Rare MYSTERIOUS Artifacts DISCOVERED in a STRANGE Place! WHY

We stumbled upon Rare Mysterious1600's Fur Trade Artifacts while metal detecting in this strange place. Come along on this Treasure Hunting Adventure

[@adrientucker5949]

Lol!!! When you rode your yellow bike into the frame and stopped the way you did I cracked the heck up. And after a relatively serious introduction, the contrast was great. Good fun!

[@adrientucker5949]

Btw, I did use my headphones for the first time yesterday. Still have a lot to learn to get them set up to my liking but at least I took the initiative. Thanks for the encouragement!

[@detectingpa8968]

lol thanks, glad you enjoyed it. Great job on using the headphones. XP deus just posted a similar video so check them out. Keep at it and thanks again For Watching!

[@keepdigginmetaldetecting]

Native American kettle points. That’s amazing! I knew when you dug the first one. But to dig three? Fantastic!

[@detectingpa8968]

We were stunned.

[@leesmith2798]

💥💥💥💥Serious historical narrative jump cuts to Jerry skidding onto the screen riding not-a-mountain-bike…Brilliant!! Love you guys!

[@detectingpa8968]

Thanks Lee, we need to get a few E-bikes. Had to use the daughter’s bike on this one lol. Thanks as always for watching and the comment!

[@leesmith2798]

@@detectingpa8968 I was going to say, "On his daughters bike," but I just sat back and waited for you to clarify. Awesome! Very creative.

[@mona2046]

Wow!!!!!!! you guys consistently blow my mind 🤯Shawn, I've never even heard of the Kaskaskia Tribe, and I had no idea there were points made of metal!?! Beautiful IHP Jerry!!! Sweet bike too!!! Thank you both!!! 💖💖 Can't wait for the next one!!!

[@detectingpa8968]

We blow our minds too. The stuff we find sometimes lol. We had never heard of that tribe either until this day. They live on with their names being spoken again.

[@masonmercmetaldetecting]

Coming in hot on that bike Jerry! Kettle points! Nooooo waaaaay! Amazing finds! Another great episode fellas!

[@detectingpa8968]

lol thanks. We need a few E Bikes but this will due for now!

[@LindaMills-ni2rb]

I am jealous of the soil they are digging in looks so rich, great for a garden bed

[@detectingpa8968]

Yes this sites soil was amazingly black! Would have made a great garden

[@SkiSearcher]

excellent hunt with some historic saves with the kettle points and the 1860 indian at the end for the cherry on top guys ! as always great editing and story telling - Matt 🤙🏴‍☠️🇺🇸

[@detectingpa8968]

Thanks Matt, we knew there was a coin in there somewhere. Glad we were able to save it and tell the story of the old site! Thanks as always for watching and the comment.

[@665123]

Great hunt! Very interesting finds! Looking forward to seeing you guys go back there.

[@detectingpa8968]

Yes, we can’t wait to get back there. Thanks for watching!

[@tobybobo6539]

Awesome hunt y’all, your research pays off! Those Indian points are very special finds 🎉

[@detectingpa8968]

Jerry is amazing at research and map work!

[@cheaplaughkennedy2318]

You guys really have an awesome channel and the beginning of the episode was great. Your finds were so interesting,so much history around there. You deserve a lot more subscribers. 👍

[@detectingpa8968]

Wow. We appreciate that. We will gain a larger following if we keep plugging along. No pun intended lol. We have lots of work to do to gain that much popularity.

[@cheaplaughkennedy2318]

@@detectingpa8968 I believe you will continue to gain popularity and subscribers, thanks for the return comment , looking forward to more , take care👍

[@roballison3281]

Cool digs ! Love the kettle points and sword. Makes me wonder if there was a battle there at some point...Jerry,you need to raise your bicycle seat😁

[@detectingpa8968]

lol. Thanks, my daughter isn’t as tall as me. I would have to lower it again so figured I would just use it as is. We need to get some e-bikes lol.

[@richardklapka5147]

I knew what you guys found immediately. Glad you figured it out before video was over. Congrats on kettle points! I believe natives traded for Copper and made those type of points themselves! Awesome detecting finds I say! Rk.

[@detectingpa8968]

Thanks Rich. We are glad we figured it out too. It’s always nice to be able to share the excitement on film with everyone.

[@DavidCurtis-ec9do]

Thank you for your video. Keep Detecting

[@morganrowe2330]

Really excellent finds. Love your channel especially how you research the sites you go to. Thanks!

[@detectingpa8968]

Thanks Morgan. Jerry is a beast at finding sites through research and map work!

[@earthsciteach]

I learned something new from this video. Had never heard the term, "Kaskia point." You were narrowed in on a short time frame where the native folks transitioned from stone points to firearms. That was a very good day!

[@detectingpa8968]

We had never heard about them until this day as well. Nuts holding super early American history in your hands!

[@ericmalmstrom9943]

So much fun to see you diving off into the deep end in hopes of finding something old... and even more fun when you find amazing pieces of history. Keep up the great work!

[@detectingpa8968]

Thanks Eric! They don’t all turn out. Some spots are a bust but we enjoy the search

[@stuckintrees4796]

Absolutely awesome hunt👊👊👊

[@detectingpa8968]

Thanks!

[@diannareed5499]

Another awesome hunt, guys! Congrats on the kettle points!! So cool!

[@detectingpa8968]

Thanks Dianna. They are so cool. Might be one of our favorite finds!

[@DalinquentB]

Love the way you put this story together ,that fades right into detecting......very brilliant and touching. New subscriber, keep it coming.

[@detectingpa8968]

Thanks Bob. We are coming back to create more videos very shortly. Hope you stick around!

[@ecotangokeithfugittrkkf733]

Great opening love the content can’t wait for the next one ❤

[@detectingpa8968]

Thanks!

[@petebovenzi8119]

I don’t comment often , I really enjoy your channel though. I smile when I see the stuff you guys recover

[@detectingpa8968]

Well we are grateful for your support!

[@NORMANWILSON-m4m]

Arrow points ...kettle points... great findsl

[@detectingpa8968]

Thanks! You’re exactly right! Thanks for watching!

[@nancyyow8394]

Great history lesson..😊

[@trishharrison3618]

Great video guys amazing finds you both are awesome can't wait for the next video stay safe and lots of love from West Virginia ❤️🙂

[@detectingpa8968]

Thanks as always Trish!

[@feathercatcher]

I hope to see more of this amazing place!!

[@goldenoutdoors]

Wow what a site!!! You guys have some good history in your area for sure. When Sean dug those points I had goose bumps. What an incredible find 😮 congrats guys

[@detectingpa8968]

Wish I could say the same when I originally dug them. lol. I had no idea what I had even found. Another reason I love finding items. Every time I go out I usually learn something new!

[@goldenoutdoors]

You never know what you’re going to find. Thats whats so exciting about detecting. Keep up the good work guys 👍🏻

[@detectingpa8968]

It’s like playing a scratch off ticket every time the shovel pierces the ground!

[@jamesmassey6690]

Great content, research, and finds. Y’all are doing a great job with the channel. Congratulations again. Enjoying from Southwest Tennessee. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@detectingpa8968]

Thanks James! We appreciate the kind words!

[@georgegeyer3431]

Excellent show. I live in Southern Wayne County. Really interesting finds.

[@detectingpa8968]

Thanks George!

[@relicrat]

Round sharp thing at 17 minutes might have been tinkle cones as well. Nice finds. Thanks for sharing!!!

[@detectingpa8968]

Thanks for watching

[@terrygreennway9655]

Nice hunt, love the points. Need to bring in a couple of weedeaters with blades.

[@detectingpa8968]

That would be nice! We would need a trailer to haul it in. It was a good 2 miles back in! Lol

[@patiencekates5975]

I had no idea how rare the kaskaskia points were. Make sure you offer information to your historical dept. in that area! So cool!

[@detectingpa8968]

I’m assuming other tribes used the same type of point. Kaskaskia were probably the first.

[@EZDiggin]

Great bit of history uncovered for sure!!

[@detectingpa8968]

Thank you! That’s why we live doing it.

[@TreasureHuntingSWPA412]

Hmm. I better look at nondescript copper things a little closer. I remember finding something similar in a farm field in Washington county. I hope I kept it. Very cool artifacts.

[@detectingpa8968]

Yes, that would be a good idea. We were wondering on how many people threw them away over the years not knowing what they were. Thanks for watching!

[@andrewkrzykowski3489]

The “trigger guard” may be half a broken candle wick trimmer. A trade post would not necessarily have any coins as Native Americans wanted practical stuff and European traders brought cheap goods to swap for furs etc. Great video. Andy

[@detectingpa8968]

Thanks Andy. You are correct on the candle trimmer. We posted to an identification website and they ID it as the same. Yea, we were thinking the same thing later on about the lack of coins too. It’s possible it still could have been! We will be going back soon. Thanks for the comment!

[@timh132]

Good work Good finds young men deus 11all the way. From raining Cornwall uk 😊😊

[@detectingpa8968]

We definitely love our Deus2’s!!

[@davidharris4030]

Next to the last couple of things you found could have been part of a spur. Thanks for sharing content! What is a good detector to purchase without breaking the bank?

[@detectingpa8968]

We actually got an ID on it recently. It a piece to a mid 1800s wick cutter for an old lantern wick.

[@willie714]

Nothing like trading kettles then getting stuck by em. Great finds!

[@detectingpa8968]

lol! You might win the comment of the day lol. I’m sure it was true too.

[@granddad-mv5ef]

AMAZING dig! Discovering this important (in my opinion) site is more than good luck. Seriously, I hope you know a local archaeologist or historian with whom to consult. That military button appears to be a type used around 1820. But those points are the most interesting to me, I have not seen them before. Very exciting!

[@detectingpa8968]

First time we have ever laid eyes on them as well!

[@kimberlycreamer7111]

Awesome Finds!!

[@detectingpa8968]

Thank you!

[@scottnyc6572]

That spoon handle with the inscription “P…” the second part could be “Revere”.Paul Revere was a silversmith.

[@detectingpa8968]

Wow! I will have to get the magnifying glass out.

[@eastcoastlithics]

One of my bucket list finds right there! I find a few stone points, but I just want one brass or copper rolled one haha. Im in PA too! I just found the channel and love how it makes me feel like Im viewing a professional documentary. Ill be taking some inspiration fosho. Sweet finds y'all

[@detectingpa8968]

Thanks for watching and the comment! Good luck out there!

[@paulmerritt7540]

at 7:29 that looks like a 41 swiss cartridge. There were two primer strikes on the bottom to ensure a better chance of ignition.

[@dirtclodmetaldetecting]

Awesome finds! Love those Indian points!

[@detectingpa8968]

Thanks!

[@jim-do5pt]

Just stumbled onto your channel, watched you find Indian artifacts with metal detectors...! I was aware of Kettle Points happy for the info on those "new" ones...!

[@detectingpa8968]

How often do you find Indian artifacts with a detector. We were stunned.

[@charlesgilbert7816]

You guys had a phenomenal dig great research paid off great history saved

[@detectingpa8968]

Thanks Charles! They don’t always work out like that but research definitely puts the odds in our favor.

[@notanotherbottletop9892]

Excellent cheers nugget,

[@detectingpa8968]

Thanks!

[@gregoryharris4838]

Wow ! What a great adventure !!!! Jerry , you riding in on that bike was worth the price of admission 😂Shawn I'm wondering if your tiny buckle could have been from a bookstrap ? The trade goods , and the early Indian very nice !! Thank You ! 🍻Gregory.

[@detectingpa8968]

Thanks Gregg. I’m not ashamed to say that was my daughters bike lol but when ya Don’t have one ya gotta improvise. Thanks for watching and the comment. That very well could have been a buckle to a book strap. Maybe a trade book with counts of beaver pelts, maps of waterways….. who knows!

[@Lisapappa]

Great hunt!!

[@detectingpa8968]

Thank you

[@TheDiggingDudesOfficial]

Great hunt! Hello from Canada

[@maxinebaldyga1205]

Great day!!! You guys killed it today!

[@detectingpa8968]

Thanks Maxine!

[@dfdigger3820]

Very cool finds guys !!

[@detectingpa8968]

Thanks

[@ReturnoftheCollector]

What you are calling a kaskaskia point we have here in our dig spots. Look up tinkler cone. They were conical pieces worn on ceremonial dresses. Also used as jewelry. Yes you will find copper points too. They made points out of copper. Lasted longer than the flint

[@detectingpa8968]

That’s great! Tinkler cones often had the tips cut off. These appear to be points as they do not have the tips cut. You can even see the hole near the base on the one where they would have fastened it to the shaft. That one actually still has wood in it. Here is a link to check out where we referenced in the video. peachstatearchaeologicalsociety.org/index.php/2-uncategorised/16-kaskaskia-points. Thanks for watching!

[@ReturnoftheCollector]

@@detectingpa8968 nice article. We have a couple with the tip off and a couple with the tip. We also have the smaller ones that are hair beads. My buddy also has a point shaped copper piece

[@wildmandigging3486]

Awesome site guys I knew those was kettle points soon as I seen em great job and congrats God Bless and happy dirt fishin…Virgil

[@detectingpa8968]

Thanks Virgil, we don’t come across to many of them so we were stumped for a few minutes. We wondered how many people may have thrown away over the years because they didn’t know what they were like us.

[@chrisb5084]

With a little brush clearing you will probably find alot more. Goes to show, by doing your homework on sites can pay off. Congrats on your cool finds!

[@detectingpa8968]

Thanks, that don’t always turn out that good. Often they are a bust.

[@JayTee0007]

I use to live in extreme Western PA. I grew up in Beaver County. 👍

[@bradcreeks8302]

What do you use to find your old sites? Love watching you guys finding old stuff. Keep up the good work.

[@detectingpa8968]

Thanks Brad, we just google old maps of our area then try to compare them to current maps. Can be difficult but we are getting good at it. Thanks for watching.

[@bradcreeks8302]

You guys are awesome at finding old sites. Keep up the awesome work. Thank you for responding.

[@johnbussey2521]

Another good one

[@detectingpa8968]

Thanks!

[@baystateplugflipper7061]

Nice job guys!!

[@detectingpa8968]

Thanks!

[@nancyyow8394]

The thread used in the 1800s was either silk or cotton. That is probably why you find so many lost buttons. It was not very strong so the buttons would fall off the clothing...just my thoughts..? Thanks again guus.

[@jaydigshistory36]

Looks like a kettle copper point. Stef Digs has found those. The Natives would take old copper kettles in trade and make arrow and spear points along with hair beads out of them. The site may have been a native village prior to the modern persons getting there too. Either way that was awesome!

[@detectingpa8968]

Yes, that’s what they are. We talk about them later in the video. Thanks for watching.

[@jaydigshistory36]

@@detectingpa8968😂 I know, I was on a plane watching and got excited that I knew what it was.

[@markhubbard8141]

Okay, now I understand their use. Thanks

[@detectingpa8968]

Watching on a plane is neat! Thanks for watching Jay!

[@jaydigshistory36]

@@detectingpa8968 you guys are awesome to watch!

[@alandufresne1975]

My 1st Indian Head cent was 1860. Nice finds Jerry

[@detectingpa8968]

Thanks! We had a great day out.

[@grandmakellymcdonald]

let's go let's go treasure and adventure ✌👵

[@alitathomas2711]

I believe my dad had one of those but his was a bit larger and used for digging holes for tobacco plants. Leta. He did that as a young boy

[@ecotangokeithfugittrkkf733]

YOU GUYS R AWSOME 💪

[@detectingpa8968]

Tha ks

[@claudepotter7763]

Great fines

[@detectingpa8968]

Thanks!

[@jeffbabb792]

I hope you go back. Great video.

[@detectingpa8968]

Thanks Jeff. We have plans to return.

[@donnadigsjersey2936]

Wicked cool finds

[@detectingpa8968]

Thanks Donna!

[@petewhitty186]

Nice point! Might date way earlier then 1600s if copper not brass..

[@detectingpa8968]

I believe the bent one is copper. The other two were brass I think.

[@harrisonlewis6853]

Some sword scabbards had been made of 2 halves wired together and a brass hollowed to a point of brass composition and mated over the wood. Such a scabbard was cheaper to produce in those days. Good leather for scabbards were a premium item reserved for upper officiers or rich officiers. Wood scabbards were for common soldiers or sargents.

[@myradioon]

The tribes in that area didn't use Teepees. They used Wikiups, Leentoos, and structures made from logs, bark and branches. Bigger villages would have large meeting houses like Quonset Houses. They didn't have Dream Catchers.

[@detectingpa8968]

We know, unfortunately there is very little Native American stock video footage available to use. Thanks for watching.

[@myradioon]

@@detectingpa8968 Cool Points!

[@maryhutt4263]

Good job guys, good video enjoyed tremendously!! Want to see some more now, what state you in?? Good rich soil always near river but that soil is all over , good planting crops that's why all lived there, never see those , gonna say sharp small arrow, things haha you know what I mean,and glad found date on your Indian head!! Can't wait fear more! Wish you had a dog with ya

[@detectingpa8968]

Thanks! We are in western PA, glad you enjoyed the video!

[@tomjohnson5888]

I like the tshirt. You should go to the sasquatch calling festival in Whitehall NY

[@detectingpa8968]

Didn’t realize there was one. Maybe some day!

[@seanbarnes9021]

That's a kettle point as many have already pointed out they are pretty cool.

[@detectingpa8968]

Probably a once in a lifetime find.

[@nathanduckeorth806]

That bamboo looking stuff is invasive it's called Japanese knotweed,Grows all over river valleys in wester PA

[@detectingpa8968]

There’s that and the vines that seemed to show up here all of the sudden.

[@cphtrojan82freddie]

Where do you get your OLD MAPS and LIDAR that you use for research?

[@woodynorris1573]

Yep, it's a type of kettle point.

[@detectingpa8968]

Thanks

[@MD-NWWI]

Shawn's find sure looks like a conical spear point to me

[@MD-NWWI]

Yep. I just seen the part where you guys figured out! Congrats guys

[@jeannemackenzie4404]

I have found three of the metal points. They were secured to a wood shaft. An upgrade to stone points that would easily break. Mine were found in Utah and Nevada.

[@detectingpa8968]

Thanks again!

[@OCRay1]

Isn’t that a sword?

[@detectingpa8968]

We had posted it to an identification site and some say it was a corn knife. Pretty cool if it had been a sword. Thanks for watching

[@jeffgibbs2844]

Also the round button looking things are on the dress also

[@JoeMims-tr3wn]

Jerry you holding your stuff off Cramer can't see it that crimper with hole not a sifter probably nailed to hold something together

[@paulmerritt7540]

the Kaskaskia points were fishing points as opposed to game points.

[@kennysr.1054]

👍 💪 ✌

[@detectingpa8968]

Thanks

[@jeffgibbs2844]

Those points I think are tinkling cones

[@LeoBower-p2c]

Great button

[@detectingpa8968]

Thanks!

[@ronaldcarr3481]

The rolled up metal possibly could be improvised arrowhead spearhead one of the 2.

[@detectingpa8968]

Yes, We ID them a little later in the video. Great guess!

[@MikeMumm]

The peice of copper with holes might be from a candle lantern reflector.

[@detectingpa8968]

That’s a good thought!

[@LeoBower-p2c]

Neither rain nor snow keeps a metal detector away

[@detectingpa8968]

Nope! Not us anyway.

[@SteveBish-e9l]

Indians cut copper or brass trade pots and made arrow points.

[@RolfRobertson6404]

I see alot of people finding harmonica reeds, every body must of played one. Lol

[@detectingpa8968]

I bet a large percentage did!

[@stewartmccracken8083]

Kinda looks like a jingle dress adornment.

[@detectingpa8968]

They do look like them too But these are a little different.

[@wayneadams1340]

There may have been a battle there ?

[@detectingpa8968]

Ya never know. There was a story of a massacre not to far from there.

[@jeffgibbs2844]

That’s why they have a hole in them. Sowed on the bottom of the dress

[@RogerBrown-wg3zw]

The pointed one might be a rope needle just guessing

[@TerriAnnNiemeier-dy3no]

Find the Old Swedes Church from 1600s,

[@hippie564]

Where in Pennsylvania are you? I live in Indiana, Pa

[@detectingpa8968]

We are in Armstrong county

[@hippie564]

@@detectingpa8968 Not far away at all

[@kanebrown8438]

Could the copper be a trade item that the natives would tie to their clothes to beautify and make noise . Cannot remember the name of these items .

[@detectingpa8968]

They did do this with similar brass kettles. These are points though

[@LeoBower-p2c]

A coin finally 🎉

[@detectingpa8968]

Right!?! Lol

[@smwzw482]

I think you may have found a native American kettle point.

[@raylynngiroux5525]

I agree. Those cone shape brass pieces I've seen before on other channels and identified as kettle points

[@detectingpa8968]

We identify them later in the video. There were three found total.

[@detectingpa8968]

Yes, we identified them later. In the video we found three of them total. Thanks for watching!

[@raylynngiroux5525]

@@detectingpa8968 yeah I realized that later as I continued watching. 🤣 Great hunt guys. Thanks for the content

[@markhubbard8141]

What is a kettle point use?

[@petebovenzi8119]

Satchel strap buckle 24:13

[@detectingpa8968]

Sweet! Thanks for the ID Pete!

[@davideo1954]

Pooter spoon!

[@detectingpa8968]

Pooter it is. Much easier to say! lol