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"Carbon-14 testing of organic materials found with Old Copper Complex artifacts has established a date of at least 6000+ years BP. Carbon testing of wood remains found in sockets of artifacts in our own collection has produced dates as old as 5900+ years BP."
The Old Copper Culture is arguably either one of the oldest if not the oldest know human usage of metal in making tools and weapons.
Ever since picking up a detector for the first time I have dreamt of finding something really old.
Well at the end of this recent trip through the states the chance came and I grabbed it with both hands.
I met Chris aka copperhound through another site,
And we hit it off very quickly. He and his wife Cathy are camp hosts in Northern Wisconsin, During their down time they both like metal detecting for fur trade and Copper Culture artifacts.
The campsite that they monitor is a very rustic 15 site with no services. so to say that the week I spent there was a gift of solace after all of the driving (5500+ miles up to this point in my trip) was a blessing in and of itself.
The first of our two outings was outstanding in my books while the second fell totally flat with neither of us finding bupkis.
At least the human garbage was light. This is all that I came out of the bush with for both days.
I guess that it is time to stop fiddle farting around and show off my prizes.
The first one out of the ground is this stunning tanged knife.
The second really cool find didn't look like much off the hop.
Initially Chris thought that it was broken.
I was totally thrilled to show him that it was completely whole.
My best guess is that it is either an atlatl point or a spear point.
The last find of the day was a nice little awl.
The copper chunks are pure copper that would have been made into tools if they had not been lost.
Needles to say while they were away I had to play.
These copper pieces were found in the campground itself.
My trip had to continue but I will be back there soon enough.
"Carbon-14 testing of organic materials found with Old Copper Complex artifacts has established a date of at least 6000+ years BP. Carbon testing of wood remains found in sockets of artifacts in our own collection has produced dates as old as 5900+ years BP."
The Old Copper Culture is arguably either one of the oldest if not the oldest know human usage of metal in making tools and weapons.
Ever since picking up a detector for the first time I have dreamt of finding something really old.
Well at the end of this recent trip through the states the chance came and I grabbed it with both hands.
I met Chris aka copperhound through another site,
And we hit it off very quickly. He and his wife Cathy are camp hosts in Northern Wisconsin, During their down time they both like metal detecting for fur trade and Copper Culture artifacts.
The campsite that they monitor is a very rustic 15 site with no services. so to say that the week I spent there was a gift of solace after all of the driving (5500+ miles up to this point in my trip) was a blessing in and of itself.
The first of our two outings was outstanding in my books while the second fell totally flat with neither of us finding bupkis.
At least the human garbage was light. This is all that I came out of the bush with for both days.
I guess that it is time to stop fiddle farting around and show off my prizes.
The first one out of the ground is this stunning tanged knife.
The second really cool find didn't look like much off the hop.
Initially Chris thought that it was broken.
I was totally thrilled to show him that it was completely whole.
My best guess is that it is either an atlatl point or a spear point.
The last find of the day was a nice little awl.
The copper chunks are pure copper that would have been made into tools if they had not been lost.
Needles to say while they were away I had to play.
These copper pieces were found in the campground itself.
My trip had to continue but I will be back there soon enough.
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