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That retired geology professor told me to check the local soil maps before digging
Dr. Hamilton over at the county historical society said I'd find more artifacts in the old floodplain than on the ridge, so I spent two Saturdays digging test pits in the muck. He was dead right, I pulled three arrowheads and a broken clay pipe from 6 feet down in the silty layer near the creek. Has anyone else had luck following advice from old field maps or soil surveys instead of just going off visible surface finds?
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carr.lee10h ago
Tbh soil maps are usually more reliable than surface finds.
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rubyshah9h ago
Totally agree, soil maps saved me from a wasted dig last month.
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