This one of the 10 or so awls I found in the 4 pits i dig in the last couple years.These pits are so called trash pits that they put floor sweep in from the floor of there earth lodges ,and they also put there ashes from fire pits in there in a uniform layers. i have found bone bead that were on a strand at one time long ago that .that were in a bunch in one area.Found many small to med. size arrowheads, nice large pieces of broken pots of all different shapes with all kinds of neat designs on them not by paint but by tool when the pot was wet.Have found knifes of many shapes and size . Like I said will out pics. on as soon as I get the uploading figured out.Well back to the pits when near the bottom i have had my daughter,her boyfriend, and I in there with room to spare .Hard to beleave that these pits were dug by hand by the women of the tribe.I did go to the site on Sunday but not muc to show though did find some nice bone pieces with lots of butchering marks on them and did also find most of a squash knife made from the shoulder of a buffalo .with lots of use and nice polish on it.well gotta go H.A.G.D. ///

surface hunting and visit dig site

Have lots of rain last few day and gettin cabin fever thats the good fever to have.Tomorrow going to go to site and have alook around and do some diggin.Taking my 17 yr. old son and his girlfriend.Shes had so pretty good luck surface lookin. will inform with pics. and blogs./// HAGD

This is the start of a pit dig about 2ft. of hard clay then get into ash and soft earth layers aprox. 4" deep and I follow slowly with a small trouel to about at start of pit 3-4ft, across and it bell shapes down to about 5ft. across.And 6-8ft. deep . have pic. to upload soon keep an eye out .For the artifacts found through the layers .Thanks for the time and have a good day. ///(that is my sign ill end with that .

The Site

This site is a village that was dated aprox. 600 to 3000 yrs. old it covers aprox. 1 square mile with this view at the north edge .There are scattered lodge sites like the one shown(aprox. 10 on this hill top)The village was the shape of a wagon wheel with the spokes being the paths to other villages so in time of warfare there was quick retreat to the main village in the center. This is where my story will be for now .Being severial yrs. of digging and surface hunting.There are also other locations i look which ill inform when there and pictures.Ill also load hundreds of artifacts found at this site and others .thats all for now .Keep the wind in your face and your powder dry.