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can not believe my eyes

Pioneer

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I was hunting a old farm site in central Minnesota last Saturday and found an amazing historic relic. At first I had no idea what it was. I even thought it was a trash piece of copper and I would just throw it in with the rest of the iron trash and recycle it. My friend who was with me, stopped me and told me that I may have found a once in a life time treasure. When he said it might be up to 6000 years old, I of course said "no way, stop being so dramatic". His face stayed serious and I said "how do you know that"? "I have seen them in books and in museums".

After confirmation from an Archeologist, I found a Copper Age knife. The bent tang was done to add strength to the handle. An antler or bone would be used beneath the tang. Imagine a relic 8 inches underground that may be older than the Pyramids. The Copper Age was 4500 B.C. to 3500 B.C. The Garret AT Pro came through in a big way. I plan to donate it to the local museum in the county where I found it.
 

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Awesome find. Glad your friend thought it was something worth checking out. I would have thrown it in the bucket with the rest of my "found something but its still junk bucket".

Ken
 
Good thing your friend was there, I would have thrown it in my !!!! pile I'd bet.


What a piece of history! You don't expect to find anyting that old, ever.
 
Wow, that would have likely gone in my junk bucket as well.

Congrats on a great find.
 
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