.
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| Source: nhc.noaa.gov |
Way to the north is Tropical Storm Chantal, and on the other side of the Bahamas is another system that could form.
I'll keep an eye on that one.
Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net
