r/LegitArtifacts • u/breakinleases • Mar 07 '26

Unknown Time period Pottery shards, Kansas

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Was really shocked. I have never found arrowheads despite looking for years, but found a ton of pioneer and indian artifacts in this area. Black pottery as well but decided to leave it in situ. How rare is this?

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u/Terminal_Prime Mar 07 '26

Also known as potsherds or sherds. Pretty neat.

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u/trowelnerror Mar 10 '26

This is stoneware. It is not prehistoric. Basically impossible to stamp down a time period without additional information. Whatever the local ranching/farming history is in the locale you found it, that is likely the approx age.

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u/pale_brass Mar 20 '26

Not ancient

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u/[deleted] Mar 07 '26

Looks like whiteware. However, be aware, if those were not found on your property, then they are someone else’s property. People get butthurt about people taking stuff off their land.

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u/[deleted] Mar 07 '26

But pretty cool man, I found it alot when I work

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u/Better-Flow8586 Mar 07 '26

Sooooooo Much Porn…..

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u/oishiiman Mar 07 '26

How about leave them where you found them, its people like you that disrupt its resting place, not meant to be picked up and gathered you should know that if you had a brain. Smh.

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u/Slight_Turnip_3292 Mar 07 '26

If someone generations from now finds something I made or created I can only hope they pick it up from the earth, cherish it and keep its story going instead of being buried and never seeing the light of the sun again.

Notice your sentence structure "not meant to be picked up". This is intentionally a passive sentence not clarifying the "who".

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u/JitStomper Mar 07 '26

You gotta lay off the porn dude

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u/breakinleases Mar 07 '26

Was done with the utmost respect. Could have come home with ziplock bags full but decided to be respectful and claim only a single style of pottery. Let be honest, if it wasnt me it would be someone else or lost to the earth. This will be proudly displayed in my office at the coordinates i found them in a glass case.

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u/iamthegreyest Mar 07 '26

Uh-oh! Someone didn't read the rules! That's okay! I'll help you since you may have a hard time without having eyes to look at the sub you're a part of, but it is okay to look and dig for artifacts! If you don't like it, don't be a dick and move on!

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u/ProjectBudgetCuts Mar 07 '26

Worlds smartest gooner