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Doing soil test samples is about as interesting as watching paint dry until you look at what's sitting on the ground next to your auger and find this!  Please tell me about it Ron and those in the know.

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Re: By far the coolest thing I've ever found doing soil tests
« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2020, 06:57:04 PM »
Hatchet?

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« Reply #2 on: May 13, 2020, 07:03:52 PM »
Awesome find right there

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« Reply #3 on: May 13, 2020, 07:19:46 PM »
Wow. What a find
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Re: By far the coolest thing I've ever found doing soil tests
« Reply #4 on: May 13, 2020, 07:25:11 PM »
THATS AWSOME, axe head for sure , what area ?

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Re: By far the coolest thing I've ever found doing soil tests
« Reply #5 on: May 13, 2020, 07:48:43 PM »
I'll pm you Chris.  Within a 75 mile radius of around here.

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« Reply #6 on: May 13, 2020, 07:54:02 PM »
That is very cool!
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Re: By far the coolest thing I've ever found doing soil tests
« Reply #7 on: May 13, 2020, 08:06:01 PM »
It has a green hew to it.  I think that it's granite.  Side view

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Re: By far the coolest thing I've ever found doing soil tests
« Reply #8 on: May 13, 2020, 08:27:32 PM »
That’s cool. I wonder how old it is now

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Re: By far the coolest thing I've ever found doing soil tests
« Reply #9 on: May 13, 2020, 08:46:54 PM »
That’s one heck of a find and the shape of it is excellent. Congrats!
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Re: By far the coolest thing I've ever found doing soil tests
« Reply #10 on: May 13, 2020, 08:53:58 PM »
The rock is around 4.5 billion years old— don’t know when man made it into an ax head?  Thought that Ron or someone could tell me😎. There’s one small chunk missing where a plow or disc hit it or got damage in some way.

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Re: By far the coolest thing I've ever found doing soil tests
« Reply #11 on: May 13, 2020, 09:11:59 PM »
That really is one heck of a find, it always amazes me when you guys find these artifacts!!! Congrats!!!

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Re: By far the coolest thing I've ever found doing soil tests
« Reply #12 on: May 14, 2020, 03:31:01 AM »
OMG.. You are one lucky man ive found one in 35 years and was with someone who found another one 5' from me. its  the top prize for a collector in my opinion. Its a full groove axe head no telling how old it is as native americans been making them for thousands of years. The only way you may put a date to it is by finding other artifacts that may be on the same site like pottery sherds or arrowheads as they can be dated by the style. Even then you will really never know as a native may have found it himself. Would love to see it in person someday..Congrats on a great find.
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Re: By far the coolest thing I've ever found doing soil tests
« Reply #13 on: May 14, 2020, 03:35:00 AM »
Got to get into the turkey woods but when i get back ill tell ya what they were used for. No not splitting wood.Take a guess..
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Re: By far the coolest thing I've ever found doing soil tests
« Reply #14 on: May 14, 2020, 06:59:23 AM »
Got to get into the turkey woods but when i get back ill tell ya what they were used for. No not splitting wood.Take a guess..


Braking bone  , grinding corn / wheat ?
Interesting for sure ...
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