Chris in Hamilton (Canada)
Active member
to last Monday's spot. Unfortunately too much of it was recent history 
I spotted this site from the highway on the Friday before the long weekend. There was heavy machinery scraping off the topsoil in preparation for a new shopping mall. We don't have enough of those in Canada yet 
The field is about 100 acres and at one side I could see where an old foundation had been exposed. Monday the 22nd was the holiday so I decided to hit it then. By the time I got there the foundation was gone and they had filled in the hole 
What couldn't be seen from the highway because of a hill was the big piles of garbage that had been dumped all over the field. I think I dug 10 chunks of aluminum for every piece of copper, brass or lead.
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Judging from the finds this place had been occupied for the past 10,000 years or so and at least until the 1960's. I was getting everything including car parts. A bunch of melted blobs and other bits and pieces. Didn't save any aluminum
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Half a powder flask, balls, watch keys etc.
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Almost everything I found that should have been a keeper was worn, corroded or damaged by the earth movers. Some coins, buttons dating from colonial times to around 1900 and a tiny sterling pin. The button with the lock and belt is kind of cool. Don't know what it signifies.
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There were hundreds of pieces of points lying around but all crushed to bits. The most complete one I found is 2" long. The teeth were found in the same area as the points. No idea what they are, possibly bear.
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Thanks for looking & GH, Chris
I spotted this site from the highway on the Friday before the long weekend. There was heavy machinery scraping off the topsoil in preparation for a new shopping mall. We don't have enough of those in Canada yet The field is about 100 acres and at one side I could see where an old foundation had been exposed. Monday the 22nd was the holiday so I decided to hit it then. By the time I got there the foundation was gone and they had filled in the hole What couldn't be seen from the highway because of a hill was the big piles of garbage that had been dumped all over the field. I think I dug 10 chunks of aluminum for every piece of copper, brass or lead.
[attachment 28317 may22nd061.jpg]
Judging from the finds this place had been occupied for the past 10,000 years or so and at least until the 1960's. I was getting everything including car parts. A bunch of melted blobs and other bits and pieces. Didn't save any aluminum
[attachment 28318 may22nd062.jpg]
Half a powder flask, balls, watch keys etc.
[attachment 28319 may22nd063.jpg]
Almost everything I found that should have been a keeper was worn, corroded or damaged by the earth movers. Some coins, buttons dating from colonial times to around 1900 and a tiny sterling pin. The button with the lock and belt is kind of cool. Don't know what it signifies.
[attachment 28320 may22nd064.jpg]
There were hundreds of pieces of points lying around but all crushed to bits. The most complete one I found is 2" long. The teeth were found in the same area as the points. No idea what they are, possibly bear.
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Thanks for looking & GH, Chris
