Don't make this MISTAKE sifting for Native American Artifacts

[@cleggsadventures]

Zack, I find fire pits along the Ohio all the time. Where I find them, the fired stones all around.

[@ZachByrd]

Thanks Clegg. I'm a huge fan your content by the way.

[@cleggsadventures]

@@ZachByrd Thanks Brother 👍

[@normawinton6832]

That's the problem with kids today! They don't want to take the time to lookup arrowheads on line. They just don't have a clue about native american artifacts and I blame that on our education system. Nice point and I'm glad you didn't break it. It was meant for you in my opinion. Happy hunting! Oh, and I have a few scrapers too. A very good friend sent me from the new England states. Thanks Sheldon! You know who you are!

[@ZachByrd]

Thanks Norma!

[@jackburgess9482]

There are very few young people who have interest in our past. I was lucky to grow up in a family that loves history so it just came naturally to me. My parents arrowhead hunted almost daily when weather permitted, as soon as dad got home from work we loaded up and was gone till dark. I continue th arrowhead hunt and hunt Civil War relics.

[@douglaswilliams99]

Very nice artifacts, thanks for sharing my friend 😀 👍

[@b3njaminP]

8:00 looks like a Native American prayer tree/trail tree over your right shoulder in the background. Onward !

[@molehogadventures6615]

Love that spring head, beautiful. I would love to have finds like that.

[@ZachByrd]

Thanks!

[@ozziepete55]

I think the work you & your Mates do to save history is fantastic. I'd love to see how you display your relics. Keep up the great work.

[@dhankins51]

very beautiful place!

[@martinmarsola6477]

A nice and plentiful site.

[@jaylam676]

I used to live in North Georgia, the very first arrow head I found I was on a survey crew running the the center line for the Dalton bypass just after clearing of the trees was done. Shortly after I found two game pieces and have been finding artifacts ever since. I have since moved back home to Virginia and just found a nice hammer stone last Wednesday. People always say, Oh that’s jus a rock. If you don’t know what you are looking at then it is just a rock to you. I never get tired of finding these rocks because I know that a thousand or more years ago that rock was a valuable tool. Keep up the work and don’t worry about what uneducated people think.

[@indianasmith8152]

Glad you scored on the near miss.

[@MetalDetectingSCAdventure]

Awesome!!

[@brandonlevine2454]

Awesome video brother

[@Christine_J]

I don't bother with TikTok because I've noticed it seems like they are primarily my 17 year old daughter's age. I'm glad you give pointers and advice. I dig a lot of quartz on our property but when I'm out and about my eyes are always on the ground! I have found many chips that I wonder if they were from arrow heads and tools being made. Thanks for the continued fantastic content!

[@ZachByrd]

Thanks so much. Chips rarely occur naturally so I would poke around if it's legal in your state

[@Christine_J]

@@ZachByrd We have 15 acres and a small creek (A finger of the Ouachita River) on our property, I will definitely poke around next time I find some chips. I never go anywhere without my digging tools, gloves, metal detector and magnet fishing gear! It literally looks like I live in my Explorer! Y'all need to come visit the Crater of Diamonds State Park! We would have a blast! There's a small water park for kids there too when they have had enough of the dirt!

[@garywebb5927]

Thanks Zach for the great video. So many young people nowadays don't seem to understand the circle of life. Especially appreciate how you show your son and your viewers respect for the natural world. Thanks again keep up the good work.

[@ZachByrd]

Thanks so much!

[@Roosterdoodler]

Just remember opinions are like butt holes, everybody's got one. Keep on digging!👍🏻

[@smokeeater8387]

Right on brother👍🇺🇸

[@183charlesspiva]

Keep diggin', you gonna get something fine soon!

[@mattbyrne1822]

Don't trip on those Tik-Tok viewers because if it wasn't for people like you history would be lost and forgotten so keep up the great work 👍

[@bige1108]

You should take samples of the spring water and have it tested see how clean it is for drinking water after all these years I have a spring on my land it's the best water I have ever tasted

[@Boxxkarr]

Yall are gonna find more broken points than whole ones, but even the broken ones are exciting to find!

[@tillersartifactsappalachia1684]

You’ve got a great site there years of digging. Always enjoy your videos. God bless

[@CalvinsCorner72]

Wildfires cause that too at the level but if it was then it would be everywhere. Good information for new folks. 👍

[@143DREWID]

SNAKE... It's whats for dinner.

[@HeartbreakerRelics]

TikTok is brutal with the hateful comments. My kids and Chance had to convince me to ignore the TikTok comments lol. Nice finds guys. Every piece has a story to tell! Can't wait for the next one.

[@ZachByrd]

Thanks Spike!

[@idigdaytona4478]

Hey Zach , this location never disappoints . Looking forward to the next . I hope y'all caught some fish !

[@ZachByrd]

Thanks man!

[@dustinyoung4681]

Hey Zach thanks for all the arrowhead hunting videos you got me dreaming of finding some I haven't really gotten to go in about 9 years I was in a horrible car accident on my way to work one morning that paralyzed me from the waist down but I want to thank you for all the great content and I have a sifter that you need to see it's awesome

[@ZachByrd]

Thanks so much amd sorry about your accident! That's horrible.

[@jackburgess9482]

I'm always excited when I see the fire reddened rocks on a site, that means there was a camp there. I've actually dug into fire rings that were pretty much intact on a few sites. In my location in southwest Missouri I have located some huge camps, some even having mid to late Paleo artifacts including a lot of Dalton points and a few broken Clovis points (haven't been lucky enough to find a complete one) but Woodland and Archaic period artifacts are the most common. My family has hunted and collected since the early 50s and I have 40+ years in so I know what you're talking about when you mentioned the red fire stones and you are 100% correct.

[@ZachByrd]

Thanks!

[@gilbertrainey6669]

Fire pit causes charcoal to form in a particular depth below the existing surface.

[@ladymanreviewstipsandtrick5962]

Glad you don't let the keyboard cowboys get to you! Love the videos and I have learned so much from everything you share. Thanks for preserving history that would otherwise be lost forever!!

[@ZachByrd]

Thanks!

[@rodfrost5051]

How do you know where to look? Old knowledge of where the natives lived or by landmarks, combo of both?

[@JosephBenRobert]

What a shame when people show their ignorance with comments like "It's just a rock!" They are missing out on the history of our great country. Zack your doing a great service by educating everyone about these native artifacts. Thank you Zack. I love watching your video's.

[@mauricenations7511]

Congratulations on your finds man. That’s a nice gary point that bounced out of the screen.

[@ZachByrd]

Thanks!

[@thehistoryhounds]

Take a look at the rock that the king snake was curled up next to. Doesn't it look like an effigy of an alligator's head?

[@missourioutdooradventures]

I got a giveaway going on now dont forget to check it out and get entered to win as always enjoyed watching thanks for sharing

[@chriscourson2824]

My Dad used to catch king snakes and take them to our property to release them. He said they ate poisonous snakes.

[@ZachByrd]

They do indeed

[@ronpflugrath2712]

And gophers mice & squirrels

[@johnwatson6632]

Its an indian fire pit and you will find pottery and arrowheads

[@ThelifeandtimesofBarneyTaylor]

👍

[@paulmiller676]

That's a fire pit

[@charliesaba9851]

What is that rod with a handle on it???

[@ZachByrd]

It's a probe

[@Tealtra]

I agree with Matt. Be real interesting to see dating on that charcoal. I have no clue but would imagine it would be expensive. However there are students who could benefit from such specimens. Be a win win for both and us.

[@legacyXplore]

Zach what counties are you closest to? I specialize in cache sites and have so many already researched here in the Midwest and down south. Most of the stuff I have is sourced from old newspapers and my rule of thumb is if I can search the internet and find anything about it I pass. I only work on stuff that I can find primary source material on that has been lost to history. Would love to see you look into some of these down there I’ll never get to. Let me know.

[@ZachByrd]

I'm interested

[@USMC-1911]

if the rocks are red they have been in a fire , stay off tik tok " poison "

[@chrisbinkley7938]

Dirt moves around with the wind and flooding... There is not always a straight layer of artifacts.. They go up and down.. Deeper the better and a good tool to dig the most the fastest is key... Something you can handle for a while. Easy on ya hands

[@lindaboyd8566]

I wonder how many of the broken points, might have been from a kill. Perhaps they had a place where they butchered their harvest. Removing there deadly points and tossing it to the side

[@mikestanners23]

Great video again Zack! Just some info for you and some of your viewers, Copena is a culture, not a tribe. It is short for copper and galena, which were the materials of some of their grave goods. The tribe names were only used in relation after western contact. Most point types are named for the area in which they were found and documented first. Others are named for the culture, like Copena, Clovis, and Hopewell. Just thought I would share. Congrats on the finds and good luck on the next!

[@ZachByrd]

Thanks man. I'm still learning. When I comes to Native American artifacts and history, it can be overwhelming trying to learn it all.

[@shooter3083]

Nice point, Zach. As far as tik tok goes, haters are gonna hate. It's what they do. I, personally, never downloaded the app, and am not at all a fan

[@johnwatson6632]

The creek indians was the main tribe in Georgia. Im from Twiggs county and i use to dig and walk the fields but havent done it in awhile. Yall making me want to start back