how deep underground would native american stuff be?

Question

if i was to go arrowhead hunting or look for old american indian artifacts how deep would it had been naturally buried by now? and if i dig and find old burnt wood does that mean that theres a good chance of finding old native american stuff around being that this is an old campsite? i live in south alabama, what kind of indians came from here?

Answer 1

In southern Alabama there is no frost action to bring objects to the surface. The depth depends entirely on what the land was subsequently used for. If it was agricultural fields, then you will likely have to go below the depth of tillage. Even woodlands may have once been tilled fields, as many large scale plantations were abandoned after the Civil War and returned to forests. Look at old county maps to determine previous use.



In southern Alabama, the original tribes were most likely Muskogee, Choctaw or Biloxi. See the link provided for a map of tribal locations.

Answer 2

You have about the same chance of finding Ancient Artifacts in a pile of burnt wood in Alabama as you would anywhere else



Native Americans have lived here ever since people migrated over to the American continents during the last Ice Age



The depth you would have to dig depends on what time period you are looking for.



P.S. you not going to find anything digging in the middle of an urban city, that's stupid



You would have to do some research and try to find where local indian settlements used to be

even then t might be protected by the government as a historical site and woulnd't let you take anything with you

Answer 3

It is shallower than you think. Walk plowed fields after a rain...look for chips..flint flakes. Learn about arrowheads...the really early ones are called Paleolithc or "paleo points" have a lot of value in every sense as there are really very few, and probably many super valuable ones in jars, basements and attics that no one knows about...and where they are found is really important...Paleo Indians were waltzing around a vague and very long time ago, and every point gives more info....if you lose where they were found, most of the info is dead. Looking for Indian artifacts puts you in touch with hisory in a really REAL way....go for the knowledge, not the bones, chips, shards and points. If you actually find the charred wood...please please dig a very narrow trench...the width of the shovel straight into the mound...this way you can see the "horizons" of habitation...like tree rings...dirty layers are habitation....when you hit clean dirt or sand, you are deeper than habitation. Then stop. Call an archeologist.

Answer 4

If you do actually come accross an archaeological sight, there is a good chance that by digging, you'll be doing more damage than good. I work with our tribal archaeologist and spent five years working in our tribal museum, we view archaeological sights as time capsules, technology is constantly updating itself and new methods of extracting artifacts without causing too much damage are always improving,so we wait until we absolutely have to dig. Sometimes, we choose never to dig at all and opt to protect the sight as sacred ground ( a grave yard for example, which is the most common indigenous archaeological sight). i suggest if you stumble upon an archaeological sight, you leave it be or contact the tribe it most likely belonged to. The information that could be gathered by the people who descend from those who left those things behind is far more significant to them than it could ever be to you, to steal and possibly destroy what they could get from that should be considered a sin, if it isnt already. How would you feel if your family history was destroyed for fun by some person who thought it would be cool to seek it out? How would you feel if the graves of your grandparents were dug up, examined and played with? I know from personal experience how this feels. My families grave yard was dug up, built over and the bodies flung to the side for landfill and artifacs or even human skulls kept on mantles or shelves of non-native invaders to our family village sight. My grandpa was 23 years old when his mom was informed that our family graveyard was to be the homestead of a non-native.

Even if you found artifacts, it would be illegal for you to keep them or sell them.



I seriously hope you consider this before you go digging around. If you would like, I can give you information for native american museums and artists if you are interested in our history and culture.

Answer 5

You do not have to dig at all you cn find their beer cans laying on the ground all over the place on or near the reservations or anywhere else those stone agers gather.

Answer 6

atleast 22 millimeters