I used to laugh at the idea of finding anything in my own backyard

Last spring, I was digging a new flower bed and hit something solid about a foot down. It was a weird, smooth stone that turned out to be a Native American grinding stone from maybe 800 years ago. A local museum confirmed it, and said my area was a known seasonal camp. Now I look at every patch of dirt differently. Has anyone else found something cool just by accident?

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young.drew1d ago

That's wild, a legit artifact in your yard! I found an old glass bottle from like the 1920s under my porch, nothing as cool as yours. @martinez.anna, my weird rock was just a weird rock too, but your petrified nugget wins.

martinez.anna1d ago

Ever find a weird rock that's just a rock? My big discovery was a petrified chicken nugget.