Hi all, newer member from Alabama here! After finding my first artifact by sheer accident, though unsure of possible age of it, I have been inspired to really continue searching now. Many of you helpfully said it appeared to be a knife head - made of Quartz! The artifact was actually found laying in shallow water of our creek branch. I'm curious to know how to proceed with searching for more.
While the water is very very shallow, the banks on the side of some parts is over 5 ft tall. Other areas have collapsed/eroded. Our soil is primarily red clay, but the banks near the branch are a very nice grey clay. We have quite a bit of trees around the area, including some very large old Oaks. I can't identify some of the rocks, but we have lots of quartz and sandstone in it. Limestone in many areas around us.
How should I continue to search - walking and observing the creek, panning the sediment in the creek, or digging up at the top of the bank? If digging, how can I carefully do so?
Another quick question - how would you recommend cleaning my finds? Thanks kindly.
While the water is very very shallow, the banks on the side of some parts is over 5 ft tall. Other areas have collapsed/eroded. Our soil is primarily red clay, but the banks near the branch are a very nice grey clay. We have quite a bit of trees around the area, including some very large old Oaks. I can't identify some of the rocks, but we have lots of quartz and sandstone in it. Limestone in many areas around us.
How should I continue to search - walking and observing the creek, panning the sediment in the creek, or digging up at the top of the bank? If digging, how can I carefully do so?
Another quick question - how would you recommend cleaning my finds? Thanks kindly.
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