Questions on old campfires or fire pits

[TheFinder]

Came across something unusual. It looks like really large pieces of pottery though I wasn't aware the local tribes had ever made anything that big. Right beside the pieces are several pieces of burnt wood and charcoal littering the ground. This is beside a creek and near where I found an arrowhead a few years ago. I'm just wondering though is it even possible for charcoal to survive that long on the surface or would remnants of an old fire pit have disintegrated by now? I've only heard of fire pits being unearthed under mud or inside caves and never exposed on surface to the weather. Just wondering if I found anything or if I'm getting excited over nothing.

[SDhunter]

Do you have some pictures of what you are talking about?    Gary

[TheFinder]

Yes I did make several. Give me a little while to upload off my camera card and see if any are good enough to post. Thanks.

[TheFinder]

The is best of the burnt wood photos. I was more interested in getting pictures of what looked like pottery. Just not sure what to make of this. I am not an experienced artifacts hunter, just a metal detectorist and rock collector.

[Hoss]

That does not look old to me.

[gregszybala]

I've got to agree with Hoss, looks very recent.

[TheFinder]

Okay thanks. Was worth a shot since I found what look like pottery right beside it. Seem to make sense to me since I found an arrowhead a few yards away. Guess its all nothing.

[Hoss]

No it is something! Just that charred wood is not old looking. Lets see what the clay looks like? How big? You know they did daub mud into holes in shelters and it baked and looked like clay blobs. Don't feel as if we are down on this just because the charred wood does not look that old. We would also love to see the arrowhead.
thanks for sharing. sorry if my comment made you uncomfortable but it was just my honest opinion.

[TheFinder]

Considered pieces might be from clay water pipe but can't find pics of any made like this. Did find out Catawbas made thick pottery similar line at the edge. The arrowhead is broken but here's the pic I made with my phone when I found it.
PS: I should add a village was excavated by university about 4 miles from this location.

[gregszybala]

Hard to tell by the pic, but those pieces look modern. Definitely part of a point though. Maybe you need to take a leaf blower with you!

[CMD]

A bit blurry on the point photo, but it might be a busted point. Looks like it might have been a corner notch. The pottery does look modern.
The fact that the pieces are partially laying atop the leaves suggest fairly recent I think.

[SDhunter]

Keep checking out that creek,  and I bet you find more points.  The odds that you found
the only one that was there would be extremely high.  Good luck.     
Gary

[Ouachita]

That looks like pieces from old water or sewer pipe that was used before PVC. I believe it was called clay tile pipe.