6/30/20 Report - Calm Surf and Sandy Beaches. Treasure Coast Fossils. Fishing Artifacts.

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Typical Sandy Treasure Coast Beach.

The Treasure Coast beaches have been accumulating sand for weeks now.  In the photo you can see where the waves are crashing on a sand bar and then washing sand in, during high tide, up on the beach.

Waves Breaking on Bar

If there is a dip inside the bar, the waves will break on the bar and then disappear if the dip is deep enough.  Where there is less of a dip, the waves will continue in.  You can easily look out and see where the dips are.  

Waves Breaking on Sand Bar.

The dip shown in the above photo had a lot of loose sand and shells in it.  The water was clear and you could see what look like waves of sand on the bottom.  It was far from washed down to bedrock.

John Brooks Beach Yesterday Morning.

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Recently I posted a photo of a fossil snake vertebra that I found on a Treasure Coast beach.

Here is an article discussing the evidence that men ate snakes long ago.  Notice the reptile vertebra  pictured in the article (below).

Source: LiveScience.com link below.

Here is the link.

https://www.livescience.com/ancient-humans-ate-snakes.html

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Here is another small fossil vertebra found on a Treasure Coast beach.  It is in great shape and is very different than the snake vert.  I don't have any idea what type of animal it might have come from.

Two Views of Small Fossil Vertebra 

on US quarter for size comparison.

If anyone can tell me the animal, I'd love to know.  It doesn't look like the fish verts that I'm familiar with.

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Here are a couple stone-age fish hooks found at an inland site that was once a lagoon.  Between 1932 and 2020 the land was drained.  You can see that the fishhook that was excavated before the land was drained is in much better condition than the one excavated from the drier earth.

Source: See ScienceNorway link below.

Here is the link for the article about the excavation of fish bones and fishing artifacts from a stone-age site.

https://sciencenorway.no/archaeology-history-stone-age/archaeologists-have-found-astonishingly-well-preserved-gear-from-a-fisherman-who-lived-5000-years-ago/1705054

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As they mentioned on the Dino Hunters TV show, bones have to have the right conditions to fossilize.  After an organism's soft tissues decay in sediment, the bones are left behind. Water seeps into the remains, and minerals dissolved in the water seep into the spaces within the remains, where they form crystals.

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Source: nhc.noaa.gov

An area of low pressure off North Carolina has a small chance of developing into a cyclone in the next 48 hours, but it is expected to head northeast.

The surf remains small on the Treasure Coast.

Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net

5/20/20 Report - Beaches. Mystery Items Reappear. Borderline Conditions Last Week. Surf Increasing.

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Fort Pierce South Jetty Park Tuesday.

I was in the area and stopped to see how the renourishment project at the Fort Pierce South Jetty beach was doing.  It looks like they finished but didn't dump as much sand as I was expecting to see.  They didn't go as far east or south as I thought they would.  The sand is a fine white sand - nicer looking than some of the previous projects.

Fort Pierce South Jetty Beach Tuesday.

Also stopped at John Brooks.  If I had my pole, I would have done some fishing.  There were some nice schools close in and a nice big fish chasing them.  I didn't take my detector out.

John Brooks Beach Tuesday.

Sand had piled up on the front beach.

John Brooks Beach Tuesday.

I also took a quick look at Frederick Douglass.  Not very exciting, and a thunder storm was coming.

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Frederick Douglass Beach Tuesday.

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A couple days ago I posted a photo of a mystery find by DJ.  I got some good information on that object from John C., who showed five examples of the same thing.

Here is what John said.

Yeah, we  used to find those pretty frequently back in the 90s.  I was told back then that they were from a shipwreck, but not associated with 1715, but it's been a while, I haven't found one since I would say the hurricane season of 04.  It's interesting seeing them show up again.

Thanks.   James 1v12 

Items That Look Like the Mystery Item Found by DJ.

Finds and photo by John C.

Thanks John.

Also from the Not Just Coincidence department, below is a find from Steve L. It is the same kind of copper tack I found a few days ago.

Steve said, I also detected turtle trail around low tide Sunday. I saw 2 other guys detecting south ahead of me but none of us were digging much.  I managed to get only one target but I am happy with it. I took a picture next to a penny for size reference. I think it is like the one you found a few days ago I enjoy your blog. Steve L 

If anyone can tell me more about these items, please do.  I'd like to hear from others who have found them and whatever ideas you have about them.  Thanks.

Copper Tack Find by Steve L.

Photo by Steve L.

I always say when you find one of an item, there is a very good chance that there is more nearby.

Last Thursday I checked out a beach and there was some erosion, but I didn't know if it was enough.  I found this piece of lead, which as I said in a previous post, I took as what I call a signal find.

That piece, dense and nearly the size of a cob, told me that there was a possibility of other older dense metals nearby, so I checked the next day and found a few more small and seemingly old items, including another folded piece of lead.  My finds, along with John and Steve's finds, suggests to me that beach conditions were getting very close to producing some cobs, and perhaps would have produced one or two small ones if I had been in just the right place.  While beach conditions were not great yet, they were improving.  Unfortunately, the next day, conditions on the same beach seemed to deteriorate.  With the calm conditions we've had lately, I would guess that there are still some things that are close and could easily become accessible again with a little more movement of sand.

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Archaeologists are racing against the clock to save the remains of a buried Viking ship from a ruthless foe:  fungus.

If the project is successful, the 65-foot-long (20 meters) oak vessel — called the Gjellestad ship — will become the first Viking ship to be excavated in Norway in 115 years, said Sveinung Rotevatn, the Norwegian Minister of Climate and Environment...

Here is the link for more about that.

https://elexonic.com/2020/05/18/fungus-is-destroying-a-buried-viking-ship-heres-how-norway-plans-to-save-it/

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Looks like after today the small surf will disappear from the Treasure Coast.  Then we'll get up to six feet.

Surf Predictions.

Source: MagicSeaWeed.com.

Happy hunting,
Treasureguide@comcast.net

5/1/20 Report - 22 Shipwrecks in a 17-Square Mile Area. Analysis of Chain Mail Links. Mystery Item.

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A spate of shipwrecks recently found near a group of Greek islands has given researchers new insights into how trade routes and sailing technology evolved in the Eastern Mediterranean. And with more exploration planned, additional discoveries are still likely.

Over a stretch of two weeks in September, tips from local fishermen and sponge divers led a team of Greek and American archaeologists to the precise locations of 22 shipwrecks in a 17-square-mile area around the Fourni archipelago in the eastern Aegean.

The find is remarkable both for the sheer number of wrecks in the small area and the range of time periods the vessels came from.

The earliest wreck dates to the Archaic Period (700-480 B.C.), while the most recent is from the Late Medieval Period (16th century A.D.). Ships from the Classical Period (480-323 B.C.) and the Hellenistic Period (323-31 B.C.) were also found, though a majority—12 of the 22—sailed and sank at some point during the Late Roman Period (300-600 A.D.)...

Here is the link for the rest of that article.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/11/151103-greek-shipwreck-find-trading-route/

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Links of What Is Thought To Be Chain Mail 
Salvaged From The Site of The Mary Rose 

The artifacts shown above, which are thought to be links of chain mail from the wreck site of the Mary Rose, were analyzed using synchrotron X-ray diffraction.  The analysis provided detailed analysis of the composition of the links, and identified not only the main metals used, but also changes due to corrosion and preservation processes.

The links are 73% copper and 27% zinc.  The analysis suggested that zinc was lost from the surface of the links during corrosion.

Very small amounts of lead and gold were also found.  It was hypothesized that the minisciule amounts of those metals on the links could have been from tools used in the process of forming the links or pollution of the site.

Here is the link for more about that.

https://warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/x-ray_analysis_of

And here is the link to the original scientific article on the analysis.  Good reading.

http://journals.iucr.org/s/issues/2020/03/00/ok5009/index.html

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Since the beaches have opened and people are back on the beaches, we will be seeing more finds.  William K. found a couple of unusual sinkers.  The one shown below, and wondered if anyone had any thoughts.  I don't know the reason for the large amount of wire on the top of the item or the loop at what would appear to be the bottom.

What do you think?  Any ideas?

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In my 2/3/20 post I said, "Wouldn't it be better if our heroes were maybe scientists, engineers, or saints or people that do good things, rather than athletes and entertainers?  Its a crazy world."  

I don't know why I said that back when coronavirus wasn't yet being talked about - at least not much, if at all - but I wasn't hoping for anything like this.

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The Kentucky Derby is going to be virtual.  No real race.  Too bad.  I was there for a couple of them.  The University of Louisville was within walking distance of the Downs.

The surf is still a bit choppy on the Treasure Coast.  I'm hoping for some really flat seas for a short while.

Happy hunting,
Treasureguide@comcast.net

4/20/20 Report - Viking Artifacts Uncovered By Melting Glacier. A Found Coin Project. Restored Coins? Historical Criticism.

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(A) a bit made from goat or lamb, (B) knife with wooden handle, (C) shoe, (D) mitten, (E) leaf-fodder, (F) wooden whisky, and (G) a distaff.

Image: L. Pilø et al., 2020/Antiquity

From Gismodo.com ( See link below)

Archaeologists in central Norway have uncovered evidence of a heavily traveled mountain passageway that was used during the Viking Age. Hundreds of beautifully preserved items were found atop a melting glacier, in a discovery that was, sadly, made possible by global warming...

Here is the link for more about that.

https://gizmodo.com/melting-ice-exposes-mountain-pass-used-by-vikings-incl-1842885000


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Coin Project by Keith and Barbara Ann S.

Below is an email I got describing the creation of the above display.


Good Afternoon,

While still observing stay at home orders we have come up with another coin project that you may want to share. As most detectorists know for the last twenty years the US mint has produced quarters representing each state followed up with a state national park series. We have sorted through almost twenty thousand quarters found on the beaches of Florida looking for a quarter from each state and a quarter representing each states national park.

This project was much harder and took several days to search through mostly tarnished and corroded quarters than the world coin project. We successfully located almost every quarter except the few that have not been issued for the national park series. Those will be in circulation this year. We even found a few with the coveted West Point mint mark! This map was also purchased on Amazon. All quarters were cleaned and polished before mounting.

Stay safe, keep up the excellent work on your blog and let's hope our beaches open soon.

Thank you,

Keith and Barbara Ann S... 

Thanks for sharing Keith and Barbara.  Beautiful Display!

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I just saw this ad in The Numismatist.  Really surprised me.  I didn't think coin collectors would do anything like that.

On the other hand, it might be nice for a coin in bad condition???

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Historical criticism, also known as the historical-critical method or higher criticism, is a branch of criticism that investigates the origins of ancient texts in order to understand "the world behind the text".

Yesterday I read the most beautiful example of scholarship that I've ever read and it was literally hundreds of years old.  It was in Biblical Essays by J. B. Lightfoot, a 75 page chapter entitled Internal Evidence For the Authenticity and Genuineness of the Gospel of St. John. Linguistic analysis suggested St. John's natural language to be Aramaic, though he was familiar with Hebrew and wrote in Greek. Vocabulary and syntax was analyzed that suggested St. John to be in the right place at the right time to be an eye-witness. 

We often think that modern thought is so advanced over previous times, but I frequently find examples of the opposite.  Take a look at a elementary school textbook for one of the upper grades from the first quarter of the 20th century.  You might be surprised.

I've been trying to show that the same principles of evidence and scientific reasoning apply to various types of investigation, whether it is metal detecting or social issues.  Some people might think I was being political, but my focus was more on the general principles and methodology.  

In St. Lucie county four long-term care facilities were affected, and three over ninety-year-olds died.

Isn't it ironic that what I'd think were the most "locked-down" (those in prisons) are being let out because of the risk.

I wish I was able to find the article that showed how a photo taken at one angle made it appear like the crowd on a beach was jammed together while another photo taken at another angle made it look like they were well spaced.

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I always enjoy looking at the other side of the coin.

DJ pointed me to an easy way to get the Florida data to a spreadsheet.  Thanks DJ!

It looks like the surf will be small for a few weeks.

Happy hunting,
Treasureguide@comcast.net

3/19/20 Report - Variety of Types of Shipwreck Items To Hunt. Tonala Ware and Mammoth Bones.

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Illustrations Of Items Shown in Armstrong's 

Book On The Winter Beach Camp (p. 69)

Detectorists often look for coins.  Some call themselves coin-shooters.  But there is a lot more out there to be found than coins, and some types of things are not often found.  Sometimes those unfound objects remain unfound simply because we haven't set our mind on them.  Sometimes there are other reasons.

As I've said before, I'm a big fan of sifting, but it is not always the way to go.  But sometimes it is.

Detectorists tend to follow their detector.  Metal detecting is what they do.  Others hunt treasure - no matter if it is metal or not.  To me, metal detecting is one type or subset of treasure hunting, and coin shooting is a subset of metal detecting.

At the top of this post, you'll see an illustration from Douglas R. Armstrong's book, The Winter Beach Salvage Camp.  As you probably know, the Winter Beach salvage camp was a Spanish camp established to salvage one or more of the wrecks of the 1715 Fleet.  Along with another later British camp, it was located in the dunes above the wreck.

Notice the variety of objects left behind at the camp site.  There are metal items, but there are also other types of artifacts.  There are beads, shell inlay and even what is described as a Tonala ware toy turtle (bottom left in illustration).  Do we know of a child on the wreck?

According to rare-ceramics.com, Tonalá pottery was imported from Mexico into Spain via the ports of Cadiz and Seville from the 17th century. They were much prized for their attractive aroma when moist and for their alleged medicinal properties. They were greatly valued in the 17th and 18th century but when they fell from fashion they suffered neglect and are very rarely found today outside of historic collections.

Here is a good reference on historical ceramics from the Texas Historical Commission.

http://txhas.org/PDF/THC%20Reference/CERAMICSfinal2.pdf

I enjoyed going through that reference to see how many of the different types of examples I've found.

I very much enjoy finding things like that, but they don't often survive when lost in the rough surf.  Here is one I did find, although I don't know how old it might be.

Clay Turtle Figure With Missing Leg Find.

I often recommend keeping your eye's open while you detect, because there are a lot of things hidden in the sand that your metal detector won't tell you about.

Beads are not easy to find, especially in shelly sand.  I've only found a few.  Of course, it is difficult to say where they came from or how old they are.

I recently bent over to pick up what I'm pretty sure was a half button swashing around in the surf, but it crumbled between my fingers when I finally got it.

I wanted to remind you to look for non-metallic items as well as those that can be found with your metal detector.

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Around 25,000 years ago, hunter-gatherers used the bones from 60 mammoths to build a large circular structure in Russia. 

And no one knows why. 

Researchers have excavated the site in an attempt to understand it, but they don't know why the structure was built, according to a new study. 

This isn't the first "mammoth house" to be found in Russia, but it is the oldest and largest, measuring 41 feet across...

Here is that link.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/16/world/ice-age-mammoth-house-russia-scn/index.html

Speaking of non-metallic treasures, don't forget that fossilized mammoth bones have been found on the Treasure Coast.

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Not long ago, Mike S. mentioned diving with Roy Volker.  I only talked to Roy once, and that was by phone.  

I think I mentioned before the Treasure Coast treasure map Roy sold through some of the treasure magazines sometime back in the eighties.  It was only about a half dozen pages, but it pointed out most of the main wreck beaches.  I found it helpful because at that time I hadn't yet done much hunting on the Treasure Coast and didn't know for sure where the wreck beaches were.  Everybody has a lot of easy access to a lot more information these days.  

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Strange days these are.  At least it feels that way to me.

In my 2/3/20 post I said, "Wouldn't it be better if our heroes were maybe scientists, engineers, or saints or people that do good things, rather than athletes and entertainers?  Its a crazy world."  

I don't remember what was on my mind at the time or why I said that, but now it seems a little prophetic.  Here we are in this pandemic place where the athletes got sidelined and the doctors and scientists are on TV everyday and gaining celebrity status.

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The surf is running around 2 to 3 feet on the Treasure Coast.  The tides aren't big, and the wind is generally ESE.

There is some chance we'll get another decent chance before summer conditions really set in for good.  It seems to me that we often had a front or something come through around Easter.
Those probably stick out in my memory because of the association with Easter

Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net

3/14/20 Detectorists Find Record Breaking Hoard. Nice Artifacts. Green Cabin Coins. More Info.

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Two Lucky Metal Detectorists Find Record-Breaking Iron Age Coin Hoard

Guinness has verified Jersey’s 69,347 coins – collectively named Catillon II – as a world-beating find. It happened in Jersey, largest of the Channel Islands, back in 2012 and has only now been recognized.

2 metal detectorists, Reg Mead and Richard Miles, tracked down the hoard on the eastern side of the island. Their search was far from brief, lasting an amazing 3 decades. It’s thought Catillon II, found a little over 3 ft under the soil, dates to around 50 BC...

The BBC notes that in addition to coins there were “a large number of gold neck torques and other pieces of jewellery, as well as glass beads, a leather purse and a woven bag of silver and gold work.”...

Here is the link for the rest of the article.

https://www.thevintagenews.com/2020/02/05/iron-age-coin-hoard/

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A day or two ago I mentioned the late-18th century British camp just meters away from the Winter Beach salvage camp.  JamminJack sent in the following photos of the 60th Regiment of Foot buttons, which were on display at the McLarty museum.

60th Regiment of Foot Buttons.

Submitted by JamminJack

And here is another nice artifact.

Flintlock Pistol, Circa 1779.

Photo submitted by JamminJack.

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The reader's of this blog provide a wealth of experiences and information.

A day or two ago I also mentioned the Green Cabin wreck.  I Just received some good information about coins found on the Green Cabin wreck from Mike S., who dived for Roy Volker.

Here is what he said.

Hello, 

I love reading your blog, which brings me back to my days diving for Roy Volker from 1988 to 1996.

Roy was a living encyclopedia of the 1715 fleet and the salvage efforts from the 60s onward, having lived so much of that himself. it was an amazing honor for a kid like me to turn his dream of being a treasure hunter into actual experiences of working as a diver for that man.

One thing he always pointed out to me, and showed me examples from his collection, was that coins from the Green Cabin wreck were bowl-shaped. That's just a note about some of their defining characteristics, which I thought was very cool. I always wanted to find at least one of those coins, but we only worked one day on that wreck during the time I was with him, making our way back up from the Rio Mar wreck towards our usual location, being the cabin wreck. I did find some led sheathing and some white ballast. That is the only wreck I've ever seen white ballast on.

Keep up the great work.

Mike S

Good information.  Thanks for sharing Mike.

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I also received some information concerning the crystals found by TM.    I posted the photo below of the crystals a few days ago.

I asked for permission to post that information and hope to be able to do that soon.  It turned out that they could be something very different from what I initially thought.

As I always say, "Hang onto your finds until you know for sure."

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No change in beach conditions.

Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net

3/5/20 Report - Wreck and Artifacts of the Erebus. Squire Pope Manor Explored. Too Much Cleaning Spoils The Coin.

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Four-Reale Cleaned By Electrolysis

Photo by JamminJack

JamminJack has provided photos of some nice coins that he cleaned with Muriatic Acid.  Here is a four-reale that he cleaned using electrolysis.

Jack said, "When we used to find clusters or heavily corroded reales, most of the time they were sold as is. Back then, an encrusted coin would bring a higher value with the mystery of possibly having a date, full shield, etc. Now it seems a cleaned coin is worth more!"

 "This 4 reale was heavily encrusted. The smooth areas are very thin. Possibly, a "razor" coin, but exstensive electrolysis and scrubbing the coin removed more surface then needed." 

Same Four-Reale Cleaned By Electrolysis

Thanks Jack for reminding us of the dangers of electrolysis when over done.

If you look at the Sedwick auctions, you'll see some coins that were sold as clumps and brought good prices.

Jack, like the author of this blog, prefers coins under-cleaned rather than overcleaned.

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Source: See CBC.CA News link below.

Here is a very nice article on the salvaging of the wreck of the Erebus complete with photos of recovered artifacts.

Here is a short excerpt from an article about the HMS Erebus.

Epaulettes that came from a lieutenant's uniform were found on the lower deck of Erebus in September 2019. The upper part of each epaulette is made of twisted, gold-plated silver wires over sheet metal. (Photo: Marni Wilson)

Items recovered included epaulettes from a lieutenant's uniform and ceramic dishes. The epaulettes, Bernier said, were found in a drawer filled with a lot of sediment but otherwise empty of artifacts, leaving the impression that they were abandoned.

"On the flip side, in the ship's pantry, there's barely any sediment, because the density of the objects is so big. You would have plates stacked up 13 high."

And here is the link if you want to read more about that.


https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/erebus-wreck-exploration-franklin-expedition-mystery-artifacts-1.5469843

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Local archaeologists believe they’ve uncovered remnants of the original Squire Pope manor at Wright Family Park, a discovery that would debunk a generations-old belief that all traces of the historic Bluffton structure were lost to time, erosion and the 1863 Union Army “Burning of Bluffton.”

Town officials say that last fall, Heyward House volunteers — representatives of the town’s historical preservation society — came upon very old bricks while metal-detecting on the Wright Family Park lawn at the end of Calhoun Street.

The breakthrough launched archaeological work on the property...

Here is the link for more about that.

https://www.blufftontoday.com/news/20200228/archaeologists-find-remnants-of-what-could-be-squire-pope-manor-in-bluffton

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Source: MagicSeaWeed.com

It looks like the surf will be higher this weekend.

Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net

3/4/20 Report - Ornate Roman Sword In Sheath Found. Other Miscellaneous Finds. Bigger Surf Coming.

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200-Year-Old Roman Dagger in Sheath.

Source: See LiveScience.com link below

I posted about this Roman sword on 3/3, but it looks like somehow it accidentally got deleted so I'm posting it again.

Here are the first few paragraphs.

Archaeologists in Germany were "lost for words" after the discovery of a 2,000-year-old silver dagger. The weapon was found in its sheath in the grave of a Roman soldier who once fought against the Germanic tribes.

The dagger was so corroded, it took nine months of sandblasting and grinding before the sharp, 13-inch-long (35 centimeters) weapon was restored, at which point researchers were easily able to remove it from its richly decorated sheath...

After the dagger was X-rayed, CT scanned, and restored, archaeologists marveled at the dagger; its handle is inlaid with silver and decorated with rivets, and the iron blade has "deep grooves on either side of the midrib, a pronounced waist and a long tapering point," Tremmel said.

The iron sheath is lined with linden wood and decorated with red glass, silver, niello (a black mixture, often of sulphur, copper, silver and lead) and red shiny enamel. Rings on the sheath were used to hang the dagger from a belt, which was also found in the grave...

Clipping From Video Showing Cleaned and Restored Sword on Belt.

Source: See LiveScience.com link below.

Here is the link.

https://www.livescience.com/roman-iron-dagger-sheath.html

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I've often said, "There is always somewhere to hunt and something to find."  When conditions aren't right for one kind of hunting, it is for another.  You just have to change and adapt to the prevailing conditions.

I also believe that doing different kinds of hunting is both fun and educational.   You'll often learn something from one kind of hunting that you can then use when doing another type of hunting.

Yesterday I didn't go metal detecting, but I did do a little bottle hunting, and came away with a few nice bottles but nothing really special.   Here are a couple.

Vintage Coca Cola Bottle and Unidentified Stopper Top Bottle Finds.

The Coca Cola bottle is in very nice clean condition.   As you probably know, Coca Cola collectibles are among the most collected, right up there with Disney. 

This bottle is from Claxton Ga.  It is not an old or rare bottle, but I assume it would be extremely common either.

Bottom of Claxton GA Coca Cola Bottle.

Yesterday I also posted some finds by DB.  Here they are again.

Shell Artifacts, Fowler's Ink Bottle, Lea and Perrine Bottle, Bottle Stoppers, etc.

Finds and photo by DB.

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The predictions for a higher surf this weekend are holding up well.   I think they improved their mode.  In the past the predictions would often predict a high surf that would disappear as the time got closer.  Now the predictions seem to hold up very well.

Source: MagicSeaWeed.com.

Happy hunting,
Treasureguide@comcast.net