Colonial finds in February in NH

[ED-NH]

It has been so warm that the ground is not frozen in the woods so I took advantage of it this weekend.

I hit the same cellar hole area that I hit a few weeks ago where the LC came out. This time I decided to prove that people inhabited an area a little lower down the hill inside a stone walled area. I got lucky and hit a few buttons near the cellar hole. Not sure what the oval one is all about. It seems heavy duty and may not be all that old as far as colonial goes. The other small one looks almost like pewter or a shiny kind of material.

But, farther down the hill inside a stone walled area I found a colonial shoe buckle about 10 inches below the surface. It even has some of the original design running down the sides of it. I put a picture of it as well as the reference picture from the Revolutionary War Encyclopedia that I have. This one dates circa 1750-77 according to the book. Looks like an old site for sure.

 

[mdholedigger]

nice finds maybe you could be some help to me i am not sure if i have a confederate camp site or a colonial site any info would be great here are the things that i have found in the past two years.

thanks for letting me share hazel

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[5forksva]

n/t

 

[ED-NH]

Wow Hazel nice finds there. I'm fairly new to relic hunting as I have always only hunted for old coins. You should post this again on the forum and use the same pictures that you posted in this one and ask for some ID help. There are some very experienced folks here. Do the flat buttons have a thin shank? They look colonial from what I can see in your picture. I will look in my book and try to identify some of the items you have there. I'll reply to this post once I have a look. Thanks for sharing your finds.