Amateur Archaeologist Makes Discovery of a Lifetime

Join me on the River as I make one of the best discoveries ever.
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[@therebelpatriot4156]

I've been watching your videos for a couple months now. I'm a Civil War relic collector and your videos got me into arrowheads. You are by far the best arrowhead/native artifact channel on KZbin! I predict you'll have 100k followers in no time. Thank you for the awesome content and God bless!

[@cleggsadventures]

Thank you! Much Appreciated

[@tedsell1455]

Right On ⚡

[@user-hn7zl4yj4q]

​@@cleggsadventures.. 1st time here. So amazing that you found this spot. Surely you will keep any pieces of the fireplace..RIGHT sir?? What a privilege u have found...WOW, Sir. U have a gold mine here..HISTORY IN THE MAKING...

[@flouisbailey]

A new follower from a little boy who grew up on the Kentucky side of the Ohio River, an old garden by our house gave me arrowheads, fired marbles, and ground spherical objects, I don't know if the Native Americans played marbles or it was from the settlers. I have seen what appeared to be stone fishing weights for nets and an old guy told me. Can't confirm or deny that I will be watching you have fun my old back won't take.

[@bethbartlett5692]

​​@@cleggsadventures If I may, I'd like to share a few suggestions, to secure the validity, of your Finds like this with ease. You might want to carry some Zip Bags, so you can bag the organic finds, you can Carbon Date wood and Charcoal. I would encourage you ti get a few Archaeologist Tools. Like a Brush, "a digger's shovel", short with a sharp point, , and a "Trowell". ☀️ These are light in weight. Take Picture with your phone and (record the (Latitude/Longitude), just in case you also unearth a Major Ancient Find, so you have proof of find and details. You may want to take a class at your local Community College, or University. (a Class, but, ... (🔺 "don't stay too long or it might compromise your logic and uninhibited natural honest Thoughts"), as they are quite set in their "Mainstream Academic/Archaeologist" "beliefs". They hold a "19th Century Theory based Paradigm and Linear Timeline" as their "Foundation of Facts". Most Dogmatic about their "Idea of Factual". The "Standards of Science and Research" prohibits using a Theory as Fact. Not Judging, just Discernment You seem to have a great Passion for the work, and I would love to see ya discover something that really makes a positive influence on our True History. Best Thoughts for fabulous Explorations and Discoveries! Beth Bartlett Sociologist/Behavioralist and Historian.

[@sethmoberly3154]

8:10-ish. As soon as you find it’s possibly organic, determine length, carefully dig AROUND the artifact while leaving a small amount of soil matrix to support and preserve anything important around the item, and try to maintain same temp & moisture as location conditions until proper preservation can occur. One of the most important rules with wet organics is to preserve moisture, not dry them. It can create more loss of artifact material, fading of inks and dyes, and even total loss of the artifact. Still a find of a lifetime. You should get it verified by an anthropologist or archaeologist, then you’ll have a scientifically important find with a provenance record.

[@billshamblin5103]

You need adult archeologist 7:32 supervision instead of blasting around with childish abandon that destroys evidence and data.

[@bookman7409]

@@billshamblin5103 That's a good sentiment, except for two things: The river keeps eroding the site, and the kind of archeological dig you're referring to, i.e. the formal excavation of one partial, isolated fire pit without any settlement context isn't going to interest any archeology programs. Perhaps you should consult an adult about financing and resource allocation for archeological research - while bearing in mind that those things couldn't be drummed up for the excavation of the Steamboat Arabia, a major find, with a well-documented history and found in an actual context. I'd have put it more politely, but since you slung the mud, you deserve some of it on your face, too. Archeology has no place for sneering purists who have nothing of note to contribute beyond the sneers.

[@mariahall2457]

As soon as you got it into the sun I screamed "IT'S THE END OF A BOW!" Awesome find!!!

[@cleggsadventures]

Much Appreciated

[@billcarpenter5145]

Hi Scott , I was unable To sleep , I turned on you tube , and there was your smiling face . Congrats on finding the piece of bow ..that is a very rare find . It shows the passion you have for finding artifacts Of all the people on you tube , hunting items you are by far the most knowledgeable person out there . For The young , and those just stating , to hunt artifacts you you are a wealth of knowledge to help them in there new adventure , a guide to many happy times . I will soon be 75 , and it is still an adventure , and learning experience , each time I go out , God bless you for all that you do . I'm looking forward to your next video

[@cleggsadventures]

Thanks Bill! I’m always reading and trying to learn everything I can. I think most the learning ,though, comes from actually holding the stuff and getting our hands dirty. And mine got pretty dirty in those coals.

[@Certified_Art_Teacher]

In most plains tribes, when a person passes away, they'll usually burn all of their possessions. This might be a theory of why you found burned remnants of a bow. My tribe's history is that we'd burn everything that was theirs.

[@meandmyshadow6269]

I had to come back and watch this again. That's really something special. We see a lot of stone and occasionally bone... but wood... now THAT is a rare treat. Thanks for rescuing and sharing it with us

[@cleggsadventures]

Thank You. Had it not been burned, it’d rotted long ago. I’m waiting on u to pick up a whole tooth. I’d love to find a mammoth tooth, but none around here.

[@drhobbs28]

I don’t think I’ve ever commented on a you tube video. But I have to. I hurt my back a few weeks back and ended up laying on the living room floor for 8 days. Found your channel and got hooked. I couldn’t wait to walk again. Finally. Last weekend came and found a few things and then yesterday found my first 3 points. You are an inspiration and I appreciate you sharing your finds.

[@cleggsadventures]

Very Much Appreciated! Take care of that back, I’m in the same boat, already had a fusion in my neck.

[@Boneman84]

I agree, it does look like the end of a bow. I am a rockhound and a avid Native American tool and points hunter . I watch your show more than any other artifact show ,your joy and enthusiasm is exactly how i feel when im out hunting ,even if i dont find anything. Ive never hunted on a major river before , mostly smaller creeks and feilds where i of your most favorite finds from the river and wherever else you hunt. ✌,❤ and 🪨-n-roll

[@cleggsadventures]

Much Appreciated Matthew👍

[@davethompson9776]

So glad to see you’re still producing content. You fuel my artifact adventures as I travel The Great Basin. Keep it up.

[@cleggsadventures]

Thanks Dave! Sometimes it takes a while, but I’ll always be back 👍

[@prophez23]

There's not a doubt in my mind that it's definitely an end of a bow. What an outstanding find sir! Very awesome! Thank you for taking us along with you on this find. I'm an artifacts hunter up in northern New Mexico in the mountains. I have a whole wilderness of land that I can search on and I've found tons of cool stuff. My 5 year old son is hooked on it just like I was when my dad first took me out on our first hunt. He's already found a handful of nice arrowheads and he has a good eye for them. Nothing brings me more joy than watching him find something cool. Keep up the great job and as always good luck in the future!

[@cleggsadventures]

Very Much Appreciated! I bet you find all kinds of good things out there, very low humidity. Around here, everything is always wet. Even in the driest part of the summer, you go outside at night and the grass is wet from the dew. Very little biodegradable stuff survives around here, unless it’s preserved in a shell dump or, in this case, a fire.

[@xrtiuhn]

Ever looked around Ratone?

[@cleggsadventures]

@@xrtiuhn never heard of it

[@rhyoliteaddict7939]

Yeah ? No.... not a bow

[@CharlesNolanArt]

When I was a young boy around 10 or so, we would stay with our grandparents. They lived about 200 yards from a main river in Alabama. Their neighbor had a huge field on the river bank where they used to plant a massive garden. When they plowed the field every year, I would walk along and find 20, 30, or more just like you show in your videos. I had no idea how old they were, but I had hundreds of them. I remember getting tired of picking them up and leaving a large pile. Someone knew their value as they were stolen when I took them to school. I always admired those arrowheads and wonder if there are any left as that was nearly 60 years ago. When we can hold in our hand items we know were used over 1,000 years ago it is special.

[@cleggsadventures]

Those plowed fields are a great place. I’d say they’re probably in someone’s collection somewhere

[@CharlesNolanArt]

If I still had them, I would NEVER sell them!

[@CharlesNolanArt]

By the way you are my new hero and idol! Keep digging!

[@daveryland7731]

This guy reminds me of Steve Erwin, the crocodile hunter, with his enthusiasm and obvious passion. Fun to watch and very educational!

[@cleggsadventures]

Much Appreciated

[@Wvnursey]

Have you ever taken anything to the Moundsville museum? They have a lab there with guys that would love to identify and verify any finds that you may have questions about. I love your content! Your enthusiasm and knowledge is amazing!

[@cleggsadventures]

I’ve never been to the new one, but have see videos. I need to stop there sometime. They have a lot of stuff!

[@Colichemarde]

Finding a piece of a wooden bow that may be thousands of years old is an amazing accomplishment! Kudos to you, Sir! Last Summer I bought 20 acres with a couple old homesteads. I spent most of the Winter cleaning up glass dumps and hauling away remnants of old houses. I dated them to the 1920's -1930's. Even though my findings were very recent compared to yours, it was still fun finding little clues and piecing together objects to tell a story.

[@cleggsadventures]

Thanks Andrew! It wasn’t quite that old. Link is in the description where I dated it

[@SongOfSongsOneTwelve]

I appreciate you taking the time to explain your findings, thank you.

[@waynehajek6346]

Native Americans used to build a fire and then put their chert "flint bearing rock" into the hot coals then cover the fire and chert with dirt to temper the stone before they began the process of "flint knapping" to make various points, spear points, and flint knives and hide scrapers. The rocks you were removing and stacking into a pile, sounded like flint rock when they would touch each other as you tossed them. The areas that they knapped the tempered flint rock was generally fairly close to the tempering fire. I found a site once, back in the '80s near Laredo, Texas that had 6 knapping sites that contained a good number of failed points caused during the knapping process. Also found 4 good hunting/ fighting arrow points outside the campground. Also found 10 preformed flint trade blanks that they'd use to trade with other bands. Too old and crippled up now to get back into the field but sure did enjoy coming across these accidental treasures. Keep at it and have a great time hunting. Keeps you young and excited. 7:21 g

[@cleggsadventures]

Sounds like you had some great areas to hunt.

[@waynehajek6346]

​@@cleggsadventures Yes I did, in varying terrains here in Texas. The South Texas brush country, the Central Texas Hill Country, and sections of the West Texas plains country(Llano Estecado). I seemed to just have a knack at recognizing old Native American "mounds" that had been somewhat overgrown with brush or grasses. Pretty lucky I guess. It was interesting to know that I was probably the first human being to touch these artifacts after the last person had actually used them. Quite a humbling privilege!

[@kilcar]

Don't let it dry out. It will disengrate. Keep it in ionized water.

[@dirtywhiteboy4963]

Put it into acetone and Duco cement and you're good . Even if there is some dirt in it you will save it ! MASON JAR ABOUT 3/4 FULL AND A 1/3 TUBE OF THE CEMENT ! SOAK IT FOR 24 TO 48 HOURS .

[@pickle_soup160]

Look, I found this ancient fire pit. It's awesome, let's destroy it!!!

[@jmac7133]

Technically the river started it. And is going to finish off anyway, so why not?

[@TheCosmicGuy0111]

@@jmac7133uh cause instead of destroying it he could’ve contacted a local archeological association or collage. Instead he just pulverized the site……

[@An_Appeal_To_Heaven]

_"It's just a stick."_ - Somebody in there

[@alexgonzales3803]

Great find! I would love to see a video of you and professionals preserving this artifact. Thanks for your dedication!

[@cleggsadventures]

Thank You Alex👍

[@TracyZdelar]

That's awesome! I wish you'd do a close up of the stones from the pit. Several years ago we were on the bank of the Ohio River at an artifact show and I found some red rocks on the beach close to the water's edge. I asked one of the women there (I believe she was one of those working the show) about the red. She couldn't remember what it meant. I've been thinking maybe it was a fired rock like what you're finding. I've kept some from the beach that day. I think it was Manchester, Ohio - the event was at a place called The River Barn, I think.

[@cleggsadventures]

I find a lot of them, they are scattered everywhere here on the river. I give a demonstration here. Ancient Heating Stones kzbin.inforG2jOKopBcU?feature=share

[@TracyZdelar]

@@cleggsadventures thanks ;)

[@Cody_Buck]

Mr Clegg, that is an absolutely AMAZING discovery! Congratulations my friend.

[@cleggsadventures]

Thank you Cody👍

[@larrydrewett7779]

That's awesome Scott, I hope you can preserve it. I found what I think was the middle section of a bow but there were no tool marks and it was deteriorating quickly. GL next hunt 👍

[@cleggsadventures]

I’d love to find that!👍

[@cptjshaffer]

11:05 I’m watching about the fourth video from your library. I’ll turn 55 this year and I’ve always loved history and artifacts since I can remember. I was a History Minor at Fairmont State. However, looking back, I wish that becoming an Archaeologist would have been more of a passion for me. I was always worried about the income and location of where sites may take me and my biggest desire was to raise a family. Anywho, long story short, we’re retired now in Kingwood and we live near the Cheat River. I would love to get any direction from you on your thoughts about the Cheat and how to proceed as a beginner. Enjoying your videos and amazing knowledge, Warmest Regards, Joe

[@cleggsadventures]

Thanks Joe! I’m over in Tyler County on the Ohio River. I’m not sure what type river the Cheat is, swift or dammed. The Ohio has almost zero current but fluctuates in level a bit. I’m not sure my river videos would help much if not the same conditions. But, I have several how-to’s videos in my library for other places to look besides rivers. Several tips and tricks they may help. I wish I could help more but I’m just not familiar with the terrain in that area.

[@cptjshaffer]

@@cleggsadventures Thank you, I’ll definitely check out those videos. I believe I remember one with a leaf rake that I haven’t watched yet. The Cheat river is a wide, slow moving river under normal circumstances. However, it has flooded out several towns during my lifetime when the conditions are at its worst. Thanks again and Warmest Regards, Joe

[@williamguillIII]

@@cptjshaffer Anywhere near water is a good place to look. If you can find out where the native trails were/are, that's a good place to start as well. Old Stagecoach roads are a good source as well..

[@revthom1238]

It is good not to destroy fire pits when they are found .

[@c.markdavis2143]

Thanks for videoing your work! Very much enjoy your history commentary and thoughts!

[@cleggsadventures]

Much Appreciated

[@c.markdavis2143]

@@cleggsadventures I lived in Paducah Ky for several years. Fished the rivers there commercially. Never thought to do what you do!

[@missourioutdooradventures]

As always enjoyed watching thanks for sharing and good luck on your next outdoor adventure 👍

[@cleggsadventures]

Much Appreciated 👍

[@GrannyGooseOnYouTube]

Is it bothering anyone else the way he's scratching at this site and tossing the stones here and there? I feel very reverent When approaching a site like this.

[@Brandon-nr8fn]

Shut up

[@johnlogan5152]

No

[@user-md9yv7jx2c]

I'd like to collect some of this for C14 dating maybe? You know archeology.

[@ladyaqua4544]

Archaeologists are usually surgical when removingsome thing.🤯

[@GrannyGooseOnYouTube]

@@ladyaqua4544 I'm glad it wasn't just me.❤️

[@wendellburkhart8169]

About 5 minutes in and im already hooked and already Subbed . Absolutely Obsessed with Native Relics especially.

[@cleggsadventures]

Much Appreciated Wendell!

[@wendellburkhart8169]

@@cleggsadventures No problem.... looking forward to watching all of your videos

[@kevinkline6835]

WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What an amazing find Scott. If I found that I would be asking a pro how to preserve it. I would agree for sure that's a piece of a bow. Congratulations Sir. Many blessings

[@cleggsadventures]

Thanks Kevin👍

[@Dingusaurus12]

Please keep us updated on this, thats so intriguing!

[@cleggsadventures]

It’s home safe, and I’ll not handle it again until I put it in a case or something. Might have to build one.👍

[@robhilt1952]

Absolutely amazing find. Great video as always.

[@cleggsadventures]

Thanks Rob👍

[@greggoryspace7393]

What a find! Super cool video, thank you for sharing. The fireplace alone was such a cool find but to have the bonus of the bow, wow.

[@cleggsadventures]

Very Much Appreciated

[@NickleJ]

What an awesome find. I just started digging a spot in my back yard that's producing tons of charcoal flakes and some big, whole branch chunks that are like partially fossilized or something. No clear fire pit or major flakes yet.

[@cleggsadventures]

Nice!

[@Quantrills.Raiders]

i remember watching a video of a guy in arizona finding a complete apache bow in the desert, really interesting how some stuff gets preserved and other stuff disappears almost immediately, good stuff man

[@cleggsadventures]

I saw that! Amazing! Id flip if I found that. Low humidity out there. Here, the humidity is always high and makes for a harsh environment

[@Melissapondlove]

I love your excitement and how you treasure History ♥️

[@cleggsadventures]

Much Appreciated

[@doak1851]

That was an incredible find! Congratulations!

[@cleggsadventures]

Very Much Appreciated 👍

[@terencemccarthy5672]

Amazing Scott, make a video on that being preserved and some nice close ups if you can!

[@cleggsadventures]

Thanks Terence👍

[@user-jz2zc8yg5f]

I saw the notch and thought that it was as you said it was before you said what you thought it was. It clearly is a high probability. I always share your page whenever I see it! Great job!

[@cleggsadventures]

Thanks Jim, much appreciated 👍 It was a cool find

[@scottiebaisden3655]

I believe you're right on this. I'm in South Charleston next to the mound and I would love to try this.

[@garsoncornwell5382]

OMG Scott that was an amazing find! I knew what it was when I saw you hold it up. Back in my younger days we would dig by the Coosawattee river hear in NW Ga and we found charcoal fire pit as well only found points and pottery but it was fun. Amazing you found a piece of a bow! keep digging Brother

[@cleggsadventures]

Nice! I was hoping I’d find a nice point or slate piece, but none. Only that, couple grinding stones and a few flint chips.

[@mannybarboza9970]

made my morning ! Love the videos my friend.. you have inspired my son and I to look for artifacts up here in Mass.. we found one quartz arrowhead last week.. thank for the videos and the inspiration !

[@cleggsadventures]

Much Appreciated! Quartz arrowheads are rare around my area. 👍

[@LEONRIMES]

I'd wager that 99 % of amateurs such as yourself would have chucked that bow tip as just a singed piece of branch. Great scrutiny on your part!!

[@cleggsadventures]

Thanks! I’ve developed a keep eye to anything out of place, and different shapes. You’d be surprised what I’ve found following others that just don’t look well enough.

[@michaelmcguire5338]

It's so funny, as soon as you pulled it out, it thought to myself that it looked like the end of a bow. Then you said it. So I stand with you on it.

[@cleggsadventures]

Good eye! 👍

[@ellenhorcher2890]

That is so awesome! That bank where you were looked very familiar! I love watching these videos!

[@cleggsadventures]

Thanks Ellen! Much Appreciated 👍❤️

[@micahmann6967]

That is absolutely amazing! That is a real relic with a killer story behind it

[@cleggsadventures]

Thanks Micah

[@TheChiefSmokem]

Super cool find 😎, 2 vids within a week, you're working overtime 😂, keep at it brother 🤘, your vids are the best ✌️

[@cleggsadventures]

I had some down time this week. No set schedule for me, I just make them whenever I can. It’s hard with work and life

[@TracyH007]

WOWZA 😳 That's an Epic Find !! Congratulations 👍

[@cleggsadventures]

Thank you, Much Appreciated

[@NocturnalIntellect]

Very cool Scott! Wow! I hope you can update us on that piece once you’ve studied it at home. Very nice!! Congrats! I agree with your initial assessment. The tip looks notched to cradle a bow string.

[@cleggsadventures]

Thanks Rob👍

[@barkburton1]

You are the friend we all wish we had. I’m 48 now and would love to go on searches like this. Still haven’t found an arrowhead yet. I need to look at some better places!

[@cleggsadventures]

You’ll get one , just keep looking

[@jackcarr177]

That's absolutely beautiful! Congratulations! More rare than hen's teeth!

[@cleggsadventures]

Thanks Jack, I don’t know about beautiful, but it’s a treasure to me just because of finding it. 👍

[@dcrelictunes1967]

Amazing find. To hold an old bow piece still intact after 1000 years...maybe dip it into a good varnish ? It would harden and seal it for preservation? Keep up the good videos!

[@cleggsadventures]

Very Much Appreciated

[@TimFaulkner-qb5kl]

Your bow find was amazing.keep the videos coming I'm watching them all

[@cleggsadventures]

Much Appreciated Tim

[@potatopoison1130]

Looks incredible you should start to carry a wooden box maybe for times like these. Great find. It is deffinetly thin and notched

[@Wilders53]

That's freaking AWESOME!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!

[@cleggsadventures]

Much Appreciated

[@robkeech3991]

Wow! That’s an amazing find man! I agree with you, definitely looks like the string end of a bow. Mind blowing! 😮😮😮

[@cleggsadventures]

Thanks Rob!👍

[@jakerobinson9308]

That’s amazing. I don’t know how to post pictures on here, but I found a couple pieces recently that would blow your mind as well. I’ve got a gorget I found unreal

[@cleggsadventures]

Very nice

[@bonestoneoutdooraction2455]

I think you are spot on with it being a part of a bow. Thickness and shape and the nock end looks the part bud. Great find .

[@cleggsadventures]

Thanks Much 👍

[@jeffroyer869]

I’m with you on that bow piece That is awesome

[@cleggsadventures]

Thanks Jeff!

[@c.a.robinson1993]

That’s truly an awesome find Glegg!!! Finding that exposed campsite fire pit in the cut bank is a true time capsule for sure! To bad ya didn’t find any related arrowheads for the age of it… you could always carbon date that bow tip!? Lol…

[@cleggsadventures]

Already did C.A., link is in the description 👍

[@HistorySeekers]

Great adventures! Keep up the great videos! You may try some wood gardener to preserve that piece.

[@cleggsadventures]

Much Appreciated Heath!👍

[@ThinkTexas]

Wow Scott! Just think of the last person who touched that fire wood and that bow limb. What would their life be like. Just imagine. Wow. I live in central Texas and also like to find bits of history, but nothing like you have found. Thanks for sharing.

[@cleggsadventures]

Thanks John, I wonder about it a lot

[@zzzzzzzzzzaper]

Amazing find brother. Good thing you broke the shovel lol. PRolly broke the bow an tossed it in the fire. Thanks for sharing. 👍👍💤

[@cleggsadventures]

Same thing I was thinking . Maybe it broke on em’. Maybe the boy came home late and got the bow across the back.

[@zzzzzzzzzzaper]

@@cleggsadventures lol!

[@artifactsofarkansas5549]

Nice hunting, Clegg. That was an exciting video

[@cleggsadventures]

Thank you!👍

[@onthehunt9502]

that's really cool !! great recovery 👍🏻

[@cleggsadventures]

Much Appreciated 👍

[@historylooker7]

That's awesome as heck ,Clegg 💥!!!

[@cleggsadventures]

Thanks Guy!👍

[@jackbeighle2636]

such a cool find!...Very cool find...Congrats!

[@cleggsadventures]

Much Appreciated

[@Derekmartin20]

I think you're probably right about the bow end. I found three campsites with the coals and wood in solid clay on my property. All three had flakes surrounding them as if a small hunting party made blades while they camped. One campsite did have a large rock that looked to be used to sharpen something causing grooves all over it. I'm thinking the party used my hilltop land as a stopping point to stay overnight. Then head back to village over by what is now Bainbridge Ohio.

[@cleggsadventures]

That’s the best stuff to find. A real connection with the past

[@SongOfSongsOneTwelve]

Heard about you on John’s channel, The Scottish Detectorist. New sub❤

[@cleggsadventures]

Much Appreciated

[@commissionertom]

If that is the end of a bow its an amazing and significant find. Congrats and thanks for sharing.

[@cleggsadventures]

Thanks! I’m not sure but looks similar.

[@stringztheorydesign]

Looks like you’re pretty close around my area…pretty cool find, that’s awesome.

[@cleggsadventures]

Much Appreciated

[@samharper4289]

Incredible find brother Clegg!

[@cleggsadventures]

Much Appreciated Sam👍

[@reliclife]

That’s really cool Clegg!

[@cleggsadventures]

Much Appreciated 👍

[@jakematthewsmissouriarrowh3704]

That's an awesome find. So rare, and to find it in a fire pit of all places.

[@cleggsadventures]

Thanks Jake!

[@bikerchick22272]

Awesome finds! This is great!

[@cleggsadventures]

Much Appreciated ❤️

[@athelwulfgalland]

My goodness that has to be one heck of a rare find! Did you have a professional archaeologist take a look at that find? I'm just stunned!

[@cleggsadventures]

Thank you. Not yet

[@athelwulfgalland]

@@cleggsadventures Please make sure to do an update video when you do! How far back was that fire pit dated to? I'm willing to bet that this find is THE oldest Indigenous American bow remnant yet discovered in that part of the country! Since it was already starting to come apart I'd recommend getting a hold of someone soon for preservation sake. I know they have methods for that but to heck if I'm that familiar with it. I would love to be able to do what you do. I live within the Red River Valley (Red River of the North.) The soil here is entirely dark brown clay since this is the ancient glacial lake bed of Lake Agassiz. I have no idea how deep the clay layer is here in the Valley. Any indigenous artifacts would long since have been buried in layer after layer of mud by the frequent flooding the valley is (in)famous for before turning back into clay. What's worse is that the clay is so sticky & dense that it would be impossible to use your techniques to search for anything. There are practically no natural stone formations, besides stones or boulders deposited by glaciers, in this part of the country. What on Earth would they even have used as raw materials for points in this region? Would they have had to trade for it from people far removed from this region or perhaps resorted to using bone?

[@williamburdon6993]

Nice find ! you are the artifact whisperer !

[@cleggsadventures]

Thanks Much 👍

[@patreasurehunters]

Just found your channel. New subscriber. Thanks for the history lesson.

[@cleggsadventures]

Very Much Appreciated

[@keepdigginmetaldetecting]

Love it! I’d love to be there digging with you! So interesting.

[@cleggsadventures]

Much Appreciated

[@earthsciteach]

Amazing find. It checks out with the dating of the fire pit being late woodland period or just after the woodland period. Nice!

[@cleggsadventures]

Mississippian

[@earthsciteach]

@@cleggsadventures Wasn't the Mississippian before the dinosaurs? Somewhere around 300 million years ago? Have you been drinking stuff from the river again? LOL!

[@cleggsadventures]

@@earthsciteach time frames vary on where you read but around this: Paleo 12,000-10,000 years ago Archaic. 10,000-3,000 Woodland 3,000-1300 Mississippian 1300- European contact

[@earthsciteach]

@@cleggsadventures I wonder if you could stabilize the bow piece so it doesn't break up any more or begin to decompose more rapidly now its removed from the pit. Might be worth looking into. You have a great channel! Very entertaining!

[@jjj5413]

Wow! I agree. Great find!!

[@cleggsadventures]

Much Appreciated

[@hildolfrdraugadrottin7279]

That's an awesome discovery!

[@cleggsadventures]

Thank You👍

[@speakfreely.1776]

That's pretty incredible! Great find man, if only that bow could talk!

[@cleggsadventures]

I constantly thinking of what life was like then.

[@liberalezzz]

Amazing channel and videos bar none.

[@cleggsadventures]

Much Appreciated 👍

[@wvcryptidsandstrangeencoun542]

Great find Scott.

[@cleggsadventures]

Thank you so much 👍

[@timmarshall2062]

pretty cool find that loess really helps to preserve stuff i have the same similar type of shorelines here in the Chesapeake bay in Maryland cool find keep hunting

[@cleggsadventures]

Much Appreciated Tim

[@donaldbandy7754]

My first thought was the tip of a bow. Great find!

[@cleggsadventures]

Thanks Donald 👍

[@barkburton1]

Definitely a piece of a bow! That is amazing!

[@cleggsadventures]

Much Appreciated

[@D4nnypery]

Awesome video and thanks for going out into the world with eyes open

[@cleggsadventures]

Much Appreciated Dan

[@D4nnypery]

@@cleggsadventuresAlso congrats on the find, that is absolutely stunning and as you said, so rare to see. The coal bed must have been oxygen free, so incredible!!!

[@sk8rl8r24]

“but it is an artifac “ *proceeds to throw hundreds of years old artifact on the ground*

[@MitchBast-xu7jg]

I have absolutely ZERO credibility regarding these matters, but I concur, that looks very much like the end of a bow, and yes, I can clearly see the curve . That's a humdinger of a find. Nice job

[@chuckclanton8297]

Great find love your videos

[@cleggsadventures]

Much Appreciated Chuck

[@guntruckLT]

Great find! Significant and very cool!

[@cleggsadventures]

Much Appreciated

[@shellybrothers]

Awesome find! I like to hear you talk because you remind me of my cousins in Ohio and West Virginia with your accent.

[@cleggsadventures]

Thanks Rechelle ! West Virginia here, right on the border 👍

[@lonesteelwolfjacksonlonewo3412]

Used to go to the kanawha State Forest back home in West Virginia and find arrowheads and Clovis points nice work love the channel content

[@cleggsadventures]

Much Appreciated! It’s a great hobby 👍

[@lonesteelwolfjacksonlonewo3412]

@@cleggsadventures yw

[@user-fg2lh2kk6l]

for a shovel should have had a root slayer it what i use diging nice round holes its great for puting in bushes around the house comes in to sizes

[@aaronbentley1879]

Holy crap bud!! Beyond awesome find right there be it a bow or whatever it is still an absolutely awesome find! Killer dude

[@cleggsadventures]

Thanks Aaron!👍

[@aaronbentley1879]

@@cleggsadventures yea man the more I think about it the more awesome it really is to think about the last person that held that piece before you I mean wow!!

[@aaronbentley1879]

Then I wonder....did it break so they just tossed it the fire? Or what yanno... Just a really cool find dude

[@thespartan2164]

Def a part of a bow ..great find !!!

[@cleggsadventures]

Thank you 👍

[@kkristopher7413]

Thank you for sharing.

[@cleggsadventures]

Thank you

[@RichVanWinkle37]

Hey man! My name is Rich. Im one of the guys on the Quarter Hoarder metal detecting channel. I just wanted to tell you how much i love your channel and how much i have learned from you. Some of the places you go and things you find are eye opening to me. So thank you, and keep it up! I have some points id like to send you photos of, for help on dating and identification. Please let me know how or if you can help me! Thanks!!!

[@cleggsadventures]

Thanks Rich! Much Appreciated. I have a friend named Rick Vann! I’m on Facebook, if you can send photos there. I’ll do my best to ID, but if y’all are out of my area, it’s a bit more difficult. I’ve only hunted in WV and my knowledge is mostly there.