Ancient Fire Pit and Artifacts Discovered!

[@charleswelch2197]

History Hound , I too have discovered several ancient fire pits made by the Choctaw Indians dated back as 1700’s , I love the what your doing an it’s very important to save these artifacts! People don’t realize that the scope of the finds include bone pipes , stone pipes, Fishing hooks an so much more !

[@HistoryHoundDetecting]

So far I haven’t run across any of those types of items. I think our heavy clay soil pretty much destroys bone and similar artifacts. But I will keep looking and hoping!

[@charleswelch2197]

@@HistoryHoundDetecting I’ve been blessed that the sites here on our property have been preserved by the red Mississippi Clay ! The site s your finding are much older than ones here !

[@Preuenlied_]

I found a rock in my backyard today that im guessing was used in one of these fire pits, it was red and it had 1 burnt side that was all charred and a bit shiny and it looked as if it had been melted a bit. Ive also found 2 other artifacts in my backyard before

[@HistoryHoundDetecting]

It sounds very plausible. Keep hunting around!

[@ClaytonCountyHistoryHound]

Very cool. When you were both sitting next to that fire pit I can only imagine the chills you get thinking of those that sat there when it was built. Thanks for sharing and take care.

[@HistoryHoundDetecting]

It’s was an amazing experience. I’ve rarely felt more connected to History than in that moment.

[@steveclark4291]

I love the way you tell the stories or history lessons ! You make interesting and fun to learn !

[@HistoryHoundDetecting]

That’s a wonderful compliment! Thank you Steve!

[@steveclark4291]

@@HistoryHoundDetecting you're welcome

[@leeforsyth2036]

At 11 minute and 20 second mark as you so cleverly and wisely reminded us to check over our piles of dirt, good seeing and discovering the quartz point, and I sure would like to see You pick up that big chunk of possible worked stone there on your left shorly it was not a piece of plastic. Good history, and good job, appreciate your efforts

[@hvillehughes08]

I found an early archaic fire pit yesterday in middle TN. Lots of points and tools around it. Even animal bones

[@crtreasures1136]

Interesting how you ended this video with an explanation of the reasons you chose to explore this site. I not only enjoy your videos but I read the comments and replys and find those fascinating as well. I will be 64 and agree that we continue to lose these ancient sites to progress. In sharing your passion for history you continue to educate me. Interesting how you explained the concept of cooking on the fire pit. How we take things for granted with all our modern technology. What you do on your channel is not for person gain but educates others and brings these things to our attention. Being a history nut myself I can appreciate all you do. Thanks for sharing your God given talent with us as we explore and journey with you to discover our past.

[@tom7o18]

Keeping things together, I so like that. And I also like you commenting about the feeling of sitting next to the fire pit where the ancients sat, that is such a real feeling and and connection. What a privilege to experience.

[@christopherblevins1968]

Better to lose a little than to lose it all!! Keep on digging! And, tell your cousin how much I enjoy his dobro playing! He certainly has a true talent!

[@HistoryHoundDetecting]

Will do! Thanks so much for watching!

[@davidschmittsr.3121]

Wow what tremendous discovery. Keep finding history. Thanks for sharing.

[@HistoryHoundDetecting]

Thanks for watching David!

[@steveclark4291]

Thank you for a very interesting and informative history lesson ! Take care , stay safe and healthy wherever your next adventure takes you ! Doing well here in Kansas .

[@deo53]

A great video. I would love to find a place like that. You guys were the first two to sit around that fire in maybe a 1000 years. Wow

[@HistoryHoundDetecting]

That’s an amazing feeling for sure. We felt very connected to History in that moment

[@byronj.hendrix4032]

A lot more age than 1000 years.

[@jimbriggs8648]

you know why i love this video i came across? you take the time to educate. thats so important for people like me who want to go out and do this. i know this is old but i figured id comment on it anyways...im a subscriber now!

[@HistoryHoundDetecting]

Thank you Jim. I appreciate that!

[@DigginWithDeej]

I really enjoyed this video. Way to save history guys!

[@HistoryHoundDetecting]

Thanks Deej!

[@rowanrelics]

Great show as always!!! Love the History Hound.

[@HistoryHoundDetecting]

Thank you for watching!

[@ringonor4298]

Dude, I just discovered your videos, they are very informative and insightful not to mention just down right fun. I've been indian artifact hunting over 50yr now and your information on fire pits and what to look for is spot on. Also I can tell you're really into this with best intentions. Keep the videos coming I'm gonna get around to subscribing to ya, rock on!

[@HistoryHoundDetecting]

Thank you Ringo! I appreciate you watching!

[@kathymoll7010]

Boy oh boy! That is so exciting to see the actual fire pit. I'm happy you are keeping everything together and can't wait to see more my friend.

[@HistoryHoundDetecting]

Thanks Kathy! I know we share the same heart for the pieces of history.

[@jennifernicole2644]

@@HistoryHoundDetecting is fire rock silicified sandstone?

[@HistoryHoundDetecting]

@@jennifernicole2644 No. Silicifide sandstone was mostly used for tools and projectile points. Fire rock is usually something more akin to granite in my area.

[@normawinton6832]

How awesome Ben!

[@HistoryHoundDetecting]

Thanks Norma!

[@Pwrcritter]

I recently found evidence of a fire pit. Small fire rock and charcoal. Going to dig around on it tomorrow..

[@HistoryHoundDetecting]

Remember to keep all artifacts you encounter there together with documentation of where the pit is. If you find any charcoal of any size, keep it with the artifacts. It can be carbon dated later if the site is of interest.

[@u4ia612]

14:37 i actually have a whole intact stone bowl! crazy heavy but it is super cool

[@Treasuremonk]

Have some of these spots in Burke Catawba area ! Come on down we can explore!

[@tennesseebrigadeanv1523]

Keep digging brother.

[@jerrydineen2827]

Ben you're right about these places being covered up or lost forever. A beautiful place I hunted along the Roanoke river in Plymouth NC is a housing development now!

[@HistoryHoundDetecting]

That’s sad. I hate driving past places a thinking about the history that has been lost there.

[@ridgeraider1]

Great video on so many levels... I agree with everything you said 👍

[@HistoryHoundDetecting]

Thanks bud!

[@u4ia612]

8:28 am i seeing things or is that a broken base at the bottom middle-ish of the screen? looks red too, like it was fire treated.

[@debbiemcclain4455]

Thank you for keeping your videos clean and educational. A lot of videos I’ve seen recently have a lot of unneeded profanity and cursing when discoveries are made. From an avid NE Texas Hunter :)

[@HistoryHoundDetecting]

You bet Debbie. My momma is still spunky enough to use a bar of soap on me! No need for all the foul language we are surrounded by these days anyway.

[@debbiemcclain4455]

@@HistoryHoundDetecting 💯 agree and new subscriber here because of it:)

[@monicawatkins9658]

I wish you’d come check out where I grew up. I know it’s something special.

[@cainbeeping8480]

Some cool finds brother thanks for sharing. Good luck and happy hunting

[@HistoryHoundDetecting]

Thanks Cain! I appreciate you watching!

[@ChristopherRyans]

This guy is exactly what I've been lookin for

[@rondias6625]

Outstanding video..I just came across a couple of your videos.."How to find arrowheads" and this one..I'm in total agreement with you on finding native american artifacts..water water water..and in preserving the history..I live in western Pa halfway between Pittsburgh and Erie about 7 miles from the OH line and have been surface hunting native American artifacts for 30 yrs now..each time I find an artifact it's like stepping back in time when man and nature were truly one..it's strange that I have some of the same types of stone artifacts that you have found..they saw a need for a tool and made them in the most efficient way with the lithographic materials available and the end results turned out to be almost identical all these miles away..I am fortunate enough to live in an area where the last glacier stopped and then receded back north leaving so many paleo artifacts as well as the archic and woodland era..my finds are organized and documented together as to where they were found and will be passed down to my son and the next generation of artifact hunters and history preserving individuals who's numbers are getting smaller and smaller every year..kids these days don't want to hunt or fish or hike or just get outside and explore anymore..and that in part is the fault of their parents generation..my 20yr old son and a few of his friends are major history nuts..ww1 ww2 the civil war the revolutionary war etc..that love of history was passed down to me from my father and I've passed it on to my son and hopefully that fine thread of interest will move on into the future..thank you for sharing you videos and philosophy...have a better one !!

[@HistoryHoundDetecting]

Thank you so much for a great comment Ron! It’s nice to be reminded of like hearted folks from time to time. We are a rare breed but I’m doing my best to pass it on to the next generation. I have another video you may enjoy in which I teach a classroom of kids about history with a hands on approach. I let them touch and feel those artifacts....something that rarely happens in a museum. I was delighted to have a teacher tell me that one of those kids came back to class the next week with a rock from his garden he thought might be an arrowhead. He was looking!

[@rondias6625]

@@HistoryHoundDetecting awesome he's looking and getting the fever.. when my son was 6yrs old I took him with me on a hunt and I dropped one of my previous arrowhead finds in the field in the row he was looking just ahead of him..it was a really nice white point that clearly stuck rite out as something out of place..when he found it 15mins later the game was afoot..he caught the fever ! Lol..now his eyes are trained to look for anything out of place ..some of my best finds ever i thought were pieces of plastic or garbage out in the fields but an old timers veteran hunter always told me check everything out unusual looking..thank you so much for your response and I found your video you mentioned and will be watching it soon..be safe and have an awesome holiday season..

[@samagnetfisher8405]

Nice one one 😉 really awsome thanks for nesting ajther one. Always enjoy it.

[@HistoryHoundDetecting]

Much appreciated! I plan on dropping by your channel soon for some magnet fishing videos!

[@zipshed]

That is so cool to see! Im sure its quite an experiance to see it in person and find the artifacts as well. This is real american history and I agree you are doing the right thing. Just looking back since my childhood there were so many places and thngs that are gone now. Homes. parks, campgrounds commercial busnesses and just plai urban sprall has taken away so many thing Ive once known that are now gone. If you didnt....sooner or later you'd certainly regret it!

[@HistoryHoundDetecting]

Thank for the support Wally. The older I get the more the landscape changes. I’m glad this spot survived, at least in part.

[@mikehutchins7963]

Great find.

[@HistoryHoundDetecting]

Thanks Mike!

[@Realitycheck514]

Is fire rock kind of brittle, light weight, and fairly easy to chop through with a shovel while digging?

[@HistoryHoundDetecting]

No. That sounds more like sandstone. It wouldn’t retain heat very well. The idea behind fire rock would be to use dense rocks that can get hot and retain heat so they can be cooked on.

[@gdub9237]

Great video. Any ideas on why im finding charcoal in different places but no actual pit. Been told could have been an ancient forest fire. Any thoughts

[@HistoryHoundDetecting]

For sure. You can run across charcoal in many places…Forest fires, burning for clearing(Natives did this) etc. The coal will just be more concentrated when you run across a fire pit.

[@gdub9237]

Thanks for reply!

[@sparkydv570]

I have heard the old Choctaws talk about bean hole beans. I bet there was a lot of corn cooked in them fire pits.

[@HeartbreakerRelics]

It just doesn't get any better than that! Thanks for taking the time to video it and share it with us. Can't wait to see more! BTW we get blowback from time to time for that very reason. Our argument is exactly the same.

[@HistoryHoundDetecting]

Thanks Spike! I’m glad you guys are out there finding, preserving, and teaching about these artifacts too!

[@lesliesmaturemakeupbeauty]

Approximately how far down did you all have to dig down to find the fire pit. Great videos. Very informative. Keep up the great work!!

[@HistoryHoundDetecting]

The fit pits were found at 15 inches deep.

[@jennifernicole2644]

Is fire rock silicified sandstone?

[@PaulSoutherland]

I am on 240 acres of northwest Arkansas. And have found beeds pendents flint everywhere not to mention fire pits so how and who would I contact

[@HistoryHoundDetecting]

It depends on what you are wanting to do. If you feel like the site is completely undisturbed, it might be worth calling the anthropology department of your nearest university. For sure, that’s the best way to preserve and fully reveal the history or your property. But if it’s a plowed field, I would continue to gather from the surface and keep all finds together with documentation of where they were recovered from.

[@scottsimpson2265]

I am looking for information to show me how to start to find these areas where they have camped where can I look thank you for any information you can give me blessings up

[@HistoryHoundDetecting]

If you haven’t, watch my video “How To Find Arrowheads”. It has all the tips for site location. If you can find flaking in large amounts there is a very good chance you’re on or very near an old camp.

[@byronj.hendrix4032]

Look for a lot of broken rocks, that would have been in a fire pit.

[@bubbarub1839]

I have a Rock that most People would ask WHY would i carry the thing around. I use it for a Paper Weight today, but whenever i show someone how to hold it, and think about Skinning a Deer, Pig or whatever Animal Blessed to have given up for another life, their eyes light up, and the first words are… Yeah it fits Perfectly!!! I found it at the River Bank… Just one of those Finds!!!

[@dr.strangelove7739]

The nutting stone looks like it was used to start a fire. Rubbing mark back and forth with a branch.

[@caledgerton]

Ben, do you think the yellow circle around the fire pit was clay that was intentionally laid down?

[@HistoryHoundDetecting]

Calvin's Rustics No. that clay is actually the clay layer we find just below the artifact layer. I removed the dirt around the fire to better highlight it’s outline. But the fact that the fire ring goes in to this clay layer demonstrates that the fire ring was dug out by the natives when they constructed it. It truly is a fire PIT and not just something they piled up and burned at ground level.

[@svaperio3463]

Learned a ton. Thanks so much. Wait?! Columbus... he was like... 2nd to discover America?! : )

[@HistoryHoundDetecting]

Correct! We wish knew much more about who was the first! What they left behind are pretty awesome things though.

[@hvillehughes08]

Sorry I keep commenting but this is the biggest discovery I've ever made. The points, tools, and a drill was found around mind. And that was 30.min into the dig around it. I'm going back today for more

[@HistoryHoundDetecting]

Best of luck Chris! Remember to keep these finds together…site specific. Someone maybe interested in learning more about that spot in the future.

[@hvillehughes08]

@@HistoryHoundDetecting the sad part is it's about to be more apartments there. Only way I knew it was there was hunting in that field as a kid. The points I'm finding are phenomenal. Animal bones in the firepit today. Lots of Pinetrees, a pickwick, super serrated blades. Getting what I can while it lasts. Is it safe to bring all the fire stones home? If I leave some tobacco for them

[@HistoryHoundDetecting]

Lol. I’m not a bit superstitious and never have a moments worry about such things. Save what you can and do you part to make sure these things are kept together. If you find charcoal, bag it up and keep it with the artifacts in case anyone cares to carbon date it.

[@justdoingitjim7095]

If you could without giving away your location, pan the camera around to show how the site is situated in the landscape. It could help future artifact hunters identify potential sites.

[@HistoryHoundDetecting]

That would be real difficult Jim. Lots of local folks could easily recognize this spot. But I could draw some generic landmark type maps and show things like slope and water features. Thanks for the idea!

[@williamhulsey7160]

Wow this is incredible. And totally agree with your ending commentary. Never seen your channel before but am now subscribed. Never found an artifact before but hope to....

[@HistoryHoundDetecting]

Thank you for subscribing William! I hope you enjoy the videos and look forward to hearing from you again. God bless!

[@robertmclean9737]

We find 100s of fire pits in the west often burnt bone, charcoal, good one are lined with flat rocks. Good Luck!! Cheers

[@HistoryHoundDetecting]

Thanks for watching Robert!

[@rodwoods2108]

Save it or it will be gone! Beat the Bulldozer and I have nothing against dozers.

[@HistoryHoundDetecting]

Thanks for watching Rod!

[@scottsimpson2265]

I live in an area of South East Pennsylvania where there are several creeks and the Delaware river it Hass to be prime area to find nomadic Indian movement’s

[@thomasmcconnell2898]

Great video. Like you, I really enjoy the adventure of history detecting, whether it be artifact hunting, metal detecting, or other forms of unearthing the truth. You have done well to thoroughly explain that what you did in digging up the fire pit was indeed legal (and might I add lawful . . . before the Lord, Who is the true landowner). If the experts had gone in to meticulously dig this sight, catalog its findings, and draw conclusions, to what end would their publicized conclusions gone? That man evolved from muck over billions of years and that there is no Creator? I love museums but so often a decided worldview is subtly being conveyed to those who visit. What would children most likely learn from this fire-pit had it been put on display in a major museum? The ground zero of all archeology and the mystery of mankind starts with the fact that earth's creator and mankind's, as well, is God Almighty, Who exercises all authority over Heaven and earth. I know, I am being controversial, but we live in days where the Lord's people must stand up and speak the truth as it applies to whole of mankind, including archaeology. I believe your heart to seek truth, which is grounded in the Truth, the Lord Jesus Christ, particularly qualifies you in your pursuit of history. Good job. I wish I could have been there. I also understand, should this comment stir up all kinds of fires, that you are free to remove it.

[@HistoryHoundDetecting]

Thomas Mcconnell I wouldn’t dream of removing a comment like this...regardless of what controversy it might stir. I definitely hold to a Biblical worldview in all aspects...including Creation and the age of the world. I thought of this often as these artifacts cane out of the ground. Most artifacts are being found about 12-14 inches deep. Beneath that there is a clay layer. That clay layer has nothing...absolutely nothing man made in it. The creation, the spread of humanity after the flood, and a relatively young earth....these things more and more sense the more I observe and learn. Thank for a great comment!

[@ckminty603]

wow, the site also revealed a deposit of a medeival worldview! Guess what? Your religion is just one of thousands and it is not the function of archaeology to preferentially validate it. The people who created the site weren't Christian so it's a real stretch to use these remains as an excuse to rant about your personal beliefs.

[@ckminty603]

PS A museum only displays a tiny fraction of their archaelogical collection. Millions of artifacts are preserved there for researchers to use regardless of their religious or cultural affiliations.

[@arnoldhillbillygrizzlyputm1493]

You is right in sayin the history is a little destroyed but at same time its not as been tellin folks for decades if you dont save it now it will be gone forever soon enough an i been right everytime . Housing estates are main reason for disappearance of history where im from rds are another dams are another . For instance places my dad when he was kid he used to cut sugar cane are now all cookie cutter houses that all look the same for as far as the eye could see an same when i was a kid cutting cane by hand too its now highways an service stations an even the wildlifepark/zoo for native animals is under housing estates . It like you turn around after 15 yrs an it all built up an nothing the same an no regard for what once was or history itself or settlers in the area where rds where named after them are now changed to some developers name . Hate it so much . I enjoyed this vlog .

[@HistoryHoundDetecting]

Thank you Arnold. I glad we were able to save the artifacts we have. School kids will get the benefit of holding them and learning from them without having to pay an entrance fee or be separated from them by panes of glass.

[@arnoldhillbillygrizzlyputm1493]

@@HistoryHoundDetecting thats what your should be able to learn , real history as teachin should be seeing an touching as well as alot of folks like myself only can learn by seeing doing an touching . So im pretty happy modern kids get to touch an feel really old history an get to learn how things were thousands of yrs ago . So thanks to you an your friend to savin history an getting it out there once more .

[@TracyZdelar]

People who get all ruffled about those who enjoy looking for and collecting artifacts need to realize that most of this may just be the trash left behind from that era of the population. They'd probably laugh at us for spending so much time and effort looking for and collecting their garbage. Just being realistic here.

[@ckminty603]

Actually their descendants are still here. In many cases these sites, in the Americas, aren't even so old, so that direct connections to tribes and living descendants in the case of human remains can still be identified. It's not something they just laugh about, as it is their cultural heritage. While in the US doing whatever on private land is legal, if you care about the history, a thought to preserving the context should be given as well as respecting the culture which it came from. You might not care about me digging up your remains sacred objects after you're gone but I guarantee you, a lot of cultures and people do.