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    i did have a story that went with them but after typing it 2 times and losin  it while i was trying to add pics forget it lol

  • #2
    Pretty neat stuff Larry. Try a 3rd time for the story! lol

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    • #3
      Those are natural concretions and not artifacts.

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      • #4
        ill try it again, maybe i wont lose it this time lol.anyway i had to go to north GA the other day.I got there a lil early,and had a hr or so to kill.so i pulled off the rd by a river to kill a lil time.i seen there was alot chert and flint there.i thought maybe i would pick up a point or two.so i got off the beatin path a lil and came upon a spot where there was 100's of piaces of broke up slate and all of the was carved and painted.and i dont know how many lil tools made of chirt and quartzite.so i piled up a few lil piles i was going to find something to toat them out in later.i thought for sure there would be a few points around there so i didnt waste alot of time on the slate and tools.i moved on hunting them.a few mins later the sky opened up so i had to run for the car.on the way by one of the lil piles i grabed what you see in the pics.the next day i pulled the place up on google earth.and back dated as far as i could to see what it looked like befor they paut the 4 lane rd tru there.I seen that a few 100 yrds from where i found that stuff there was a perfet out line of a mound that was prob 200 by 200 foot long.and along the tree line there was piles of dirt.as well i could tell that alot of dirt had been pushed into the river there.its only a few miles down river from the capital of the cherokee nation.i got out my old exploration maps from the 15 16 and 1700's and from i see on them that whole river was coverd with mounds.now theres only a few left.i was hoping i would have time to stop back on my way back to pick some more stuff up but it was dark by time i left.so if anyone on this site lives close to rome or carterville that wants to know where they can load up,message me ill tell you where its at.

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        • #5
          lol not even close.heres what they are part of. Etowah Indian Mounds State Historic Site
          ngeorgia.com/ang/Etowah_Indian_Mounds_State_Historic_Site - CachedSimilar- Block all ngeorgia.com results
          Not helpful? You can block ngeorgia.com results when you're signed in to search.ngeorgia.comLargest of the middle period Moundbuilders settlements, this state park also has a museum about the Mississippian culture

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          • #6
            Interesting stuff Larry. Alot of horsecreek chert in that area also.

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            • #7
              I'd agree with this expert assessment. Natural rocks.

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