Does anybody have any advice on digging in Kansas? How deep, equipment. I am used to wiggle pick and central Texas. What do I look for to know a camp site. Midden rock,snail, flakes? Any help would sure be appreciated!
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IF "OK" then look where a camp may have been, check surface for flakes and pottery etc. Paleo may be 6 ft give or take. :laugh:
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Me? Will keep that in mind cause i could enjoy a getaway! :laugh: Water source,south exposure,hilltops or even flat areas!
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Not very many diggers here, I don't even know what a wiggle pick is :dunno: I'm assuming some kind of probe :dunno:
You see flintking when you do an uncontrolled dig, you run the risk of
destroying irreplaceable information, that could be obtained by professional archaeologists. You also run the risk of disturbing a burial site or culturally significant site. So in this way there are ethical issues with doing uncontrolled excavations in an attempt to remove artifacts. Others here could elaborate with more expertise than I. But I just wanted to explain why you may not find the answers your looking for.
Josh (Ky/Tn collector)
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Kyflintguy wrote:
Not very many diggers here, I don't even know what a wiggle pick is :dunno: I'm assuming some kind of probe :dunno:
You see flintking when you do an uncontrolled dig, you run the risk of
destroying irreplaceable information, that could be obtained by professional archaeologists. You also run the risk of disturbing a burial site or culturally significant site. So in this way there are ethical issues with doing uncontrolled excavations in an attempt to remove artifacts. Others here could elaborate with more expertise than I. But I just wanted to explain why you may not find the answers your looking for.
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Digging has almost become a bad word! At least with regular people! :angry:
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I was not passing judgment on anyone. Just trying to explain why flintking may not find the answers he seeks. Another reason for not very many replies may simply just be there aren't any active posters with digging experience in Kansas. :dunno:
My papaw was a digger, and I remember tagging along a few times as a child. When I first got into collecting I attempted to dig a few times with very little success. Then I realized I could surface hunt with more success and a lot less labor.
Then my evolution as a collector led me to try to understand what I was finding, and realized my actions could be counter productive to learning. And I also learned of laws and regulations regarding digging. So I decided that I'd rather just stick to surface hunting. Just personal preference. Everyone can choose how they collect for themselves based on were they hunt and the laws regarding it. That's just been my evolution ....
Josh (Ky/Tn collector)
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JoshinMO wrote:
Digging has almost become a bad word! At least with regular people! :angry:
My favorite part of digging and I don't know how it is in MO but I love seeing the different occupation layers and all the camp material right where it was. I was a surface hunter for a while and still love it but once I was taught to dig the right way (in Texas) I have learned so much more about how they lived.
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