Will a metal detector, detect a grave site?

[fongu]

Actually, the custom in the old days was to put coins on the deceased eyes. I have also heard of dowsing being used to find not only gold but other precious gems and minerals. Water, oil, graves. etc. If a person has the gift, they can find anything with a dowsing rod. If they don't have the gift, they're just wasting time. I just get a headache thinking about it.

 

[Steve(MS)]

Actually, the custom in the old days was to put coins on the deceased eyes. I have also heard of dowsing being used to find not only gold but other precious gems and minerals. Water, oil, graves. etc. If a person has the gift, they can find anything with a dowsing rod. If they don't have the gift, they're just wasting time. I just get a headache thinking about it.

.....And that is the problem with dowsing.
The claims are all over the place from finding metals to just about anything.
Dowsing cannot be subjected to scientific investigation....
like a double blind tests so one has to "believe" that it works.
Until such tests, I remain skeptical.....
And I don't care to hear the stories of dowsers with so called proof.
Carl had a long standing reward for anyone who can prove they can find
gold with one, so far no one has even came forward to take the test.
Dowsing is in the realm of metaphysics.
Just in case I have enraged a dowser out there, I'll give maybe the
ability to find water.....
Reminds me of what my father told me when he was going to build his
house in the country.
He called a local dowser and the dowser took his forked stick or whatever
he was using and proceeded in the yard and finally settled in one particular
spot.
My dad asked him was this a good place to dig for water and why here?
The dowser replied because it was as good as any and there is a large shade tree
to keep him out of the sun.
And that happens to be a true story although I have no proof of it
Same as most dowsing stories.

 

[NJgeoman]

n/t

 

[BigCatDaddy]

Dowsing?? Perhaps!! But "witching"....different story!! If there is disturbed earth, a trench or grave, let's say, I can find it. I'm not one to blow smoke up your skirt. If I say I can do it, I can do it. I've located a lot of pipelines in the oilfield and had them dug up right on the spot. Now, I can't tell you if someone is buried in a hole, but I can tell you there's a hole there. I think dowsing for gold or silver or water is a bit far fetched too. But if somebody can show me some results...different story.

 

[NM5K]

If it works, I think it's because the body may be sensing slight changes
in the ground, or being sensitive to the water area. Kind of like the moon's
pull effects the oceans, and some animals. There may be some kind of
very slight change or disturbance in the magnetic field. I dunno..
But that is just speculating.. It's when these guys start asking the stick
yes and no questions is when my eyes start rolling around..
In that case, I think it is like a Ouija board..
Course, some will tell you that without a doubt Ouija boards let you
talk to dead people.. I'm not too convinced though..
Even Einstein thought there could well be something to dowsing,
and could have something to do with senses that most people don't
feel, or ignore. I guess he saw people that seemed to be able to do it.
I think it's quite possible there is something to it for some people.
But I also think a lot of them are fakes.. If one starts asking it, is that
the way to go?, and then waiting for a yes or no...
I'd expect a geenuwine dowser to only go by rod or stick movements.
And I'd expect some to be able to do it with no rods at all. Or at least
sense the water being in the area.
The rods are only supposed to amplify the slight movements of the body,
and make them more noticeable according to the ones that seem
fairly rational.

 

[HuntinDog]

I have a cousin that Dowses Gold and has done it at picnics on hidden jewelry, But I'm still a little skeptical.
As for the probe.
I use spring steel, it's more flexible and will return to the original shape. 4 foot should be enough.
I would start at the edge of the plots and work across them at say 6" intervals. pushing the probe straight down into the ground.
Feel how hard the ground is and how far it penetrates.
When you hit a soft area that penetrates deeper that is where the ground has been disturbed. (grave??)
Move around the edges to mark out the grave and you have it.
Now which is the head or foot I can't help you on that.
Hope this helps.

HH

 

[Steve(MS)]

Where do you get the material for your probe?
I see you mentioned spring steel, that would seem to be ideal.
I have been looking for material to make one.