Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of the Treasure Beaches Report.
The 13-foot by 13-foot remains of an old shipwreck were found on Oct. 21, 2022, by a ranger with the Fire Island National Seashore Law Enforcement. According to the Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society, the wreckage was once partially exposed in the dunes and had previously been observed by National Park Service (NPS) staff.
Before it was pulled ashore, the wreckage was located about 3 miles east of Fire Island's Old Inlet. Research on the wreckage began immediately, according to NPS.
"Our observations suggest the wreckage is from a relatively small ship constructed around 1820," NPS said in a written statement...
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The Andes represent the largest source of mineral wealth in the Americas and the birthplace of New World metallurgy. Metallurgical exploitation of these resources occurred for millennia prior to colonial contact, as testified by numerous artifacts of gold, silver, and bronze. Prior to the arrival of Spanish conquistadors in 1532 AD, indigenous South Americans smelted silver ores, hammered gold sheets, and annealed copper alloy sheets, independently of technologies that, by then, were highly developed in the Old World. Despite this extensive history, we know astonishingly little about the development of metallurgical techniques through time. Today we learn about ancient metallurgy primarily through three sources of information...Here is the link for more of that article.
http://www.springerlink.com/content/u1x25nkum040/fulltext.pdf (ualberta.ca)
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I recently reported on tests I did with the Equinox 600 and intended to do similar tests in the same location with the Garrett ATX. As I explained, there is electrical interference in the area from electrical lines and underground cables which can cause noise problems with metal detectors. Some will handle the interference better than others. Both the Garrett Ace and the Equinox seemed to handle the noise fairly well, yet depth was most likely reduced to some extent.
I don't like using the ATX in the same area. The ATX depth is considerably reduced at that location, although I'm sure depth is similarly reduced with the other two detectors at the same location. It is more difficult to get noise-free operation with the ATX at the test site, even after doing a frequency scan. Operating in that area seems more normal with the ACE and Equinox, which I would tend to use at sites like that, rather than the ATX. I look at the ATX differently and tend to use it differently. Depth is usually more important when I choose the ATX. The ATX provides no conductivity numbers or target ID indicators. It is more of a dig everything metal detector.
I plan on doing some future tests on the beach where electrical interference is less of a factor. That will give more meaningful depth measurements. I mostly looked at target ID capabilities in my tests so far. Part of the reason for that is that I realized that the depth measurements would not be the comparable to what you would get on the beach.
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I found a few older items Friday. Below is the first. As you can see, it has not yet been cleaned.
The embossing reads McCORMICK & CO., BEE BRAND, TRADE MARK REGISTERED, M'F'G CHEMISTS, BALTIMORE, MD.
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| McCORMICK BEE BRAND bottle find. Circa 1910. |
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| Glass Bottle Stopper Find. |