Well., I call stretches of creek with artifacts "hotspots"..,but they are actually eroding out of an ancient campsite within the banks and becoming part of the streams' gravel system. The artifacts are middle archaic to early woodland period ( 4,000 - 1,500 BC ).....so.,for about 2,500 years different cultures camped on the same site....that's a lot of time to lose things or somehow leave them behind....thanks for commenting Kent
My father was born and raised in Clarksdale Miss., and he said every time they dug the family garden in the backyard they'd find points. The oldest part of town I guess it would be now. Can't remember the name of the street, it was some kind of tree I think. That was back in the '30s. They're all dead and gone now. Maybe I should go there some day and see if I can find something in the creek.
Mine too! My Dad didn't know the technical aspects of identifying points, but he had a deep appreciation for ancient peoples, and loved showing us kids the points he and my uncle found.
I appreciate it ya'll....I feel you.,believe me. I lost my dad when I was just 15 years old. He got me started around 10 years old....when I was 12.,he got me a Mississippi projectile point guide and I started studying point types. He had a massive heart attack in 1990 at age 47. Thanks for commenting
Man killed it brother! That rain we got was even better than the last! Ain’t nothing more exciting than a new creek with some points in it! I also thing the best pieces I have found are always first time at new spots nobody been to, and always looking for the elevation changes!
I think you've hit a little motherlode! Excellent finds all along the way. I used colored pencils on my topo maps to help me, that was a long time ago. Keep up the good work, very impressive. Tell Shannon that was a keeper for sure.
You always have the best videos with the most impressive finds and thank you for the lesson on topography! Quite funny people think you plant your arrowheads haha.
I appreciate it....some people think that because they go out a few times and don't find anything that nobody else can....what they don't realize is that I eat sleep and breathe this stuff and have been for many years. I hunt year round every year....not just sometimes. Thanks for commenting
Wow!!! Incredible finds, I'm sure there will be a few more video's from those ditches. Man I felt your pain on that drill, that hurt my feelings. You never fail to bring it my Friend 👍
Appreciate it Rockytop...appreciate you hanging all these years....You never know what's in these streams until you walk up them and have a look....always appreciate your comments sir
Holy moly man. That was an epic creek. That drill was insane. Even if it was broke. You’ll definitely have to get back in there. Clearly it doesn’t get checked very often.
Appreciate the kind words Sally....I've been fascinated with this sort of thing since I was ten.....a burning passion that will never go away I suppose....thanks for commenting
Keep us spinning Sally. Starts with YOU my dear. Get out there and get after it! Ditchwalker doing his thing. Do yours. ***A non-existent warrior with purpose
Amazing finds. I am in Maryland and I have a creek that my Grandfather told me held several Indian encampments. He was friends with some of the young males when he was a kid. He had a huge collection of items from the area. I’ll try and use some of this information to see what I can find. I’ve always wanted to go back and search the area with my boys.
@@Theditchwalker thanks for sharing what you do. It’s a thrill for me to see these ancient artifacts discovered right in front of my eyes. I have always appreciated the discovery and preservation of those amazing things that came before us. Keep up the great videos!
What part of Maryland? I live in OC and only good hunting here is eroded shorelines and fields. The creeks here have no stone in them so is hard to find arrowheads in them.
I spent an afternoon (3 hrs) by Dierks, AR one year and found about a dozen arrowheads and other tools in the piney woods on a rock ridge going down to a creek. It was a great experience. Subsequently, looked in my own backyard (along the bank of an old river channel) after I took off 4-5 inches of sand in Longview, WA. Found a half dozen tools there, and a nice scraper in river rock at a local savings and loan just laying there. When I was a kid I found a rotted out yew bow also. The stuff is all around if you just notice.
Absolutely.....I tell people "they're in every stream if your diligent enough.,just some are way better than others" ...people inhabited this land for 12k+ years....that's a lot of time to lose things.....thanks for commenting
Wow! What some GREAT finds. I love to arrowhead hunt. Ive found a lot n south Ga. Now those r true treasures. Noghting like finding a hole one and feeling the excitement. Ur video has giving me an itch to go hunting. Been waiting on those fields to get plowed and rain . I'm excited for your finds. Enjoyed the adventure. Thank you. Stay safe out there and God bless.
.Hi buddy. Theditchwalker is always a sure hit. Good finds. That broken drill also hurt me, friend. Enjoy the journey through that ditch of life. GREETINGS AND BLESSINGS.
Heck yes buddy!! Always fun locating some new spots!! Topo maps are the way to go. Some nice looking rocks coming out of that new ditch …I expect we’ll be seeing more from there soon!! Great vid Joe…..see ya on the next one. 👍🏻
I'm a Mississippi girl. Over here in Vicksburg. I'm part Cherokee and Blackfoot. And my heart and soul wants to go hunt SO bad. Always has. But I never know where to go!
I used to live in Clinton and a friend of mine took me hunting near vicksburg....a tiny feeder ditch we were hunting was loaded......your in a good area... just to your east.,should be good ...all creeks and feeders are not created equal...some are better than others...but nearly all of them have artifacts that can be found if you are persistent
Beautiful points. I lost a good-sized collection when my house burned down in April of 2023. All from northeast Tennessee where I lived and hunted most of my life.
Man, thank you for explaining the geology and how you're using a topological map. You obviously know waaay more than me! I'm living vicariously through your incredible videos!!!
Man…what a honey hole ! I foresee many more trips up and down this watercourse in your future and many (hopefully) more great videos from you ! Fantastic find and artifacts !
Awesome video, takes a special kind of person to do what you do, I found a few points in some plowed fields when I was a kid and always wanted to know more about them but life got in the way, keepum coming!
It really does....when the occasional person comments about planting points..,they don't realize that I study this stuff and hunt year round....and have been for many years before youtube. Thanks for commenting
Yep, I was listening to you 5 years ago. Thats where ALL my big points and quantity points comes from. I got good shells from them to .Congratulations on your finds my friend. Looking forward to seeing what you find next time. Good luck and God Bless...
Love these videos man! I've been watching your channel for around 5 years. The hunting I do in Ohio never yields anything quite like this. My jaw dropped at the drill... I've found several broke ones, but nothing of that size! One of my videos has my broken drills + a broken gorget. Once again I'm blown away with the diversity of your finds! Keep it up and good luck out there😎
I'm surprised you aren't finding things in Ohio because the ancients were there since before 2400BC, and Ohio land was included in the "Great War" around 400AD, which was a fullout genocide on each other, so something has to be there. Also, there are ancient artifacts there from peaceable times, too. The Adena and Hopewell were no small civilizations--they had built whole cities, had sophisticated forts, knew metallergy well, and a huge copper mine in northern Michigan was thr main source of their copper for weapons of war and farming equipment, and armor. The Great War started around Illinois, went to Ohio, and the chase went from there to upstate NY, where a great slaughter happened and then the chase went straight south as far as to Kentucky where it was a real bloodbath, so much so that none would dwell there for even as long as when Daniel Boone came. That us one reason he was able to build a home there, because they would live there. They would still hunt there, though. "Kentucky" essentially means "land of blood". So that gives you an idea of where a lot of arrow heads and spearheads would be. Wayne May has pictures in some of his UA-cam videos of a lot of artifacts that have been found in the midwest and around the Great Lakes. Also historic newspaper accounts of people finding artifacts since six the pilgrams arrived. There are only about 1,000 earthworks left, but around 199,000 were leveled, destroyed and looted for artifacts for re-working for the settlers farming tools since tree 1600's. Something could be right under your nose. My husband's grandpa used to go out onto the newly plowed farm fields right after the rain and find newly exposed arrow heads in Indian Springs, MD. I think that area follows the path the took from where they came. These people were especially active around Ohio, Illionois, eastern Iowa, south of Ohio, half of PA, all of MD, the Virginias, the Carolina's, Tennessee, Kentucky, and on down to FL with tonalities in between. Some headed westward in a state of war (after 592BC), but the ones who arrived around 2400BC also headed westward, and only as far eastward as about the western 1/3 of PA abd down to Kentucky. Those two groups never knew each other because the Adena (2400BC) also became a warring people and wiped each other out in a big war. The Adena were known to be extremely large in stature, and had flee oppression from Assyria. So their artifacts are also still being found and discovered. Don't expect the Smthsn to cooperate, though. They have their own agenda and hide the truth a lot. But these people both iriginated from civiliations as equally sophisticated in knowledge and order as Jerusalem when it was at its best before its destruction in 600BC. A few who fled during both ears of oppression, came here. Long story, but many tribes have lore of it. I'd just look harder in Ohio! You never know. The government had many forts leveled and cleared, and one in particular was a fort with Jewish designs in it. Squires and Davis called it "the Hannukah Fort" in their book and they surveyed the whole thing before the government ruined it for political reasons. There are photos if gheir diagram online and their many earkwork surveys are in thrur published book(s) still in the Library of Congress. Where these places are, no doubt, are artifacts, still. I doubt all of the arrowheads alone will ever all be found.
Been following you for a while now. Really enjoyed this video. The extra information, finding different pieces was awesome. Helps learn me, my appreciated.
Sure do enjoy your videos, thank you for telling about each point/rock. It feels as if we are right there with ya and we can feel the excitement you still have with each find.
I think I'm just as intrigued as I was when I was a young boy lol....beginning at 12.,I started studying point types...I wanted to know how old everything I found was lol.....thanks for commenting
Appreciate it Scott....oh yeah., they came home with me as well....I'm gonna put everything outta that ditch in its own frame...🙂...thanks for commenting
It's crazy, your "not too bad" points are the kind that are the highlight of other videos. You get on some awesome artifacts, brother. Really enjoy your videos.
There's nothing like it....I used to love deer hunting and fishing.,but when I found that first creek point....it was all over...😂🙂...thanks for commenting
I did archeological surveys around Cleveland in a 70 mile radius. The most likely spots for sites based on topo maps was the combination of forks in a stream or creek where the living site was and the presence nearby of a defensible hill or cliff with at least 3 steep sides. You are likely missing the living sites which would be on the flat surface above the creek. These flat occupation areas are now probably under a couple of feet of soil. So finding them requires looking along the slopes of the walls of the creek. This may explain why many of your finds look pristine - they just came out of the wall
That is exactly the setup here...the site is on A plateau at about 400 ft and is surrounded by a steep bluff... not only a defensible hill.,but also shelter from the north winds in the winter. Yes.,they are eroding out of the bank along that plateau..I appreciate the comment Leonard
Appreciate it Michael.....oh that's coming for sure....I just don't know if we'll get a good enough rain here to flush it out.....it's way up in there and it takes a lot of rain to get the water flowing.....that's where my shovel comes into play...🙂 goodluck out hunting my friend
Just happened up on ur channel !! Very cool 😎 U make me wanna go ask to walk up folks creeks looking for arrow heads and such . Very beautiful colors too !! Vicksburg,Ms here !! :)
I've spent hours upon hours searching the weedkilled rows at the vineyard I work at and have found a handful of small points. A few near perfect but the others broken. If I found one like you found in that creek I would retire ;). I mostly collect flakes. Great video
Shout out from Vineyard Haven Ma. ! Loved this video, thanx. It’s amazing how the UA-cam algorithm suggests stuff… I live in Wampanoag territory and know guys that have amazing artifact collections here. I’ve never found any arrowheads - too busy working I guess. Spent a summer in Grenada about 40 years ago- man that’s a hot place. Good hunting to you and thanx again!
I was just rewatching this video with my 5 year granddaughter, she is absolutely amazed… she said “ dude.. mawmaw this guy needs to start a collection “ 😂😂
Yeah.,I should have done that.....I had so many obstacles during editing that I just wanted to get it up...I was already a week behind lol....I'll post everything in my community section...thanks for commenting
I always enjoy your excursions and would love to be more involved in your kind of activities! I’m a real novice.. found my first point at age 60 plus… and don’t really know what I’m looking at. You seem very knowledgeable and I’m glad you share your experiences with us. I wish you’d give more basic details in describing items you find. Like explaining what the different periods and approximately when they were and what these points were used on, like arrows, spears, atlattle darts, cutting blades, etc. Any basic description of what they did, how they lived, how often they likely moved , how big their villages were, what tribes etc. Many thanks for sharing ! Keep looking, good luck!
Man oh man what killer ditch ! Literally ! Awesome finds brother ! I like to hunt quality before quantity as a rule of thumb but man that little flint creek point always gets my blood boiling! Not to mention all the Benton’s you been pulling! Killer man , thanks for sharing with us
I am extremely jealous that you live in an area where you can hike and find points. I would love to own even a broken find like the one with the tip broken off. So cool
Those "cup stones" are (most likely) used for reshaping the striking end of an antler billet, used for knapping. When using "traditional" knapping tools the striking end gets abraded really quickly and must be reshaped fairly regularly. I'd hang on to a few great examples, if I were the one walking the ditch.
That could be a possibility also....Many from this area show evidence of being in a fire....oh yeah.,I'll haul the nicer ones out....thanks for your insight and commenting
Great finds man! You ever look aroud the spot where you find them for the rest of the piece? Like that drill, that would have been sweet,even though broke.
Interesting that the bottom and all rocks are uniformly coated dark olive with algae and silt... Except the pointed of interest.. which have very very light coatings.
I used USGS topo maps a lot during my active hunting days, 70s primarily. I used maps to locate elevation and for scouting bluff lines for shelters. I literally had every quadrangle in each county I hunted. Topo maps are a great tool for locating sites. Great video as usual
You’ve got some good eyes brother. I like how you wait a second before picking up the artifacts. It’s fun to try to see if I can find it before you grab ahold of them. Thanks for the video and education. Take care👍🏻
@@Theditchwalker You’re welcome. I have to say that you have got me excited to start doing this again! Thank you for all of the advice as well. Btw, are there any books that you recommend regarding this? Take care and I hope you have a wonderful day!👍🏻
I think those Firestarter. Old also be for using those drills. You found a 3 inch long drill right down creek from a fire starter pretty cool connection maybe
These hot spots, are they from animal trails and lost arrows from hunting or are they broken pieces tossed aside or?
Well., I call stretches of creek with artifacts "hotspots"..,but they are actually eroding out of an ancient campsite within the banks and becoming part of the streams' gravel system. The artifacts are middle archaic to early woodland period ( 4,000 - 1,500 BC ).....so.,for about 2,500 years different cultures camped on the same site....that's a lot of time to lose things or somehow leave them behind....thanks for commenting Kent
@@Theditchwalker That is incredible. They must have been the most perfect areas to camp, considering the time line. Thank you for replying.
Yessir my pleasure...anytime
Rock on brother
My father was born and raised in Clarksdale Miss., and he said every time they dug the family garden in the backyard they'd find points.
The oldest part of town I guess it would be now. Can't remember the name of the street, it was some kind of tree I think. That was back in the '30s.
They're all dead and gone now. Maybe I should go there some day and see if I can find something in the creek.
That’s a dang good hunt Mr. Ditch! that broken drill hurts me all the way up here in NC! glad you’re finding🏆
I appreciate it....I couldn't believe it when I got up there in them...😳
That was a great trip..
Love your stuff Ditchwalker..Northeast Arkansas here
Find many points around NEA?
My dad would’ve loved this channel. I wish I could watch your videos with him so bad. Great video Ditchwalker.
Mine too! My Dad didn't know the technical aspects of identifying points, but he had a deep appreciation for ancient peoples, and loved showing us kids the points he and my uncle found.
I appreciate it ya'll....I feel you.,believe me. I lost my dad when I was just 15 years old. He got me started around 10 years old....when I was 12.,he got me a Mississippi projectile point guide and I started studying point types. He had a massive heart attack in 1990 at age 47. Thanks for commenting
Always think of my Dad when I watch arrowhead vids👍
Man killed it brother! That rain we got was even better than the last! Ain’t nothing more exciting than a new creek with some points in it! I also thing the best pieces I have found are always first time at new spots nobody been to, and always looking for the elevation changes!
my God man look at the 15:04 mark it looks like you missed a hell of a point right before you picked up that last fire starter rock. Killer finds.
I came to the comments for the same thing that ain’t no leaf a big white point looks like
Yep yep!!!! Great eyes
He missed a lot of good ones I saw at least 3 that he missed
I think you've hit a little motherlode! Excellent finds all along the way. I used colored pencils on my topo maps to help me, that was a long time ago. Keep up the good work, very impressive. Tell Shannon that was a keeper for sure.
You always have the best videos with the most impressive finds and thank you for the lesson on topography! Quite funny people think you plant your arrowheads haha.
I appreciate it....some people think that because they go out a few times and don't find anything that nobody else can....what they don't realize is that I eat sleep and breathe this stuff and have been for many years. I hunt year round every year....not just sometimes. Thanks for commenting
Wow!!! Incredible finds, I'm sure there will be a few more video's from those ditches. Man I felt your pain on that drill, that hurt my feelings. You never fail to bring it my Friend 👍
Oh yeah...it's coming....I'm about to dig tha bottom out that ditch...😂
@@TheditchwalkerI'm down to help
Man that feeder is loaded! Awesome finds and looking forward to seeing what you find!
Appreciate it Rockytop...appreciate you hanging all these years....You never know what's in these streams until you walk up them and have a look....always appreciate your comments sir
Holy moly man. That was an epic creek. That drill was insane. Even if it was broke. You’ll definitely have to get back in there. Clearly it doesn’t get checked very often.
For sure!!
Nice finds!
Appreciate it...thanks for commenting
would you come back and sift this creek?
Excellent finds my friend.
Appreciate it...thanks for commenting
Wonderful Finds.🎉🎉🎉
Thanks for watching
That feeder definitely made the day a heap more better!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Absolutely awesome finds, thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
In a world of strife and ugliness it is always a pleasure to run across a person with passion for LIFE! You help keep the world spinning! Peace.
Appreciate the kind words Sally....I've been fascinated with this sort of thing since I was ten.....a burning passion that will never go away I suppose....thanks for commenting
Keep us spinning Sally. Starts with YOU my dear. Get out there and get after it! Ditchwalker doing his thing. Do yours.
***A non-existent warrior with purpose
Exquisite!!!! Thank you!!!
Awesome buddy, thanks for the video. It's worth the wait. 🇺🇸🇺🇸
Glad you enjoyed it
Well, I knew it was worth waiting for wow. Thank you so much for a great video. Very awesome take care.👍🙏😂
Glad you enjoyed it
Amazing finds. I am in Maryland and I have a creek that my Grandfather told me held several Indian encampments. He was friends with some of the young males when he was a kid. He had a huge collection of items from the area. I’ll try and use some of this information to see what I can find. I’ve always wanted to go back and search the area with my boys.
Appreciate it....it's amazing what you can find in these waterways......the key is persistence.....goodluck to ya'll and thanks for commenting
@@Theditchwalker thanks for sharing what you do. It’s a thrill for me to see these ancient artifacts discovered right in front of my eyes. I have always appreciated the discovery and preservation of those amazing things that came before us. Keep up the great videos!
Do it and film it. We'd love to see
What part of Maryland? I live in OC and only good hunting here is eroded shorelines and fields. The creeks here have no stone in them so is hard to find arrowheads in them.
Let me know. I’m in Anne arundel area. If u need help. I never found one. Just like to find a couple. To put on my wall
You find the most prettiest Artifacts!!!❤🙂👍👍👍👍👍👍Enjoy watching and learning from your videos!!. I'm an artifact hunter also.
I spent an afternoon (3 hrs) by Dierks, AR one year and found about a dozen arrowheads and other tools in the piney woods on a rock ridge going down to a creek. It was a great experience. Subsequently, looked in my own backyard (along the bank of an old river channel) after I took off 4-5 inches of sand in Longview, WA. Found a half dozen tools there, and a nice scraper in river rock at a local savings and loan just laying there. When I was a kid I found a rotted out yew bow also. The stuff is all around if you just notice.
Absolutely.....I tell people "they're in every stream if your diligent enough.,just some are way better than others" ...people inhabited this land for 12k+ years....that's a lot of time to lose things.....thanks for commenting
Excellent video… great finds. Thanks!
I saw the title and I had to watch, Great finds man!!
That was amazing!!! I'm a Biloxi boy and haven't had the luck you boys have up there but I'm a tryin! Congratulations!
In mandeville...where can i go by there to do this? What about round here or pearl River area maybe?
Woooweeee! That was a fun adventure! Some seriously amazing finds and that drill!!! Holy cow it was a good one!
I was on cloud 9 walking up that stretch.....thanks for commenting
Wow! What some GREAT finds. I love to arrowhead hunt. Ive found a lot n south Ga. Now those r true treasures. Noghting like finding a hole one and feeling the excitement. Ur video has giving me an itch to go hunting. Been waiting on those fields to get plowed and rain . I'm excited for your finds. Enjoyed the adventure. Thank you. Stay safe out there and God bless.
I appreciate it Sandy....thanks for commenting and the best of luck to you out hunting
Boy, did you guys hit the jackpot with that new ditch? That drill is such a killer
My goodness for sure, man !!!! 💥💥😎👊
Great creek! Glad to see ya finding. Hard work always pays off.👍👍👍👍🏹
For sure!
Education pays. Amazing finds, must have been a fun fun day.
I guarantee it.....man I was beside myself.!...thanks for commenting Eric
Wow, great finds. You’ve found more artifacts walking this creek in one day than I’ve found in a decade walking central IL fields
Wow...I wouldn't think that...central and southern Illinois has some beautiful stuff....
Amazing! Enjoyed watching this. Thanks for sharing . Hope to see more .👍
Glad you enjoy.. thanks for commenting
Wow what a honey hole! That first point looks like a Dalton and that drill omg what a heart breaker ! You keep on Killin it out there brother! 👏
Prospecting is really paying off this year....I been needing some new places to hunt.....thanks for commenting
.Hi buddy. Theditchwalker is always a sure hit. Good finds. That broken drill also hurt me, friend. Enjoy the journey through that ditch of life. GREETINGS AND BLESSINGS.
Appreciate it Coyote...thanks for commenting and the best of luck out hunting
Heck yes buddy!! Always fun locating some new spots!! Topo maps are the way to go. Some nice looking rocks coming out of that new ditch …I expect we’ll be seeing more from there soon!! Great vid Joe…..see ya on the next one. 👍🏻
Appreciate it Mike...yeah.,I'm gonna pack a lunch and go in there for a little bit more in depth inspection lol....thanks for commenting
You’re videos are incredible! Still waiting for the ground to thaw where I live!
Nice finds my friend. I like hunting those feeders to. Congrats on the finds and new creek. Good luck out there.
Appreciate it...goodluck to ya'll as well...thanks for commenting
I'm a Mississippi girl.
Over here in Vicksburg. I'm part Cherokee and Blackfoot.
And my heart and soul wants to go hunt SO bad.
Always has. But I never know where to go!
I used to live in Clinton and a friend of mine took me hunting near vicksburg....a tiny feeder ditch we were hunting was loaded......your in a good area... just to your east.,should be good ...all creeks and feeders are not created equal...some are better than others...but nearly all of them have artifacts that can be found if you are persistent
Awesome video and finds thank you so very much for sharing 👍👍❤️
My pleasure .....I've done this for many years...I enjoy filming it for people to see as well....thanks for commenting
Beautiful points. I lost a good-sized collection when my house burned down in April of 2023. All from northeast Tennessee where I lived and hunted most of my life.
Appreciate it....man..,I'm sorry to hear that.!
Man, thank you for explaining the geology and how you're using a topological map. You obviously know waaay more than me! I'm living vicariously through your incredible videos!!!
I appreciate that, glad to share what I've learned!
Man…what a honey hole ! I foresee many more trips up and down this watercourse in your future and many (hopefully) more great videos from you ! Fantastic find and artifacts !
Appreciate Louis....absolutely...praying for rain 😂...thanks for commenting
Killer finds! That drill is amazing! I like the way you can connect materials with time periods. That has helped me also. Take care.
Wow what a great ditch. Great finds!
Appreciate it...thanks for commenting
What a beautiful creek, the points are just a plus 👍
Awesome video, takes a special kind of person to do what you do, I found a few points in some plowed fields when I was a kid and always wanted to know more about them but life got in the way, keepum coming!
It really does....when the occasional person comments about planting points..,they don't realize that I study this stuff and hunt year round....and have been for many years before youtube. Thanks for commenting
Great teaching video and artifacts! Can't wait to see what comes out of the feeder in the future! You make youtube a much better place.
Thanks 👍appreciate the comment
Yep, I was listening to you 5 years ago. Thats where ALL my big points and quantity points comes from. I got good shells from them to .Congratulations on your finds my
friend. Looking forward to seeing what you find next time. Good luck and God Bless...
Man I appreciate it Dave....goodluck out hunting
Love these videos man! I've been watching your channel for around 5 years. The hunting I do in Ohio never yields anything quite like this. My jaw dropped at the drill... I've found several broke ones, but nothing of that size! One of my videos has my broken drills + a broken gorget. Once again I'm blown away with the diversity of your finds! Keep it up and good luck out there😎
I appreciate it my friend....good luck out hunting and thanks for commenting
I'm surprised you aren't finding things in Ohio because the ancients were there since before 2400BC, and Ohio land was included in the "Great War" around 400AD, which was a fullout genocide on each other, so something has to be there. Also, there are ancient artifacts there from peaceable times, too. The Adena and Hopewell were no small civilizations--they had built whole cities, had sophisticated forts, knew metallergy well, and a huge copper mine in northern Michigan was thr main source of their copper for weapons of war and farming equipment, and armor. The Great War started around Illinois, went to Ohio, and the chase went from there to upstate NY, where a great slaughter happened and then the chase went straight south as far as to Kentucky where it was a real bloodbath, so much so that none would dwell there for even as long as when Daniel Boone came. That us one reason he was able to build a home there, because they would live there. They would still hunt there, though. "Kentucky" essentially means "land of blood". So that gives you an idea of where a lot of arrow heads and spearheads would be. Wayne May has pictures in some of his UA-cam videos of a lot of artifacts that have been found in the midwest and around the Great Lakes. Also historic newspaper accounts of people finding artifacts since six the pilgrams arrived. There are only about 1,000 earthworks left, but around 199,000 were leveled, destroyed and looted for artifacts for re-working for the settlers farming tools since tree 1600's. Something could be right under your nose. My husband's grandpa used to go out onto the newly plowed farm fields right after the rain and find newly exposed arrow heads in Indian Springs, MD. I think that area follows the path the took from where they came. These people were especially active around Ohio, Illionois, eastern Iowa, south of Ohio, half of PA, all of MD, the Virginias, the Carolina's, Tennessee, Kentucky, and on down to FL with tonalities in between. Some headed westward in a state of war (after 592BC), but the ones who arrived around 2400BC also headed westward, and only as far eastward as about the western 1/3 of PA abd down to Kentucky. Those two groups never knew each other because the Adena (2400BC) also became a warring people and wiped each other out in a big war. The Adena were known to be extremely large in stature, and had flee oppression from Assyria. So their artifacts are also still being found and discovered. Don't expect the Smthsn to cooperate, though. They have their own agenda and hide the truth a lot. But these people both iriginated from civiliations as equally sophisticated in knowledge and order as Jerusalem when it was at its best before its destruction in 600BC. A few who fled during both ears of oppression, came here. Long story, but many tribes have lore of it. I'd just look harder in Ohio! You never know. The government had many forts leveled and cleared, and one in particular was a fort with Jewish designs in it. Squires and Davis called it "the Hannukah Fort" in their book and they surveyed the whole thing before the government ruined it for political reasons. There are photos if gheir diagram online and their many earkwork surveys are in thrur published book(s) still in the Library of Congress. Where these places are, no doubt, are artifacts, still. I doubt all of the arrowheads alone will ever all be found.
What do you know of the creek beds and old lake bottoms in the finger lakes of New York. I live there but have never looked for artifacts
Been following you for a while now. Really enjoyed this video. The extra information, finding different pieces was awesome. Helps learn me, my appreciated.
Appreciate it Charley...glad you enjoy. Thanks for commenting
Sure do enjoy your videos, thank you for telling about each point/rock. It feels as if we are right there with ya and we can feel the excitement you still have with each find.
I think I'm just as intrigued as I was when I was a young boy lol....beginning at 12.,I started studying point types...I wanted to know how old everything I found was lol.....thanks for commenting
I think you’re right about those rocks being fire starters. Makes perfect sense
I used to call them Nutting stones as well....just doesn't seem logical....5hanks for commenting
I didn’t know if I should laugh or cry with you on the drill! Always glad to see your videos, I know we are going to get to see some killer artifacts!
That drill hurt....woulda been a year maker....appreciate it Don...thanks for commenting
Let’s go new ditch!!! Incredible saves this video!!! Great job!!! I hope you take those pitted stones too….
Appreciate it Scott....oh yeah., they came home with me as well....I'm gonna put everything outta that ditch in its own frame...🙂...thanks for commenting
A member of the ASO here in Ohio watching you and without question your doing a great job here !
I appreciate it Robert and thank you sir for commenting
@@Theditchwalker I mostly do surface hunting here in Ohio
Awesome Finds!!!❤❤🙂👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Another killer spot and video. Keep them coming brother.
Gonna do my best....I'll have to take the ole sifter in there soon...🙂..thanks for commenting
What a ditch! I'm green with envy. You not only have found some smokers, but Imreally appreciate your knowledge. Thanks for sharing.
My pleasure Catherine.....appreciate the kind words and thank you for commenting
It's crazy, your "not too bad" points are the kind that are the highlight of other videos. You get on some awesome artifacts, brother. Really enjoy your videos.
Glad you enjoy Jason....these Northeastern Mississippi points will spoil you after you get some good ones under your belt 😂....thanks for commenting
AMAZING! I possibly find one around home and am happy. YOU trip over them. I would love to walk those creeks and find those arrowheads.
There's nothing like it....I used to love deer hunting and fishing.,but when I found that first creek point....it was all over...😂🙂...thanks for commenting
I did archeological surveys around Cleveland in a 70 mile radius. The most likely spots for sites based on topo maps was the combination of forks in a stream or creek where the living site was and the presence nearby of a defensible hill or cliff with at least 3 steep sides. You are likely missing the living sites which would be on the flat surface above the creek. These flat occupation areas are now probably under a couple of feet of soil. So finding them requires looking along the slopes of the walls of the creek. This may explain why many of your finds look pristine - they just came out of the wall
That is exactly the setup here...the site is on A plateau at about 400 ft and is surrounded by a steep bluff... not only a defensible hill.,but also shelter from the north winds in the winter. Yes.,they are eroding out of the bank along that plateau..I appreciate the comment Leonard
Amazing finds! Give that place a search again after it rains and you'll be filling your pockets with points.
Appreciate it Michael.....oh that's coming for sure....I just don't know if we'll get a good enough rain here to flush it out.....it's way up in there and it takes a lot of rain to get the water flowing.....that's where my shovel comes into play...🙂 goodluck out hunting my friend
Just happened up on ur channel !! Very cool 😎 U make me wanna go ask to walk up folks creeks looking for arrow heads and such . Very beautiful colors too !! Vicksburg,Ms here !! :)
I've hunted in Vicksburg....they're around....they're everywhere if you know where to look...thanks for commenting
I've spent hours upon hours searching the weedkilled rows at the vineyard I work at and have found a handful of small points. A few near perfect but the others broken. If I found one like you found in that creek I would retire ;). I mostly collect flakes.
Great video
Shout out from Vineyard Haven Ma. ! Loved this video, thanx. It’s amazing how the UA-cam algorithm suggests stuff… I live in Wampanoag territory and know guys that have amazing artifact collections here. I’ve never found any arrowheads - too busy working I guess.
Spent a summer in Grenada about 40 years ago- man that’s a hot place. Good hunting to you and thanx again!
My pleasure and thank you for commenting
I was just rewatching this video with my 5 year granddaughter, she is absolutely amazed… she said “ dude.. mawmaw this guy needs to start a collection “ 😂😂
😂😂🤣🤣....thank ya'll so much for watching....tell her I said hello
@@Theditchwalker she said hello 🥹
How about a clean up shot, all the finds after the hunt. What a day! I live in Indiana and that would be a dream day in any state!
Yeah.,I should have done that.....I had so many obstacles during editing that I just wanted to get it up...I was already a week behind lol....I'll post everything in my community section...thanks for commenting
So so cool. Would love to see an eventual video covering your collection! Think that would be really interesting
Yeah that would probably take a couple of hours
love going along on your hunts! Keep it up!!
Glad you enjoy Chris...thanks for commenting
Love that Paddle drill, thanks for sharing!!!
My pleasure...thanks for commenting
Great Finds! I Love how your videos just end. Lmao 😂 Ur a legend you don't need no special endings. Great Video My Friend! ❤❤
Lol I appreciate ....well.,that is how the hunt ended 😎
Nice finds and looks like you have found a new spot that is going to be very productive . That paddle drill is still a great find congrats
I always enjoy your excursions and would love to be more involved in your kind of activities! I’m a real novice.. found my first point at age 60 plus… and don’t really know what I’m looking at. You seem very knowledgeable and I’m glad you share your experiences with us. I wish you’d give more basic details in describing items you find. Like explaining what the different periods and approximately when they were and what these points were used on, like arrows, spears, atlattle darts, cutting blades, etc. Any basic description of what they did, how they lived, how often they likely moved , how big their villages were, what tribes etc. Many thanks for sharing ! Keep looking, good luck!
You are very much correct ....I learn and get new Ideas from comments like this and I appreciate it Thomas. Thank you for commenting sir
I love your passion, and your finds!
I appreciate it....I hunt them hard and with diligence year round. Thanks for commenting
Thanks for taking us for a hike up these creeks hunting for points. This is the most fun I've had doing nothing in a long time.
My pleasure.....glad you enjoy. .. it's a passion of mine that never ends...thanks for commenting
Nice finds Joe!! Great video to!!!
I appreciate it....I'm itching to get back in there 🙃....thanks for commenting
Man oh man what killer ditch ! Literally ! Awesome finds brother ! I like to hunt quality before quantity as a rule of thumb but man that little flint creek point always gets my blood boiling! Not to mention all the Benton’s you been pulling! Killer man , thanks for sharing with us
My pleasure Warren...thanks for commenting
That was a killer hunt thay drill is still awesome!
You found evidence of some ancient campsites. Man nice saves. Good luck my friend
I appreciate it Horace....thanks for commenting
I am extremely jealous that you live in an area where you can hike and find points. I would love to own even a broken find like the one with the tip broken off. So cool
Email me and I'll send you something that's not broken....thanks for commenting
@@williamstanton3935 yo bro just look in creeks u will find them
Earned my subscription! Great finds and info!
I appreciate it... thanks for subscribing and commenting
That was truly epic what great finds and a great video
Appreciate it Ric....thanks for commenting
Those "cup stones" are (most likely) used for reshaping the striking end of an antler billet, used for knapping. When using "traditional" knapping tools the striking end gets abraded really quickly and must be reshaped fairly regularly. I'd hang on to a few great examples, if I were the one walking the ditch.
That could be a possibility also....Many from this area show evidence of being in a fire....oh yeah.,I'll haul the nicer ones out....thanks for your insight and commenting
Just found your channel. Amazing. New sub for sure
I appreciate it Nicholas.....enjoy the ride and thank you for commenting
Great finds man! You ever look aroud the spot where you find them for the rest of the piece? Like that drill, that would have been sweet,even though broke.
Thank you. Oh yeah.,absolutely....but I know the chances are slim in the creeks....thanks for commenting
Wish I could find some that big. Only find tiny ones here in NE AZ
What an adventure! Thanks for taking us along.
My pleasure....thanks for commenting
Loved video. Keep them coming
Thank you! Will do!
It’s been a long while since I’ve watch any point videos. Great to see you picking them up still! Killer creek!
Wow what a great hunt!!
Appreciate it Stoney....thanks for commenting
Interesting that the bottom and all rocks are uniformly coated dark olive with algae and silt... Except the pointed of interest.. which have very very light coatings.
That is because the molecular structure of the points (flint) is much smoother than all the other grainy stones.
Glad to see you back! I think ditches like this only appear in Miss. and maybe west Tenn.
Maybe so.,but I think I could do it in any state....thanks for commenting
Oh my god what a drill brother!!! One of the biggest ones I've seen even being broke!!! Amazing!! Congratulations
I appreciate it man....proud to find it.,but man......if that thing was whole...😳
Wow!!! That's just unreal, congratulations my Friend, Killer 👍
I used USGS topo maps a lot during my active hunting days, 70s primarily.
I used maps to locate elevation and for scouting bluff lines for shelters.
I literally had every quadrangle in each county I hunted. Topo maps are a great tool for locating sites.
Great video as usual
I appreciate it Tony....thank you for commenting sir
Nice finds I'm hooked.
Appreciate it...glad you enjoy. Thanks for commenting
You’ve got some good eyes brother. I like how you wait a second before picking up the artifacts. It’s fun to try to see if I can find it before you grab ahold of them. Thanks for the video and education.
Take care👍🏻
My pleasure Chris....it took me a couple years to train myself not to snatch them up so quick and film the moment lol....thanks for commenting
@@Theditchwalker You’re welcome. I have to say that you have got me excited to start doing this again! Thank you for all of the advice as well. Btw, are there any books that you recommend regarding this?
Take care and I hope you have a wonderful day!👍🏻
I think those Firestarter. Old also be for using those drills. You found a 3 inch long drill right down creek from a fire starter pretty cool connection maybe
I agree....that first pitted stone I find has been in a fire also...thanks for commenting