Unusual finds while digging/working on job sites

[GodBlessTheUSA]

In the early 70s in south east Alabama there was a swampy slew where we fished. All around that area were small earth mounds, about 4-6 feet high, 10 feet long, 4 feet wide. My father sternly warned us to NOT dig into them.

This was before Hollywood made whole "Indian Burial Ground" thing famous.

A few years later some company started "mining" sand in the area. They obviously didn't care about the mounds. Once they'd stripped an area we'd find all kinds of arrowheads. I think I still have the biggest one we found. We avoided anything but arrowheads under pain of a whipping.

 

[chucklenut]

Does she mainly work here in Ga, or elsewhere?

mostly southeast

she works for a company that gets contracted by developers and DOT and what not

 

[timbgtm]

mostly southeast

she works for a company that gets contracted by developers and DOT and what not

Sounds like a fun job.

 

[jimipanic]

Still have it ?

Thank god. I was worried this thread...was going to stay on track for 10 pages with out “a PM sent “or “tree fiddy” or found a burning wolf elbow in the ground once

 

[Npowers66]

Thank god. I was worried this thread...was going to stay on track for 10 pages with out “a PM sent “or “tree fiddy” or found a burning wolf elbow in the ground once

Generally curious. Would be cool to see it.

 

[Whitey]

I was swimming in the Etowah river in Euharlee with some buddy’s when I was in middle school around the Indian fish traps. Swam across the river got to the other side dug in to pull myself out of the river and pulled up a bunch of pottery and stone knife. Bartow county history museum has it on display and rotates several of my pieces out. The archeological at the Indian mounds dated it BC.

Same exact thing happened with me and a buddy in Jr High at the Etowah Indian Mounds. His mom made us turn in the spear tip.

 

[Whitey]

I spent years as a demolition contractor, so I have found some cool stuff.
Tons of old news papers. Found a box of letters that widows and Moms were writing to each other during WWII to comfort each other for their losses, handed that box over to a museum. I have a mill stone in my front yard that we dug up at Kinridge Road and Sandy Plains Road in Marietta. (It is for sale). Some old Coca-Cola/NeHi/ Camel etc signs.
Still looking for a gun and gold, no luck yet.

 

[Coop]

In the early 70s in south east Alabama there was a swampy slew where we fished. All around that area were small earth mounds, about 4-6 feet high, 10 feet long, 4 feet wide. My father sternly warned us to NOT dig into them.

This was before Hollywood made whole "Indian Burial Ground" thing famous.

A few years later some company started "mining" sand in the area. They obviously didn't care about the mounds. Once they'd stripped an area we'd find all kinds of arrowheads. I think I still have the biggest one we found. We avoided anything but arrowheads under pain of a whipping.

My parents used to live near what’s now sugarloaf parkway. It was Davis mill road at the time? But behind his house there was a large wooded area, a creek, swamp etc. but was really cool were the indian burial mounds that were there. If I remember right there were at least 3-5 easy to tell/obviously man made mounds and the another 5 or so dirt piles that could have been Indian mounds as well. They were about 3 or so feet high and maybe 5 feet long. We were playing and found some random animal bones and arrow heads etc. but I do remember him telling us not to dig back there out of respect and that they were supposedly legally protected. I would love to know if anyone knows anything about the mounds in this area.

 

[glocker]

My parents used to live near what’s now sugarloaf parkway. It was Davis mill road at the time? But behind his house there was a large wooded area, a creek, swamp etc. but was really cool were the indian burial mounds that were there. If I remember right there were at least 3-5 easy to tell/obviously man made mounds and the another 5 or so dirt piles that could have been Indian mounds as well. They were about 3 or so feet high and maybe 5 feet long. We were playing and found some random animal bones and arrow heads etc. but I do remember him telling us not to dig back there out of respect and that they were supposedly legally protected. I would love to know if anyone knows anything about the mounds in this area.

They have probably flattened it and built on it by now

 

[Coop]

They have probably flattened it and built on it by now

Actually I looked at a map and you are probably right