We’re not positive what the two materials are. You may be right about them being gastroliths.
—
Jefferson Seaver | 616-262-0345
> On May 19, 2016, at 3:00 AM, HISTARCH automatic digest system <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> There are 4 messages totaling 321 lines in this issue.
>
> Topics of the day:
>
> 1. Mystery blobs from farm site (3)
> 2. photo contest for Journal of Community Archaeology and Heritage
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Date: Wed, 18 May 2016 07:17:13 -0400
> From: Jefferson Seaver <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Mystery blobs from farm site
>
> Sorry about the bad link. This should get you there: https://seaverlink.wordpress.com/2016/05/18/mystery-blobs-lead-bone-or-ceramic/ <https://seaverlink.wordpress.com/2016/05/18/mystery-blobs-lead-bone-or-ceramic/>
> —
> Jefferson Seaver | 616-262-0345
>
>> On May 18, 2016, at 3:00 AM, HISTARCH automatic digest system <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Date: Tue, 17 May 2016 22:09:22 -0400
>> From: Jefferson Seaver <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: Mystery blobs from farm site
>>
>> The three unidentified objects shown in this post - https://wordpress.com/post/seaverlink.wordpress.com/143 <https://wordpress.com/post/seaverlink.wordpress.com/143> - were discovered in the front yard of Seaver Farm in Michigan (built about 1880) with the use of a metal detector. All 3 contain non-ferrous metal. They are dense, suggesting lead content but appear to be composed of two different materials. A specialist ruled out the possibility that they are teeth. In the surrounding soil were brick and mortar fragments, a canning jar lid, 19th century interior door hinge, 19th century rivet button (for pants?), nails, and coal. Besides farming families, the site was also occupied for several years by college students, some of whom were pottery majors.
>>
>> Can you identify these mystery blobs?
>> https://wordpress.com/post/seaverlink.wordpress.com/143 <https://wordpress.com/post/seaverlink.wordpress.com/143>
>>
>> —
>> Jefferson Seaver
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Date: Tue, 17 May 2016 20:31:58 -0700
>> From: Anita Cohen-Williams <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: Re: Mystery blobs from farm site
>>
>> Jefferson,
>>
>> The links in your post do not lead to the photos.
>>
>>
>> *Anita Cohen-Williams**, MySearchGuru*
>> Organic SEO and Social Media Management
>> http://mysearchguru.com
>> @anitasearchguru
>> <http://twitter.com/anitasearchguru>
>> <http://www.linkedin.com/in/mysearchguru>
>> <http://pinterest.com/cohwill/organic-seo/>
>> <http://plus.google.com/u/0/103021485494547867385>
>> Get a signature like this: Click here!
>> <http://ws-promos.appspot.com/r?rdata=eyJydXJsIjogImh0dHA6Ly93d3cud2lzZXN0YW1wLmNvbS9lbWFpbC1pbnN0YWxsP3dzX25jaWQ9NjcyMjk0MDA4JnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9ZXh0ZW5zaW9uJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPXByb21vXzU3MzI1Njg1NDg3Njk3OTIiLCAiZSI6ICI1NzMyNTY4NTQ4NzY5NzkyIn0=&u=786015493657819>
>>
>> Anita Cohen-Williams
>> MySearchGuru <http://mysearchguru.com>
>> SEO and Social Media Management
>> Twitter: @anitasearchguru <http://twitter.com/anitasearchguru>
>> LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/in/mysearchguru>
>>
>>
>> End of HISTARCH Digest - 16 May 2016 to 17 May 2016 (#2016-88)
>> **************************************************************
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Wed, 18 May 2016 09:37:32 -0700
> From: Susan Walter <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Mystery blobs from farm site
>
> What are the two different materials?
> They remind me of gastroliths aka gizzard stones.
> I've watched my own hens swallow metal pieces, particularly the aluminum
> shavings that were light and caught the sun.
> S. Walter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jefferson Seaver
> Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 4:17 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Mystery blobs from farm site
>
> Sorry about the bad link. This should get you there:
> https://seaverlink.wordpress.com/2016/05/18/mystery-blobs-lead-bone-or-ceramic/
> <https://seaverlink.wordpress.com/2016/05/18/mystery-blobs-lead-bone-or-ceramic/>
> —
> Jefferson Seaver | 616-262-0345
>
>> On May 18, 2016, at 3:00 AM, HISTARCH automatic digest system
>> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Date: Tue, 17 May 2016 22:09:22 -0400
>> From: Jefferson Seaver <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: Mystery blobs from farm site
>>
>> The three unidentified objects shown in this post -
>> https://wordpress.com/post/seaverlink.wordpress.com/143
>> <https://wordpress.com/post/seaverlink.wordpress.com/143> - were
>> discovered in the front yard of Seaver Farm in Michigan (built about 1880)
>> with the use of a metal detector. All 3 contain non-ferrous metal. They
>> are dense, suggesting lead content but appear to be composed of two
>> different materials. A specialist ruled out the possibility that they are
>> teeth. In the surrounding soil were brick and mortar fragments, a canning
>> jar lid, 19th century interior door hinge, 19th century rivet button (for
>> pants?), nails, and coal. Besides farming families, the site was also
>> occupied for several years by college students, some of whom were pottery
>> majors.
>>
>> Can you identify these mystery blobs?
>> https://wordpress.com/post/seaverlink.wordpress.com/143
>> <https://wordpress.com/post/seaverlink.wordpress.com/143>
>>
>> —
>> Jefferson Seaver
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Date: Tue, 17 May 2016 20:31:58 -0700
>> From: Anita Cohen-Williams <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: Re: Mystery blobs from farm site
>>
>> Jefferson,
>>
>> The links in your post do not lead to the photos.
>>
>>
>> *Anita Cohen-Williams**, MySearchGuru*
>> Organic SEO and Social Media Management
>> http://mysearchguru.com
>> @anitasearchguru
>> <http://twitter.com/anitasearchguru>
>> <http://www.linkedin.com/in/mysearchguru>
>> <http://pinterest.com/cohwill/organic-seo/>
>> <http://plus.google.com/u/0/103021485494547867385>
>> Get a signature like this: Click here!
>> <http://ws-promos.appspot.com/r?rdata=eyJydXJsIjogImh0dHA6Ly93d3cud2lzZXN0YW1wLmNvbS9lbWFpbC1pbnN0YWxsP3dzX25jaWQ9NjcyMjk0MDA4JnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9ZXh0ZW5zaW9uJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPXByb21vXzU3MzI1Njg1NDg3Njk3OTIiLCAiZSI6ICI1NzMyNTY4NTQ4NzY5NzkyIn0=&u=786015493657819>
>>
>> Anita Cohen-Williams
>> MySearchGuru <http://mysearchguru.com>
>> SEO and Social Media Management
>> Twitter: @anitasearchguru <http://twitter.com/anitasearchguru>
>> LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/in/mysearchguru>
>>
>>
>> End of HISTARCH Digest - 16 May 2016 to 17 May 2016 (#2016-88)
>> **************************************************************
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Wed, 18 May 2016 11:31:25 -0500
> From: Jacob Fritz <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: photo contest for Journal of Community Archaeology and Heritage
>
> Attn
> Can I please be removed from this list serve
> Thank you
> On May 17, 2016 3:21 PM, "Carol McDavid" <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello all!
>>
>> Usual apologies for cross-posting! The Journal of Community Archaeology &
>> Heritage is looking for new images to be on its cover from 2017 -- here's a
>> link to the photo contest info:
>> http://journalcah.blogspot.com/2016/05/enter-jcahs-photo-competition.html
>> .
>> Some of you kindly provided great pics for our first three years (thank you
>> again!) but we thought it might be time to refresh the cover a bit, so we
>> would love to hear from you! Our judges will be from all over the world,
>> and
>> we hope the images will be too!
>>
>> Feel free to forward!
>>
>> Carol
>>
>> *****************************
>> Carol McDavid, Ph.D.
>> Executive Director, Community Archaeology Research Institute, Inc.
>> Adjunct Assistant Professor, Rice University
>> Secretary, Society for Historical Archaeology
>> Co-editor, Journal of Community Archaeology and Heritage
>> (http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/ycah20/current )
>>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Wed, 18 May 2016 12:44:48 -0500
> From: Jacob Fritz <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Mystery blobs from farm site
>
> Hello
> Can I please be removed from the list serve
> Thanks
> On May 18, 2016 12:44 PM, "Susan Walter" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> What are the two different materials?
>> They remind me of gastroliths aka gizzard stones.
>> I've watched my own hens swallow metal pieces, particularly the aluminum
>> shavings that were light and caught the sun.
>> S. Walter
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Jefferson Seaver
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 4:17 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: Mystery blobs from farm site
>>
>> Sorry about the bad link. This should get you there:
>> https://seaverlink.wordpress.com/2016/05/18/mystery-blobs-lead-bone-or-ceramic/
>> <
>> https://seaverlink.wordpress.com/2016/05/18/mystery-blobs-lead-bone-or-ceramic/
>>>
>> —
>> Jefferson Seaver | 616-262-0345
>>
>> On May 18, 2016, at 3:00 AM, HISTARCH automatic digest system <
>>> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>>
>>> Date: Tue, 17 May 2016 22:09:22 -0400
>>> From: Jefferson Seaver <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Subject: Mystery blobs from farm site
>>>
>>> The three unidentified objects shown in this post -
>>> https://wordpress.com/post/seaverlink.wordpress.com/143 <
>>> https://wordpress.com/post/seaverlink.wordpress.com/143> - were
>>> discovered in the front yard of Seaver Farm in Michigan (built about 1880)
>>> with the use of a metal detector. All 3 contain non-ferrous metal. They are
>>> dense, suggesting lead content but appear to be composed of two different
>>> materials. A specialist ruled out the possibility that they are teeth. In
>>> the surrounding soil were brick and mortar fragments, a canning jar lid,
>>> 19th century interior door hinge, 19th century rivet button (for pants?),
>>> nails, and coal. Besides farming families, the site was also occupied for
>>> several years by college students, some of whom were pottery majors.
>>>
>>> Can you identify these mystery blobs?
>>> https://wordpress.com/post/seaverlink.wordpress.com/143 <
>>> https://wordpress.com/post/seaverlink.wordpress.com/143>
>>>
>>> —
>>> Jefferson Seaver
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>>
>>> Date: Tue, 17 May 2016 20:31:58 -0700
>>> From: Anita Cohen-Williams <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Subject: Re: Mystery blobs from farm site
>>>
>>> Jefferson,
>>>
>>> The links in your post do not lead to the photos.
>>>
>>>
>>> *Anita Cohen-Williams**, MySearchGuru*
>>> Organic SEO and Social Media Management
>>> http://mysearchguru.com
>>> @anitasearchguru
>>> <http://twitter.com/anitasearchguru>
>>> <http://www.linkedin.com/in/mysearchguru>
>>> <http://pinterest.com/cohwill/organic-seo/>
>>> <http://plus.google.com/u/0/103021485494547867385>
>>> Get a signature like this: Click here!
>>> <
>>> http://ws-promos.appspot.com/r?rdata=eyJydXJsIjogImh0dHA6Ly93d3cud2lzZXN0YW1wLmNvbS9lbWFpbC1pbnN0YWxsP3dzX25jaWQ9NjcyMjk0MDA4JnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9ZXh0ZW5zaW9uJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPXByb21vXzU3MzI1Njg1NDg3Njk3OTIiLCAiZSI6ICI1NzMyNTY4NTQ4NzY5NzkyIn0=&u=786015493657819
>>>>
>>>
>>> Anita Cohen-Williams
>>> MySearchGuru <http://mysearchguru.com>
>>> SEO and Social Media Management
>>> Twitter: @anitasearchguru <http://twitter.com/anitasearchguru>
>>> LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/in/mysearchguru>
>>>
>>>
>>> End of HISTARCH Digest - 16 May 2016 to 17 May 2016 (#2016-88)
>>> **************************************************************
>>>
>>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> End of HISTARCH Digest - 17 May 2016 to 18 May 2016 (#2016-89)
> **************************************************************
|
