These Creek Banks Were Hiding Our RAREST DISCOVERY Yet - An Unforgettable Find Shrouded in Mystery!

[@carolpascua1848]

I don't think I've ever had so much fun just watching people dig stuff up 😂😂😂 Great video! Thanks for this 🙏

[@augusta8901]

I have a ceramic degree with a focus on primitive firing and local materials and taught for many years. Wood ash was commonly used in, or even sometimes exclusively as, glaze to act as a flux (containing up to 30% Ca) and lower the firing temperature needed. Also limestone (calcium) will create a false ash glaze (the webbing pattern) at high temperature. - I live near a huge dolostone (Ca + Mg) quarry that has mountains of powder they dump as a byproduct and have recreated recipes that look very similar to this pot, not in a wood kiln, just high temps. Btw... In your videos, I've been VERY envious of all the different clays/sands you see in the creeks you search for fossils! You could definitely work with any of it for different purposes body/slips/glazes with a few tests. A coffee can sized lump in enough to collect for that. There are a few "wild clay" groups on fb that would show you the basics and what others are doing. It's the best!

[@janwallace6885]

As a potter and having experienced wood fired pottery, I am quite confident that this is an ash glaze on this pot. Simply a glaze that comes from wood firing pottery, ash setting on pots during the firing then melting at higher temps and forming the glaze. Hence the running effects of the glaze down the pot. It's awesome 😊

[@FunnyFungi-dm7km]

I love the extra touch of showing it cleaned up right after the find. Thanks for these videos. I really enjoy them.

[@Harry1s]

I agree!

[@ncoutdooradventures6148]

I want to make a comment,, but can't seem to find the words that tell you how excited I am for you to have found that jug! Amazing!

[@WILDKYLE]

Thank you! ❤️❤️❤️

[@RouxletteForReal]

If the Antiques Roadshow comes near you, I hope you take this incredible jug. Fantastic!

[@johnnybfan]

Kyle, one place you might be able to find out info on a potter for your jug is to check out the census records for Crawford county for a potter with the letter "H" in them. Congrats on the awesome find & your conversation with Chris. One of a kind find.

[@mikepetrucha2774]

That jug is out of this world. The smaller ceramic jar might have had marmalade in it. I laughed so hard at Natalie and your conversation when you were trying to get that bottle out of the mud. Isn't going down rabbit holes fun? I watch a metal detectorist in Scotland, and he often finds lead bale seals from the 1800s for flax and talks about the flax mills that were there. I looked into what flax was used for and it took me down a rabbit hole about learning how to make linen by spinning the flax into yarn, then weaving the yarn into linen. A while back, you and Cris talked about making more videos about just sitting and discussing things. I'm glad you made one. Talking about sharing your passions and knowledge is important. That video just flew by.

[@lindsayschilling8707]

That was my immediate thought as well - marmalade jar.

[@lindsayschilling8707]

Oh, I forgot to ask you: what is the name of the site in Scotland? I have Scottish Heritage; my Great Grandfather, a Gordon Highlander, was a weaver that specialized in wool for kilts. But, I would love to learn about the process of linen-making. It sounds fascinating. When I was in Scotland a few years back, I visited abandoned weaving mills that wear still completely set up for weaving. It appeared that the last people to work there just locked the doors and walked away. Many thanks if you could respond with the name of the metal detectors site. Selange (Cheers & bring another pint).

[@nikkigraham7494]

I’m 42 This year and have followed you both for a while now, to put perspective on this comment… 😅 But,you two are really growing into fine men with the most focus and passion! I will be guiding my youngest boy towards your channels now he’s getting old enough to enjoy the benefits of KZbin. You give ancient vibes of a certain human teacher I most definitely want him to be aware of and follow. Thank you from an old rock hounder ❤

[@obieobrien5883]

Kyle, Tom Askjem has a channel, his old one was Below the Plains. He is an excellent resource for bottle identification. Very interesting too!

[@WILDKYLE]

I love Tom's channel!

[@PeggyParrish-sg1eu]

I needed me a good ol Wild Kyle creek video today!! Yall make me forget about my troubles for the length of the video and i appreciate every one of your cool uploads man!! God bless and take care my friend!!!❤

[@bouncerslabrealnature9143]

Matthew Hewell style drip glaze jug....They are Nice 👍🎉 It's definitely older than typical Hewell but it's a good place to connect.There are many other Hewell potters.

[@amandanickel977]

I was learning how to process clay out of soil before I got sick and this video was amazing. I do think it would be fun if you guys started learning how to do things the way they used to do them. Just wonderful content. Thank you. I’m am trying to remember to like, subscribe, and share you and Chris’s channels so you get the recognition and rewards you deserve for these videos. They aren’t flashy, but they leave you feeling smarter, calmer, and happier when you watch.

[@joanneriley3899]

The best part of this video, is seeing you with Chris again, I loved the videos from 2-3 yrs ago when it was you 2 together, more often than not. Don’t ever loose that friendship, and please get together as humanly possible.

[@Merrymaid]

Lose* loose is when you turn someone loose.

[@jennieward-scott9531]

Sorry if someone has already left a comment on this .. There's an advertisement for Ingram and Ramsey Druggists in the The Valdosta Times on Saturday October 13th 1906 .. seems they was veterinary. Love from Ireland to you both !

[@lydiabiggs6920]

I love how you end this vid with your good friend Chris who is as excited about your find as you are, Kyle! I really Love you guys lots and lots, as well as Bri and Natalie too!

[@ox-cartfarm6880]

Just saw this episode and it brought back very old memories. John Burrison was my professor of folklife studies at Georgia State University back in the late 1960's. Great guy and dedicated to the preservation of the knowledge, skills and wisdom of the "elders."

[@donnac1279]

What an awesome find ! It's all about the journey and being with friends. Every now and then the Lords blesses you with these little treasures along the way. Thank you for taking me with you 😎

[@joshwagoner2753]

The chain you picked up is a camping gimmick item. Its a chainsaw chain with loops on the end they are usually called pocket chainsaws.

[@valiantwarrior4517]

Thanks for sharing another adventure, Lord Kyle. Your content is always so uplifting. Lets broken old farts like me have a window of adventure and excitement. Can’t say how much I appreciate it. (Thanks to Lady Natalie too!) (It’s so funny hearing the cacophony of cicadas in the background of so many videos. Just makes my heart happy. I love nature.)

[@jessicamarielovato3600]

Kyle, Out of all the jugs I've seen dug out, I've never seen a jug like yours before. It's definitely gorgeous. I love your videos with you and Natalie together. Your excitement when you find something is totally exuberant.

[@howardwest1347]

Nice to see you and Paleo Chris together again. What an awesome find. Congratulations Kyle. You deserve it and we love Natalie. You two are so perfect for each other. Donna northern Michigan/Traverse City

[@olliepoo]

That bowl you got out, that you thought was beautiful, is a piece of blue and white sponge ware. I collect sponge ware and that would have been a great collectors piece. And the white container was most likely a ladies cold cream. Love the jug you just got out. What a great dig you are on!

[@lfurches]

Thank you for sharing the history of this beautiful jugl You are a treasure yourself Kyle, learning and wanting to share it with others.

[@OhioEddieBlack]

Man, so many cool bottles. This looks like so much fun :)

[@debramaertens893]

Loved the conversation between you and Chris, along with all the research you did. I agree you and Chris need to make some jugs!

[@danamosley]

Super jealous of the Valdosta medicine bottle!!💜💜💜🥰🥰🥰 My hometown!🤎❤️💜😻

[@kimharrison888]

Awesome Find!!!...That Beautiful Jug❤👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@wendyreid9326]

I live very close to Crawford County- very interesting video. That jug is beautiful! Thanks Kyle!

[@TurtleyCrzE3ASW]

That's absolutely a Beautiful Part of History!! I can only imagine your Dad's Reaction?!! I'm sure SUPER Proud 😊

[@respectanimals2]

Beautiful jug, that’s a fabulous find, very interesting history , fantastic video, brilliant

[@AGM-ut5vs]

Have you ever searched Town Creek or Swan Creek in Athens, Alabama in northern Alabama? Elk River near the crossing of I-65 was the site of Northern troops, including one certain Eli Lilly of the Indiana army (sorry, I don’t recall more specific militias). Nathan Bedford Forrest’s army held off the “Yankees” near Elkmont, AL, constructed a stockade fort on the banks of the Elk River, including the railroad crossing, holding Eli Lilly and his regiment prisoners. Now, private landowners now have the land, their house stands on the foundation of that stockade fort, and they will confront you if you don’t present bona-fide credentials. Just think, in years to come after him, how differently life would have turned out if the Confederate militias of the foothills had not spared those who held the fortifications between Athens, AL and Huntsville and Nashville? No Lilly big Pharma, no survival of a NB Forrest militia founding the earliest vestiges of the KKK in nearby Pulaski, and Columbia, TN. My hometown of Athens, AL, was aligned with the “Yankees” who seized the courthouse square. However, the Union General essentially gave his troops permission to have their way with the good people of Athens. He announced he would go away for an important conference with his superiors in Nashville (wink, wink), signaling that they were free to rape, pillage, and reduce Athens, it’s courthouse square merchants, churches, stables, and warehouses to dust. Enslaved persons were not spared. They were among the raped, pillaged, and murdered of Athens. Needless to say, the people of Athens and others who thought they could see the good in the Union commanders and soldiers soon saw whom they were dealing with and joined the rebel cause. Bitterness is still tasted in the people of these small towns, hypocrisy still galls the descendants.

[@barbarafritchie2000]

Awesome find. Congratulations.

[@lizdunnett7177]

What a lovely find and well done on the research history you can’t beat it thank you for sharing

[@Gloria-qy3dd]

Hi guys,That is a beautiful jug.Once you learn the craft of how people live and the herbs,and the uses of things,You could live anywhere.

[@Teressa690]

Wow, congratulations. So glad you came along and saved the jug. So beautiful.

[@lorrik.7341]

As a potter, I was just as excited as you when you pulled that out. Great find!!

[@rebeccajones3461]

All the information about the jug was very interesting. It is amazing how the earth can provide materials we need if we only take the time to discover them. When I was in college, our ceramics professor had brought back some ashes from the Mt. Saint Helens volcano eruption. We added some of it to our glazes before firing, and the colors which emerged during firing were awesome.

[@lindaleehulsey3167]

Cicada SOUNDTRACK 👍 UR in right place to FIND MORE😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@phillockwood8414]

Been looking for artifacts since I was 5 years old. I still enjoy it as much as ever. Good job.

[@emmysue7275]

Y’all are amazing young man I love listening to y’all keep talking so I can keep learning

[@Mary-t5d5c]

So cool you all take such an interest in the history of what you find. We dug many many dumps out here in and around Buckeye Az. My sons would find the best stuff. I guessed cuz they were closer to the ground.lol. But they would find an entire statue of an oriental woman but no head. And 2 months later we would find the head. The marbles were so beautiful. We found so much really good stuff. Beads rings broochs and belt buckles and fantastic bottles. Thanks and keep finding .

[@wandadorsey8895]

My dad’s folks come from Hall county GA. Some of his family migrated from Anderson and Pickens counties of SC to the counties above Gainesville GA. When dad was researching his family he found that some of his relatives in SC made jugs and crockery for food and liquid preservation. I have been looking for any of their products for some years now. I was excited to see that jug you rescued. It was amazing. Hopefully one day I will succeed in my finding some family clay products. Every time I find an old jug or crock, I have to check to see if it says “Dorsey” on it. Thanks for sharing 😊

[@mattdeveau1704]

That jug is incredible and the history you found out about it. The glaze is super unique and very cool looking. Amazing how lucky to be buried for so long and no damage, especially to the handle.

[@iwasthere.]

Very cool find. Kyle, try contacting Time Team, the esteemed UK archeologists. They are on youtube and you will really love the old episodes-epic!.

[@briankesterson4365]

A fantastic hunt & a fantastic find! So happy for you! Keep up the great adventures as well as the learning!

[@christinefox9075]

Amazing. Priceless, simply priceless!

[@tim9430]

@ 21:44 You could grind the broken edge down flat all the way around (attach a large piece of high grit sand paper to a piece of ply wood to sand it...or use a large belt sander). Then glue it to a board and hang it on the wall to put flowers or something in.

[@justjulee9135]

What an incredible find! I'm so happy you found that beautiful, whole ceramic jug! Awesome video! Love to you and Natalie! ❤

[@justjoy4239]

Another exciting adventure with Kyle and our marble queen Natalie! Let’s go!

[@richconroy5559]

ALL HAIL THE MARBLE QUEEN!

[@annduke5573]

Definitely a lucky, one in a million find! Very beautiful and I'm happy that you invited Chris to talk about it. I love when you guys finish up your vids discussing various things about your adventures.

[@burmawilkins8286]

You two young men are so awesome. Thank you for sharing your passion.

[@littleSallyJo]

WHAT an astounding find!!! History!! When I saw that spongeware glazed half-bowl piece, I could tell you were digging in a VERY special dump!! I hope you kept the half-bowl thing too---nice Garden Art, I'm thinking. Congratulations & Thanks SO MUCH for finding out about the origins and sharing that special history with all of us!

[@jardigsvermont]

Wooooooooooowwweeeee- THAT JUG!!!!!!!! Ive dug a couple but hot damn that glaze is incredible!!

[@jeanepilgrim4926]

Oh my goodness that jug is beautiful! I've never seen one like it before. It's a true treasure. Congratulations!

[@ccccarriemchardy9216]

Treacle glazed pottery is the best because it cant be recreated with any piece. What a find!.

[@sherrie545]

Another great adventure with you two with some very nice bottles and that amazing jug!! I think it was waiting for just the right person to unearth it after all these years, someone that would appreciate it and treasure it forever! Congratulations

[@sheenamoore3938]

Kyle i have been watching you for a while and have watched alot of your older ones. You n Natalie are so nice n easy to watch.Makes me wish i was more mobile.

[@lisawilson3759]

I literally busted out laughing when you said “ you launched the mud in my open mouth” it literally took me forever to type this because I can’t stop laughing 🤣

[@WILDKYLE]

Hahahahaha glad we could give you a laugh 😂😂😂

[@WendyHankins]

Looks like an eagle

[@jamesward903]

9⁹😅

[@ericjohnson2320]

Incredible jug and finds!!! Exciting stuff!!!

[@kimgower1347]

You Beautiful people! THANKS for a wonderful Rabbit Hole adventure. Your mind works like mine. Those are the things I want to know. The jug dates back to just 40 some years into Georgia 's statehood. So many more questions... To me, going down the Rabbit holes are as much fun as the search for the items themselves. Whether it's fossils, native artifacts, treasures from the dump etc. Wonderful video, please keep them coming, and stay safe both of you Kyle and Chris and those lovely ladies too, Bree and Natalie.

[@firechicken455adventures]

Simply amazing find. I'm glad you found it, and it can be appreciated now.

[@WhiteHorseAcres]

Wow that was such an awesome find. It would be my pride and joy.

[@deidremcintosh3872]

Wow Kyle ,so exciting to find this ,how long has it been waiting for you and Natalie to find it .I felt so wow watching you both digging around there

[@lisawilson3759]

So so awesome to see you and Chris! Awesome friends!

[@cynthiafoss8086]

What a great adventure! The jug is beyond amazing. It will be amazing to hear what more you find out about it.

[@Retrorespawnrelics]

The lavender glass chunk is cool. Putting pieces like that into a Mason jar with some LED lights in it would be so cool.

[@terrimaldonado8806]

I’ve been collecting for decades and I’ve never seen a jug like that one! WAY COOL!

[@michaelwyatt1143]

Johann Hoff bottle was dated 1890, containing Malt extract, probably used for medicinal purposes. Watching from the U.K. and enjoying your videos.

[@pamelagunn2421]

It's sad that there is so much trash and junk in our waterways. Thank you for all you do.

[@WILDKYLE]

It really is sad. I do believe that if all of us pick up a little while we are out we can make a difference in the long run!

[@janinasprague8625]

I LOVE seeing your heart to heart chin wags with Chris!

[@katielane318]

I love your videos and your music I am from Victoria Australia 🇦🇺 I have been a fan for many years. I am a rock hound but have to purchase at 70 Please keep up all that you do Katie😊

[@billiekruse7704]

May I suggest taking a pruning plier with you for getting through roots

[@robinw.darnell4269]

I am so glad you found history and held it in your hands! I hope there are many more to come! Just be safe and keep an eye out for the wee beasties!

[@lizzymoore54]

Kyle, you and Natalie found some wonderful broke’s today ( in color ). May I suggest that you take those home and wrap them in a thick material and break them up a little more, and then tumble the pieces. You’d have the color, in rounded pieces for a beautiful display, maybe in an old crystal bowl, on a table in front of a sunny window. Jealous of the jug!!!! Hard work surely pays off! A Georgia fan. 😊 What’s old is always new again to the one who finds its beauty.

[@Dilldough.]

3:15 I thought he was going to show some Coprolite while talking about old dumps and what not.

[@jackburton6085]

Epic find Kyle! You’re lucky man, what a beautiful piece! 👏🙌❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥

[@oculusangelicus8978]

This is such a beautiful find. These Jugs would definitely be turned on a wheel, and glazes would be made from a mixture of dry minerals that would be ground up into a very fine powder, and then once all of the minerals were mixed to the desired consistency; and be aware that each pottery establishment has secret recipes for their glazes, as a unique part of their business, and they would guard their glaze recipes with their lives because if they managed to become a well established company with custom glazes the glazes would give pottery a great deal more value if it was popular, and also remember that people used almost everything in the pottery, plates, bowls, cups jugs even bakeware like pie plates and Dutch ovens and the like, so the real secret to the glaze on this jug will likely never be known since the company no longer exists and likely never passed on the recipe. So the minerals would then be put into a certain amount of water and turned into a thick mud consistency and the jug or whatever the item would be, was dipped in it or it would have been drizzled over it, like in this jugs case, and the glaze made the porous pottery water tight, and during the firing process, the glaze would melt and turn into a type of glass that we call glaze but really it is no different that the slag which is a by-product from smelting metal from miners as well, only in pottery that glass-like material change was used to seal the pottery and protect it and give it an appealing color and decoration. but to hear that they used river sands and pulverized minerals from his own property, this guy was seriously old school. I have taken a great deal of pottery classes and it is a total blast, and if you have property where you can have a small studio anf make pottery as a side hustle, I would encourage you to do it, because it has always been a dream of mine to be able to own a bunch of land and not only make a studio for pottery , but also build myself a walk-in Kiln that I can fire all of my pottery on my land and be able to develop my own glazes with powdered mineral recipes and be able to supply local families with proper dinner ware for their homes, but be fore warned, that turning pottery on a wheel take a great deal of practice and effort, and only time can allow for a person to become a decent potter where People will want to buy your work for every day use. I urge you to give it a try, but I am warning you now, that once you get into it, you're gonna be hooked, and soon you'll be looking to buy a pottery wheel, I can afford a pottery wheel but I do have a nice electric motor I managed to get ahold of to build my own pottery wheel. but once bitten, you be forever a pottery nerd!

[@MACD69]

Always a good day when you upload!!

[@robinwebb2160]

Whoa! A museum find! Just beautiful 😍 My youngest son is a geologist. While studying, he also took ceramic classes. He helped a student on her masters thesis on early Japanese pottery. He cut samples for her and found chemical compounds. If you have a local college, you could sign up for summer classes. The college in Berea, KY focuses on learning the arts of the "old ways" to preserve the techniques 🙂

[@Static140]

Great find, Kyle! Thanks for sharing this with us. 👍

[@jamesblake7338]

That was really cool dude! What a find ! Congrats!

[@sadielevens1144]

Always enjoy your channel.❤

[@sherrycrane7568]

What a beautiful jug!😊

[@billywilliams2521]

Hey I did find out some more about those white , Grey a ND red clays. That small thin layer of white clay is highly sought after because they make porcelain from it, once it's cleaned.

[@KrissyD-xx4gz]

Love all the adventures you welcome us viewers along to see. Sone would say your lucky. I think the love and respect you both have for nature puts you as one with the environment. It is this serenity that gives you that extra sense and patience of knowing where and how to find Treasures. Love watching You and Natalie there is such a kind peaceful joyfull spirit you both have. No matter where you go or what you seek please keep sharing.

[@kathyheafner6226]

Kyle, you were so calm when you pulled out the pottery jug! My family and I were creek stomping in the early 80’s. I pulled out a 2gallon pickle crock. I started screaming I was so excited. My family thought I had uncovered a snake. The jug had a chunk out of the rim but otherwise in perfect condition. It was unmarked but the glaze was typical of Catawba County, NC pottery. I found the jug in Cleveland County, NC. Many well-known potters have come from Catawba County. If interested, Google Catawba County, NC potters. Very interesting. Congrats on your find!!

[@danamosley]

And thank you for sharing all this info about those pots!! So awesome ❤❤❤

[@WILDKYLE]

❤️❤️❤️

[@mcchuggernaut9378]

So my line of work is as an antique and oddity seller, and I also sell things for other people for a percentage. I was able to quit my 9-5 grind, and now I travel around every week looking in thrift and antique shops and yard sales and flea markets for valuable objects, mostly antiques and glassware. You would not believe some of the things I have found doing this. I learn something new every week, and get to work with and sometimes even keep some incredible objects. I definitely know the feeling you got finding and identifying that jug.

[@primevalseeker3952]

What fun this must be.

[@outdoorsinga9741]

I live in Crawford County. We actually have a Jugfest every year the 3rd Saturday in May.

[@heathervannatter364]

Hello Kyle and Natalie 😊

[@ericdavis5950]

Hey bud, love watching yalls adventures. You make everything fun to watch. I'm mainly a point hunter. I look for them when me and my wife go to the deer lease in comfort, tx. Love the content brother

[@debbiefox6846]

Your Southern Pottery Alkaline Glaze Jug is beautiful! It's in such good shape. I also love the little ceramic jar too. The lavender glass & bottles are so pretty. The glass you found with the round section that has a swan on it would be really pretty cut it out on the outside circle and hung as a sun catcher. 😊💕

[@ibyt33]

you all are great! what a fun vid.

[@marciajohnson6767]

Excellent finds 😮 great job 😊

[@DownriverRocks]

It’s always nice to see Chris. Great find Kyle. And Nicole ❤❤

[@nanak2025]

Hi you two! I found online that the Hoff product was malt extract and was sold as a medicinal tonic often sold to those convalescing with general disability, the weak and nursing mothers.. but this contained alcohol oh my! But that jug is amazing! Natalie I said the same thing " how could anyone throw that away?" so cool!!

[@Bizz420]

What a amazing artifact of American history. Beautiful

[@artsharkstudios]

Incredible find, thank you for the history lesson, thank you for sharing something that would otherwise go forever unknown to most of us...love it!