Why does relics and coins sink in the ground?

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	Re: Why does relics and coins sink in the ground? « Reply #140 on: May 08, 2011, 06:10:34 am »

Hi,

The article is about the fact that artifacts seem to appear on earth surface when they were buried. They don't talk about sinking, but of course we cannot deny it : physical factors, like rain, wind, mud; animal factors, like ants or moles, or walking on it in the mud, etc.

I just find fun/weird that here the discussion was " Do artifacts sink" when one of our MD magazines was experiencing the opposite.

I think that it is a mix of everything, and there are many factors we don't even think about that interfere and combine to explain why in some cases recent things appears to sink when ancient artifact seem to pop up on surface.

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	Re: Why does relics and coins sink in the ground? « Reply #141 on: May 09, 2011, 01:05:31 am »

Hi Guys,

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The place where I placed the coins was where no one goes, I only went there at first light when nobody was around.... No no!

and it was in grass 3' high.... Do not know what else I could do.... But am thinking about getting it going again in another place Great

Oli, welcome to the group... I would love to see that article if you can still find it Great

I must admit, I have only seen one place that items seem to float after lots of rain.... It was a war site, and after lots of rain, bullet casings seem to then show up.... other than that, I think most items sink Idea

There seems to be a lot more to this than what we know,,,,, that is why I like this topic Shocked

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	Re: Why does relics and coins sink in the ground? « Reply #142 on: May 11, 2011, 07:11:59 am »

Hi all, Hey Peter how about to get a couple of coins and give them a good head start. Say 1cm in the ground. Then they shouldnt go missing lol Cheesy

just use a rock marker of some kind to keep GD and Seldom happy, We may need some help from Art... for some L rods to check up on the experiments Cool

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	Re: Why does relics and coins sink in the ground? « Reply #143 on: May 11, 2011, 09:45:08 am »

GNB, I'll do it i will rapid anyones A$$

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	Re: Why does relics and coins sink in the ground? « Reply #144 on: May 12, 2011, 11:00:34 pm »

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Hi all, Hey Peter how about to get a couple of coins and give them a good head start. Say 1cm in the ground. Then they shouldnt go missing lol Cheesy just use a rock marker of some kind to keep GD and Seldom happy,

I have no idea what that is supposed to mean except that it appears you have some sort of bee in your bonnet about Seldom and me. You can stop this kind of comment right now. No more warnings.

On this thread, the only comment I have made is that the experiment will take too long. By the time you have a decent result, you will probably have to wait 20 or more years. Most of you will have long since lost interest in this thread if it is even still around. Other than that, the facts have proven time and again that it takes animal activity to move things around in the soil. Not just time. The soil where these are located looks to be just bare soil. In desert climates, I have found lost articles that have spent 100 or more years just laying on the surface. No grass, no insects. No insects, no movement. Simple as that.

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	Re: Why does relics and coins sink in the ground? « Reply #145 on: May 15, 2011, 06:00:24 am »

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I have found lost articles that have spent 100 or more years just laying on the surface. No grass, no insects. No insects, no movement. Simple as that.

How about the wind and rains..?

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	Re: Why does relics and coins sink in the ground? « Reply #146 on: May 15, 2011, 03:45:36 pm »

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How about the wind and rains..?

They cover it and then uncover it. Seriously. I found a coin in the Mojave Desert that had lain there for 100 years. I couldn't see it but it was right there in plain sight. It was tarnished but in perfect shape otherwise. Silver dollar. A beauty.

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	Re: Why does relics and coins sink in the ground? « Reply #147 on: May 15, 2011, 04:50:53 pm »

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They cover it and then uncover it. Seriously. I found a coin in the Mojave Desert that had lain there for 100 years. I couldn't see it but it was right there in plain sight. It was tarnished but in perfect shape otherwise. Silver dollar. A beauty.

Surface finds of 60 or more years really aren't all that uncommon out here in the desert once you get out of the normal traffic areas for modern travel. A lot factors into it including topography and how prone the specific area is to flooding when/if it receives a decent rain. Admittedly, most of the finds aren't surface finds but they happen often enough that the biggest surprise is that someone else didn't find it first.

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	Re: Why does relics and coins sink in the ground? « Reply #148 on: May 16, 2011, 11:50:04 pm »

Hi All

GD, I was just jocking around. Dont take it the wrong way. I seriously thought a rock marker could be a good Idea, and a bit of fun also Cool

Peter how is the new experiment ? The scrap metal merchants probly know who is bringing in the copper wire's. So that is another way to go about to put a stop to it.

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	Re: Why does relics and coins sink in the ground? « Reply #149 on: May 16, 2011, 11:52:37 pm »

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GD, I was just jocking around. Dont take it the wrong way.

What on earth made you think I took it wrong? I was simply elaborating on the find. Seems as if you took my post wrong.

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