Arrowhead Hunting with the Big Dig Florida

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blackriverfossils

blackriverfossils

15 днів тому

I aged again. It was a big one this time so I wanted to do something new. Not REALLY new like skydiving, but new as far as collecting is concerned. I have always loved arrowheads and I decided I wanted to find an arrowhead in Florida. The laws are very strict about hunting on public land in the sunshine state, so its private property or nothing. Luckily I found a company called The Big Dig Florida who has digging events on private property for ... ARROWHEADS! They allow you to dig or table sift and I wanted the best opportunity so we went with the table. That's where an equipment operator digs up the dirt and dumps it on a steel table. Then you push the dirt through the screen and pick out the artifacts. We stuck with it for the full 8 hours and found a tremendous amount of percussion flakes made of all sorts of beautiful chert. We found some potential tools also, and to top it all off - my birthday wish came true! This video is from the spot they were calling the Cross Creek site which is now closed but I'm glad we were able to experience it at the tail end of its brief existence on the artifact hunting landscape. They have other spots now, all different but all new!

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@PickleBeeDing
@PickleBeeDing 10 днів тому
Wow! Thanks for sharing your very cool adventure with us! 🙂
@blackriverfossils
@blackriverfossils 10 днів тому
thank you for watching!
@AncientAdventures
@AncientAdventures 11 днів тому
Wow! What a unique title!! Lol. Now we match 😂❤ That was a fun day forsure.
@blackriverfossils
@blackriverfossils 11 днів тому
i should have looked at yours first my bad. it was fun
@janicegelbhaar7352
@janicegelbhaar7352 13 днів тому
Awesome finds , Happy Birthday
@blackriverfossils
@blackriverfossils 13 днів тому
thank you!
@thepeopledownriver9948
@thepeopledownriver9948 10 днів тому
Nice finds brother, glad you found a couple good ones. Happy bday.
@blackriverfossils
@blackriverfossils 10 днів тому
thank you!
@OCMama
@OCMama 12 днів тому
Happy birthday, Kim! Looks like you had a really fun birthday🎉😊
@blackriverfossils
@blackriverfossils 12 днів тому
Thank you! yes it was a blast. I plan on doing it again, except this time without aging another year
@Rockin_in_Kentucky
@Rockin_in_Kentucky 13 днів тому
Awesome video man ! Sweet finds! Happy Birthday!
@blackriverfossils
@blackriverfossils 13 днів тому
thank you!
@muellermade
@muellermade 13 днів тому
So cool!
@kellybelcher2319
@kellybelcher2319 12 днів тому
Happy Birthday!
@blackriverfossils
@blackriverfossils 12 днів тому
thank you!
@moemuggy4971
@moemuggy4971 13 днів тому
Happy Birthday, and congratulations. I live in Florida, and have never found a point here. All my finds are from the Ohio River valley. Florida has some of the most coveted arrowheads, because we have chalcedony and agatized coral here. If you can find a G10 Clovis made of agatized coral, you can name your price . I hear the Old man tell a story about a fella that found a coral Clovis, and his buddy traded him his Ford 4X4 king ranch for it. Said he walked home staring at his new Clovis in hand, grinning from ear-to-ear. 😂 I can't be positive, but I believe your point is made of heat treated bay bottom chert. When I get off work I can go through my books and try to figure out what exact point type it is, if you haven't already figured it out. Cool find.
@blackriverfossils
@blackriverfossils 13 днів тому
I think I remember hearing someone say it was a Marion but I'm not 100% positive. I'll keep looking for that Clovis! That's on the bucket list, I guess I'll add one made of agatized coral now that we're dreaming. Thanks man!
@moemuggy4971
@moemuggy4971 12 днів тому
@@blackriverfossils Yes, Marion, or possibly a Putnam. I believe Marion and Putnam are just subtypes of the same point. The name "Marion" is more commonly used.
@moemuggy4971
@moemuggy4971 12 днів тому
@@blackriverfossils oh, and it's not bay bottom chert. It's coastal chert or Brookville chert.
@blackriverfossils
@blackriverfossils 12 днів тому
@@moemuggy4971 that's cool you can distinguish the type of chert!
@blackriverfossils
@blackriverfossils 12 днів тому
@@moemuggy4971 i have so much to learn!
@Str8Flossin
@Str8Flossin 12 днів тому
Little point at the end is a Pinellas… 700-400 BP. It’s a bird point. Very good day!! Congrats
@blackriverfossils
@blackriverfossils 12 днів тому
thank you!
@badflyer6
@badflyer6 13 днів тому
I think your videos are so informative, I don’t understand why people want to ruin a good thing for someone else. I believe like you, we didn’t live then,how would we know. I enjoy watching your enjoyment of finding the arrowhead. Happy birthday!
@blackriverfossils
@blackriverfossils 13 днів тому
I appreciate that, thank you! there's no way around trolls and haters on youtube. i just ignore them and respond to the positive people like you.
@jackweeks8099
@jackweeks8099 12 днів тому
Man that little one is sweet! When was your birthday? And happy belated Birthday!
@blackriverfossils
@blackriverfossils 12 днів тому
thank you! it was at the beginning of March. the little pinella point was a complete surprise. those are so small they slip through the holes in the table so I was lucky to find one walking around.
@jackweeks8099
@jackweeks8099 11 днів тому
@@blackriverfossils yeah, it sounds like you were very lucky!
@MDFishinFossilsandArtifacts
@MDFishinFossilsandArtifacts 12 днів тому
Happy birthday!! Did you figure out what type that pink point was? Looks like a morrow mountain but im no pro. Either way congratulations man what beauty
@blackriverfossils
@blackriverfossils 12 днів тому
thank you! I think I remember them saying its a Marion. I'm not a pro either - I'm barely an amateur at arrowheads but its a fascinating hobby that is just as addicting as hunting shark teeth!
@MDFishinFossilsandArtifacts
@MDFishinFossilsandArtifacts 12 днів тому
@blackriverfossils ok just looked that up seems correct. And yes sir I found my first arrowhead on my first ever fossil hunt and was hooked to both.. also found a giant thresher just before the point haha
@blackriverfossils
@blackriverfossils 11 днів тому
@@MDFishinFossilsandArtifacts that sounds like an awesome day too!
@-CBA-
@-CBA- 12 днів тому
did you find and REAL artifacts
@blackriverfossils
@blackriverfossils 12 днів тому
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