In West Central FL, most use only a shovel to dig. No rocks except chert and coral. Only a few inches to maybe a foot max. of "soil", then it's sand all the way down to hardpan at 4-6 feet. Woodland points are in the top foot, then often a foot or two of sterile sand, then archaic on down. Paleos are often found on or close to the hardpan. Hardpan here is like an orange-brown hard crumbly, sandy, minerally material. There is often a "false" hardpan with a thickness of a few inches, and under that is sand again and goodies. I don't know what geological process forms this false hardpan though likely it's water deposits. I always dig to the hardpan. After all that work I'd hate to think of what I left in the hole a few feet deeper.
We only screen if on a site where we might find tiny objects or if looking for a broken off piece.
We sit on rubber mats and scrape down the walls of our holes. Some make square holes, some round.
A "Pony" shovel is ground/beveled and is heavy guage, cuts most roots and shaves clean. Smaller shovels to get in tight are also beveled.
Pics from my Phattest Phase Note the Phalse Hardpan in this hole.
This hole is really 5 feet deep, just getting ready to empty spoil
HIIIGH FIIVE!! :lol: :lol: :lol:
We only screen if on a site where we might find tiny objects or if looking for a broken off piece.
We sit on rubber mats and scrape down the walls of our holes. Some make square holes, some round.
A "Pony" shovel is ground/beveled and is heavy guage, cuts most roots and shaves clean. Smaller shovels to get in tight are also beveled.
Pics from my Phattest Phase Note the Phalse Hardpan in this hole.
This hole is really 5 feet deep, just getting ready to empty spoil
HIIIGH FIIVE!! :lol: :lol: :lol:
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