Relics (from the Latin reliquiae - the remains, residues) are things especially revered and stored as the memory of the past.
If you think that you found using a metal detector, the item will not belongs to the category of waste, it is the relic. Then just one tip.
Do not attempt to clean the find nothing but soft brush with soapy water. For removal of oxides from the metal surface in any case do not use acid or abrasive materials.
The search features of coins
All coins are considered some of the most informative archaeological finds, since the coin can determine the year of its release and thus labeling the remoteness of the settlement. Coins can be found almost everywhere. At all times people carried a money. And always part of the money simply been lost.
Walk along the banks of the river, along an old forest road on the Playground or just across the field along the village - and always among your finds are coins.
Finding the coin, do not be lazy to determine by looking in the appropriate directory. And among ordinary at first glance, Soviet coins, there are rare and very valuable species.
The search features jewelry
Jewelry, like coins, come across almost everywhere in ancient times there were people. Most often it rings, rings, earrings, all kinds of pendants and plaques. Dominated by products from copper and its alloys, rarely caught silver jewelry.
Gold items, in Russia it is always distinguished by a noble and very wealthy man, therefore, the probability to find with a metal detector vintage gold jewelry almost equal to zero. Only in the 20th century, the gold becomes more available, and digging a modern gold ring or wedding ring is quite real.
The search features charms and crucifixes
Wearing crosses and talismans were lost hardly no more than jewelry. Every person in Russia bore the cross, and at least once in life was losing him. Often torn silk thread, although there are also some crosses, which from years of wearing it frayed thread eyelet.
Most baptismal crosses, bronze, rarely come across and silver. If you are lucky, you can find talismans or, as they were then called, "amulets" pre-Christian period. This miniature saws, hatchets size 2-3 cm, animal figurines, bells to scare away evil spirits, etc.
The search features edged weapons of the past centuries
Edged weapons of the past centuries and parts of it were left as on the ground battles, and in the process of hunting. First of all, there are arrowheads. It probably the most popular find. Spearheads and axes more rare. Pipe dream collector of relics is the sword. Find the sword almost impossible because of the sword in ancient times was the Ducal arms and the loss of his on the battlefield, like an arrowhead or spear, is practically impossible.
The search features of everyday items
Household items you can find various:
- buckle;
- buttons;
- knives;
- scissors;
- parts of harness;
- agricultural implements.
Finding "unwanted discovery" (tube, jar, etc.) never throw her in the search area, so as not to stumble on it again. Do not be lazy to collect garbage and throw it away from the search space.
Features of treasure hunting
As the folklore says search engines: "to find the treasure, you need to know exactly where he is buried". As funny as it sounds, but it is. The main thing here is the information tip, tip.
This may be a folk legend, an old map, a family tradition or just own intuition and comparison of historical events. The metal detector in search of treasure plays, important but secondary role.
Direct information most accurately specifies the path to a possible put. Usually it belongs to the clade is not older than 200 years, and most often we are talking about treasures post-revolutionary years of the period 1916-1935. In this period included as the last pre-war year, when the most ingenious was already home to bury gold, and continues with few interruptions until the "destruction the kulaks as a class", when evicted in 24 hours nothing remained but hide valuables in the basement or in the attic of his own house. In the future, after 1935 hoards almost not buried to hide nothing.
Carriers of such information very often turn to specialized firms with the request to help to find the treasure his grandfather or great-grandfather. Such searches are almost always successful.
Once in the treasure, in addition to the family jewels, there were documents, confirming the aristocratic origins of the genus and gently wrapped in cloth oiled the gun. Both in the early 20-ies of the store of the house was unsafe.
However, sometimes the value of the treasure turns out to be much lower than the effort spent on his searching. Once in the clade, representing a small iron box, there were 12 Nicholas fifties and medal Russo-Japanese war, although family tradition appeared as a minimum pot of gold.
Indirect information and intuition search engine are not judged completely successful, but can bring happiness to the wisest of the seeker. As long says Russia: "Treasures found your head and not with a shovel."
Long-suffering history of our country was rife with wars and internal cataclysms. Tatar raids were followed by the oprichnina, wars and revolutions followed the harassment of government officials. All these heavy periods people were concerned about the idea, how to protect your valuables.
Where usually hid treasures:
- first, in the house, in his most hard-to-reach places, such as in the attic and in the subfield;
- secondly, in the garden, usually in the corners under the fence posts or under the thick trees;
- thirdly, often the treasures buried along the trade routes along rivers, again in conspicuous places, on the hills, under large rocks, etc.
The literature describes a case where a man found a treasure in the hollow of an old pear. Being put in the hole, the bag of coins after a while fell into cavity rotten heartwood. Only the metal detector was able to identify the presence of the barrel of the coins.
Try to imagine where people could bury the treasure in time of danger. Then, armed with a metal detector and go searching!
About these principles is now seeking:
- "the treasure of Stepan Razin";
- "treasure bandit chieftain Chopper";
- Golden carriage of Napoleon";
- "treasure Kolchak" and many others.
The particular search of the treasure of family jewels
You want to find jewelry, family heirlooms, your ancestors buried under the tree, which cut down long ago. In that case, buy the metal detector does not definitely.
In this embodiment, it is better to hire someone that already has such a detector and the experience with it, don't buy a metal detector myself. In places where long people live, the land is very heavily contaminated with metal debris, which will be screening weak signals from deep targets.
There are two possible ways of conducting the work.
The first way is to first remove a layer of soil to a depth of bayonet spade in a prospective place of search;
The second way is to work in two stages:
- step 1 - completely clean with the help of a metal detector scanned the area from garbage (working for a small sensitivity);
- stage 2 - to increase the sensitivity and to work at maximum depth.
With this search, it makes sense to refuse to work with the discriminator, as it reduces the search depth and the maximum depths are often wrong.
It is very important the ground condition in the workplace. The best time searching for the spring, where the land has dried out, warmed up and did not have time to overgrown grass. Or dry autumn.
Features of searching for jewelry on the beach
In our country these types of search is not yet very common in several reasons:
- first, on the surface of the earth unspoiled places to search for plenty;
- secondly, our average Russian woman of her gold ornaments as the rule, protects and into the pond with them doesn't get;
- thirdly, off the coast of our state not often happened to sink the Galleons with gold. So, you have to make an impression on search near the water and in the water by foreign sources.
In the midst of the season on the beaches of new York these people is almost invisible: dressed in jumpsuits with two dozen pockets and armed with metal detectors, they rarely are somewhere far away from the edge of the surf - just in case, and then still quietly removed. But the evening comes. Empty becomes on the shore, and to a shallow rush dozens of treasure hunters.
Peak production is the period from September to October. Especially if you walk storm, storms, hurricanes. The best "sponsors" is considered the older Russian ladies, relaxing on Brighton beach. They lose rings and earrings real, pure diamonds. These stones will find except in the most prestigious shops of America.
On the nearby beaches - Manhattan beach and Coney island fun for the most part youth. Here you can find a lot of jewelry, but cheaper - Golden bracelets "weeks", fashionable products of modern designers, the sunglasses from "Picasso" with metal frame (other detector just do not "catch"). Massive chain and rings leave, respectively, Orchard beach and the Cubans and Sygate Italians.
Is and finds that it is necessary to take to the police. It's a weapon. Not those first the winchesters, which were used in the civil war, and the modern pistols, apparently abandoned in a sea of criminals, covers his tracks.
League new York treasure hunters was formed in 1971. Beaches even then "searched" a dozen excellent seekers. Sooner or later they had to unite. At least in order to know the plot already processed and where it trades today colleague.
Treasure hunters are trying to keep secret their favorite places. Finds only for those seeking. And for that little arm detector need knowledge and experience.
Author: S. L. Dubrovsky