Hydropotesinermis 724 Posted December 7, 2016 Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 I once dug up a flint axe head, which was estimated at upto 6000 years old.With a metal detector? lol IMPOSSIBLE lol POSSIBLEHow do you detect flint with a metal detector? That's what I was asking. Or was the axe head a coincidental find? Ah, get what your saying, i got the wrong end of the stick.Ive found 'lithic' flint bladelets/knifes when out detecting- no your correct, the detector wont pick them up but when your detecting near tumuli you dig down and happen upon them if your lucky. If the lad found a 6000 yr old axe head it could be bronze age, that started roughly 5000/6000 years ago i think so its not impossible. I see, I wondered if there was some trick to finding them or something. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trappa 517 Posted December 7, 2016 Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 Na mate, I wish. Some of the bronze age axe heads that have been found are jaw droppingly good, but sadly they are still on my wish list. I did find a votive axe head in rather poor condition which is about the best ive done in that sector. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hydropotesinermis 724 Posted December 7, 2016 Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 Na mate, I wish. Some of the bronze age axe heads that have been found are jaw droppingly good, but sadly they are still on my wish list. I did find a votive axe head in rather poor condition which is about the best ive done in that sector. Any value in them or do you collect them for interest? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trappa 517 Posted December 7, 2016 Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 If you find yourself a high quality bronze age axe head it could be worth hundreds, they are really collectable. My lithic bladelets arent worth much, maybe a few quid matey, and my votive axe head might get £50 on ebay so Im not gonna make millions. Im just a sad tw*t who loves history! 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 23,822 Posted December 7, 2016 Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 Seen some in the british museum,beautiful verdigris patina,i can only imagine turning a hoard of those up. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hydropotesinermis 724 Posted December 7, 2016 Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 If you find yourself a high quality bronze age axe head it could be worth hundreds, they are really collectable. My lithic bladelets arent worth much, maybe a few quid matey, and my votive axe head might get £50 on ebay so Im not gonna make millions. Im just a sad tw*t who loves history! I don't think it's sad. You've held my interest so far... Or am I a sad twat too? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rake aboot 4,929 Posted December 7, 2016 Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 Nowt sad at all about any off it. We spend our lives out in fields, this way it`s just digging for somit else. I find the history side interesting as hell. Specially English history. Time team fan me like ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PeakOil 352 Posted December 7, 2016 Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 I spread loads of bits of metal on the fields, its from the nails / screws / fittings that go through the chipper for the sawdust we bed the cows on. Drives the feckin nighthawkers round the twist. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 23,822 Posted December 7, 2016 Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 I spread loads of bits of metal on the fields, its from the nails / screws / fittings that go through the chipper for the sawdust we bed the cows on. Drives the feckin nighthawkers round the twist. Thats what the discrimination is for ferrous or non-ferrous. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PeakOil 352 Posted December 7, 2016 Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 I spread loads of bits of metal on the fields, its from the nails / screws / fittings that go through the chipper for the sawdust we bed the cows on. Drives the feckin nighthawkers round the twist. Thats what the discrimination is for ferrous or non-ferrous. Its all Chinese to me. I just find loads of holes dug, then they give up after the 50th time of digging a bit of nail / screw / etc up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rake aboot 4,929 Posted December 7, 2016 Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 Is your place interesting, history wise ?? why are they targeting your fields ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
steve66 3,086 Posted December 8, 2016 Report Share Posted December 8, 2016 Got a laser rapier , whites m6 , mine lab explorer 11 and a few others don't detect just seem to collect the feckers lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hydropotesinermis 724 Posted December 8, 2016 Report Share Posted December 8, 2016 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04jy45z Anybody seen this? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waltjnr 5,972 Posted December 8, 2016 Report Share Posted December 8, 2016 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04jy45z Anybody seen this? That looks like it might be worth a watch ,its got old boggle eyes out of The Office in it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 23,822 Posted December 8, 2016 Report Share Posted December 8, 2016 Got a laser rapier , whites m6 , mine lab explorer 11 and a few others don't detect just seem to collect the feckers lolAlways liked the look of the laser rapier,there used to be a shop in london i visited years ago,treasure world or something that carried tesoro machines.That program wasnt all that to be truthfull,boggle eyes from the office was interviewed by a detecting magazine,the searcher,i watched a couple of episodes and lost interest. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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