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Post by beefjello on Nov 18, 2012 19:59:45 GMT -5
I picked these up at an estate sale Friday. I have no info on them other than they were collected in Arizona many years ago. Some neat pieces prolly Anasazi or Hohokam?  Should have put something down for scale.. they are typical shard size  |
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Post by mohs on Nov 18, 2012 20:39:29 GMT -5
the red & black stripe are definitely HoHo style
I find that in my backyard
good research stuff!
Ed = as if you didn't know..mostly
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Post by The Dad_Ohs on Nov 18, 2012 21:00:33 GMT -5
now that's cool... I don't have access to that kind of stuff and always find it so interesting... gratz!!
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Post by Thunder69 on Nov 18, 2012 21:14:59 GMT -5
Alright Brian...Now you need to wrap them ;D .I have seen old american pottery shards set in silver and made into pendants..Those would be cool ....John
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Post by mohs on Nov 18, 2012 21:30:58 GMT -5
now that's cool... I don't have access to that kind of stuff and always find it so interesting... gratz!! Hi Mario Just a stones throw from where I live in Phoenix is the Pueblo Grande Museum. That was the major site of the HohoKam Indians. They built an elaborate canal system that irrigated the Phoenix valley. They only used sticks & stones. Basalt mostly. They mysteriously disappeared around 1450 A.C. I found pottery shards in a digging in my backyard and in the a big field behind me is an archeological dig. I've explored it many times. Vast amounts of shards laying about. I keep wondering how much I miss. Anyways, the early Phoenix pioneers, mostly gold prospectors (circa 1860's) re-dug those canals and Phoenix rose again. mostly Ed |
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Post by NatureNut on Nov 18, 2012 22:42:21 GMT -5
Beef, they look like Anasazi (Ancient Puebloan). Homolovi in Winslow is loaded with these.  This is a pic of some of the ones at Homolovi. Yours are in much better condition. Jo |
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Post by jamesp on Nov 18, 2012 23:00:11 GMT -5
Wow
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Post by mohs on Nov 18, 2012 23:26:39 GMT -5
 some colletED |
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Post by beefjello on Nov 19, 2012 8:34:17 GMT -5
Thanks for the comparison pics Jo and Ed. I'm thinking this collection might be a mix from both ancient tribes. John I've seen shard pendants as well.. might have to try that. |
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Post by LarryS on Nov 19, 2012 23:25:57 GMT -5
Did my share of pottery shard collecting in northern Baja & CA lower desert. Lots of it if you know where to look. In this fire pit I found in a rock cliff face, found large pieces of pottery with vegetative matter baked on it. Yum, fried weeds. High in fiber!  |
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Post by The Dad_Ohs on Nov 19, 2012 23:36:48 GMT -5
Hi Mario Just a stones throw from where I live in Phoenix is the Pueblo Grande Museum. That was the major site of the HohoKam Indians. They built an elaborate canal system that irrigated the Phoenix valley. They only used sticks & stones. Basalt mostly. They mysteriously disappeared around 1450 A.C. I found pottery shards in a digging in my backyard and in the a big field behind me is an archeological dig. I've explored it many times. Vast amounts of shards laying about. I keep wondering how much I miss. Anyways, the early Phoenix pioneers, mostly gold prospectors (circa 1860's) re-dug those canals and Phoenix rose again. mostly Ed Hey Ed, I appreciate the history lesson.. I can remember reading about the pueblo indians and the cliff dwellings, the pottery pieces & the shards that were found and used to think how cool it would be to go out there and be able to collect some of those shards...maybe someday... |
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Post by drocknut on Nov 19, 2012 23:50:33 GMT -5
Ed, you sure are knowledgeable about Phoenix history and it is always interesting to hear about it. I'm definitely gonna have to make an effort to take that Lost Dutchman tour you promised to give me last year ;-)
I've never found any shards of pottery but usually I'm more focused on looking for good rocks.
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Post by Pat on Nov 20, 2012 0:41:25 GMT -5
Ed, that is so neat to find such treasures in your own backyard! Digging in my backyard in the suburbs would net me a dead bird or two, dead mice, and maybe a cat.
You are lucky!
Beefjello, can see seal those and make jewelry pieces out of them?
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Post by mohs on Nov 20, 2012 11:16:00 GMT -5
I'm definitely gonna have to make an effort to take that Lost Dutchman tour you promised to give me last year ;-) Ah heck Diane that was 2 years ago! Time sure does fly Precious time --- when your searching the rock'n heart of the LDM. Ha Ha Wouldn't it be great if all the people who participated in this thread could meet for breakfast at Bill Johnson's Big Apple? The annual Flagg Rock & Mineral Show in Mesa Az. is coming up in the second weekend of January. The coffee on!  Ed |
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