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Photographing the rarely seen: Amazing archaeology found atop of Cummings Mesa
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Jun 10, 2023 09:03:00   #
wilderness
 
Let me start by saying that we never never ever take any archaeology from where we've found it. We also NEVER dig into the ground to find things. The Antiquities Act of 1906 protects all of these artifacts found on public lands (and has given us protected wonders like Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Escalante National Monuments - in fact 4 of Utah's 5 National Parks all received their first protections because of this wonderful law). We find such wonders because we hike where others rarely go and we're not just trying to make huge miles hiked every day. We're trying to learn something about the land and trying to really appreciate it's beauty and wonder. The handle that being held is part of a ladle, in fact it's larger than any ladle handle I've ever seen even those in Museums. It's hard to tell but the scoop part of the ladle was painted. The cup was the most complete cup I've ever seen. Most rare of all was the stick and teeny rock cup, they're a fire starter kit. Note the sharpened end of the stick is burnt. It was spun in the cup by one's hands, to create enough heat to start kindling burning. Thanks to Anne Laylor of the Utah Museum of Natural History for confirming our suspicion that this is in fact what we were looking at. All three of these artifacts are approximately 1,000 years old.

The axe head is Navajo and perhaps 100 years old. All of these artifacts are right where we found them.


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Jun 10, 2023 09:06:36   #
Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States
 
So cool!

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Jun 10, 2023 09:21:00   #
DeeAndre Loc: Boyertown PA
 
Very interesting. Thanks for posting.

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Jun 10, 2023 09:59:44   #
bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL
 
wilderness wrote:
Let me start by saying that we never never ever take any archaeology from where we've found it. We also NEVER dig into the ground to find things. The Antiquities Act of 1906 protects all of these artifacts found on public lands (and has given us protected wonders like Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Escalante National Monuments - in fact 4 of Utah's 5 National Parks all received their first protections because of this wonderful law). We find such wonders because we hike where others rarely go and we're not just trying to make huge miles hiked every day. We're trying to learn something about the land and trying to really appreciate it's beauty and wonder. The handle that being held is part of a ladle, in fact it's larger than any ladle handle I've ever seen even those in Museums. It's hard to tell but the scoop part of the ladle was painted. The cup was the most complete cup I've ever seen. Most rare of all was the stick and teeny rock cup, they're a fire starter kit. Note the sharpened end of the stick is burnt. It was spun in the cup by one's hands, to create enough heat to start kindling burning. Thanks to Anne Laylor of the Utah Museum of Natural History for confirming our suspicion that this is in fact what we were looking at. All three of these artifacts are approximately 1,000 years old.

The axe head is Navajo and perhaps 100 years old. All of these artifacts are right where we found them.
Let me start by saying that we never never ever ta... (show quote)


Interesting.

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Jun 10, 2023 10:07:28   #
W9OD Loc: Wisconsin
 
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

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Jun 10, 2023 10:29:52   #
47greyfox Loc: on the edge of the Colorado front range
 
I’m truly impressed not only with your narrative, but that people have honored and respected the sanctity of the area.

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Jun 10, 2023 11:11:01   #
kpmac Loc: Ragley, La
 
Very nice.

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Jun 11, 2023 06:26:09   #
riderxlx Loc: DFW area Texas
 
wilderness wrote:
Let me start by saying that we never never ever take any archaeology from where we've found it. We also NEVER dig into the ground to find things. The Antiquities Act of 1906 protects all of these artifacts found on public lands (and has given us protected wonders like Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Escalante National Monuments - in fact 4 of Utah's 5 National Parks all received their first protections because of this wonderful law). We find such wonders because we hike where others rarely go and we're not just trying to make huge miles hiked every day. We're trying to learn something about the land and trying to really appreciate it's beauty and wonder. The handle that being held is part of a ladle, in fact it's larger than any ladle handle I've ever seen even those in Museums. It's hard to tell but the scoop part of the ladle was painted. The cup was the most complete cup I've ever seen. Most rare of all was the stick and teeny rock cup, they're a fire starter kit. Note the sharpened end of the stick is burnt. It was spun in the cup by one's hands, to create enough heat to start kindling burning. Thanks to Anne Laylor of the Utah Museum of Natural History for confirming our suspicion that this is in fact what we were looking at. All three of these artifacts are approximately 1,000 years old.

The axe head is Navajo and perhaps 100 years old. All of these artifacts are right where we found them.
Let me start by saying that we never never ever ta... (show quote)


It is really amazing to me that after all this time there are still remnants of the past that we can appreciate today and learn about the past indigenous people. Thank you for sharing these. I really enjoy this kind of stuff.
Bruce.

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Jun 11, 2023 08:17:06   #
Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis
 
wilderness wrote:
Let me start by saying that we never never ever take any archaeology from where we've found it. We also NEVER dig into the ground to find things. The Antiquities Act of 1906 protects all of these artifacts found on public lands (and has given us protected wonders like Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Escalante National Monuments - in fact 4 of Utah's 5 National Parks all received their first protections because of this wonderful law). We find such wonders because we hike where others rarely go and we're not just trying to make huge miles hiked every day. We're trying to learn something about the land and trying to really appreciate it's beauty and wonder. The handle that being held is part of a ladle, in fact it's larger than any ladle handle I've ever seen even those in Museums. It's hard to tell but the scoop part of the ladle was painted. The cup was the most complete cup I've ever seen. Most rare of all was the stick and teeny rock cup, they're a fire starter kit. Note the sharpened end of the stick is burnt. It was spun in the cup by one's hands, to create enough heat to start kindling burning. Thanks to Anne Laylor of the Utah Museum of Natural History for confirming our suspicion that this is in fact what we were looking at. All three of these artifacts are approximately 1,000 years old.



The axe head is Navajo and perhaps 100 years old. All of these artifacts are right where we found them.
Let me start by saying that we never never ever ta... (show quote)



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Jun 11, 2023 09:38:45   #
jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana
 

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Jun 11, 2023 10:17:33   #
FL Streetrodder
 
Another wonderful set of photos made even more special by your narrative! You deserve a debt of gratitude for leaving these artifacts where you found them and not disclosing their location. Let's hope others that may stumble upon these items will treat them with the same respect!

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Jun 11, 2023 14:01:46   #
AzPicLady Loc: Behind the camera!
 
Great finds.

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Jun 11, 2023 22:28:03   #
Susan yamakawa
 
Interesting finds

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Jun 11, 2023 23:12:16   #
dreff Loc: Bow, WA
 
👍👍

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Jun 12, 2023 02:18:47   #
Bfree2 Loc: Grants Pass, Or
 
Wow…. Those are amazing.

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