Thanks so much for all those who joined in last month’s block party to say hi. That was fun, but now it’s time to get back to business with a new honoree. July is a great month to celebrate lots of things, so it’s fitting we have a great new member to celebrate as our new MOTM. Please welcome as say hi to Mel. You might know her as HikerGalNC
Hello all, my name is Mel and I live in Raleigh, in central North Carolina. I'm super-grateful to the arrowheads.com mods and mentors, I've learned so much here in the last year or so. The knowledge you're all sharing was incredibly helpful as I tried to figure out what the heck am I looking for, and what did I find???
How did the obsession get started? I love the outdoors and am a longtime hiker, backpacker, runner and golfer. After semi-retiring from the tech world, with more time to play, I found an arrowhead during a hike in the fall of 2017, and it got me hooked. Now every hike becomes a treasure hunt - who knows what amazing thing I might bring home? My dining room table is now covered with rocks. Mostly rough tools and broken bases, but some points too. A few of them are even perfect! My husband is fortunately very understanding and supportive, and even comes along occasionally.
As much fun as the hunting, has been the learning: reading posts on this site, the archaeology papers that tomclark posts, the Overstreet book, UNC's RLA site - it's fascinating to learn about the past. Almost makes me want to go back to school in archaeology. Almost.
It's so nice to be able to connect with other folks on this site with the same interest! Thank you friends for your support and advice, the answers to my questions, and your amazing posts with awesome pics of your own finds. Let's keep it going!
Hello all, my name is Mel and I live in Raleigh, in central North Carolina. I'm super-grateful to the arrowheads.com mods and mentors, I've learned so much here in the last year or so. The knowledge you're all sharing was incredibly helpful as I tried to figure out what the heck am I looking for, and what did I find???
How did the obsession get started? I love the outdoors and am a longtime hiker, backpacker, runner and golfer. After semi-retiring from the tech world, with more time to play, I found an arrowhead during a hike in the fall of 2017, and it got me hooked. Now every hike becomes a treasure hunt - who knows what amazing thing I might bring home? My dining room table is now covered with rocks. Mostly rough tools and broken bases, but some points too. A few of them are even perfect! My husband is fortunately very understanding and supportive, and even comes along occasionally.
As much fun as the hunting, has been the learning: reading posts on this site, the archaeology papers that tomclark posts, the Overstreet book, UNC's RLA site - it's fascinating to learn about the past. Almost makes me want to go back to school in archaeology. Almost.
It's so nice to be able to connect with other folks on this site with the same interest! Thank you friends for your support and advice, the answers to my questions, and your amazing posts with awesome pics of your own finds. Let's keep it going!
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