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I think i found a Native American Artifact….Could you help me?

Written by Publications Staff on August 2, 2010

I was digging a hole in my yard when i came upon a weird rock. I plan on polishing it up. But right now it looks like a turtle. I am not even lying there is a dug-out area where the insides would be a head, 4 limbs areas, and […] Read more »

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I found a Native American artifact. What should I do with it?

Written by Publications Staff on August 2, 2010

I found a pestle (mortar and pestle) in a local creek that is believed to have been used by the Coastal Miwok Indians who lived in this area for approximately 5000 years up in to the late 1800’s. There is still oxidized residue and a partial shearing on the head […] Read more »

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How do I know if i found a Native American artifact.?

Written by Publications Staff on August 2, 2010

I live fairly close to the Hudson River and i decided to take a small hike up a part of Illinois Mountain and their is this huge clearing there with easy accessibility to the river front. Well i was looking around and i found this small piece of shale that […] Read more »

Categories: Uncategorized - Tags: artifact, Native, Native American

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