Terry Soloman Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 So, you're out beeping for gold nuggets in a spot that you have researched for months, and taken a lot of time and trouble to get to. You get a signal, just a whisper really, but enough to make you stop and scrape the dirt with the toe of your boot. Yep, its a target! You dig down 11" and this pops out. What would YOU do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 So, you're out beeping for gold nuggets in a spot that you have researched for months, and taken a lot of time and trouble to get to. You get a signal, just a whisper really, but enough to make you stop and scrape the dirt with the toe of your boot. Yep, its a target! You dig down 11" and this pops out. What would YOU do?Secure the area and immediately inform law enforcement and whatever other agencies have jurisdiction over that patch of ground. It could be some ancient burial ground, or it could be the remains of a murder victim that a loved one has been searching for. :twocents: Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel Pan Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 Did ya stop diggin'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick T. Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 That looks to be pretty old, and the gold appears to have been applied to the teeth for adornment, not to fill a cavity. I'd have put it right back in the hole, covered it up, and moved on. Definitely a creepy find, but it really gets the imagination going too.Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wes Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 I'd be surprised if a minelab pi would pick up on that small amount of leaf/foil gold, but it would be a creepy find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boogfhu Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 Terry, that is a predicament right there.If there were any more signs of remains, I might feel the need to contact law enforcement. If the remains were found in a water washed area and no more was found, I might figure that it was washed down from wherever. Tough call anyway you look at it.regards,Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heybeerman Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 I would hope that him and his horse went to the same dentist, and he was riding that horse when he got buried. :blink: Blake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DolanDave Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 Ok now 99% of you cant say you would look how much gold is in the teeth... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglerest Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 After sayin' a prayer I would do the same as Dizzy.When "THE MAN" showed up I would holler DIBS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedrock Bob Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 I would put that nasty grill in my pocket and make sure to cover the hole. It would take a place on my shelf between David Parker Ray's pistol and the knuckle bones I dug up in Skeleton Canyon.Just another gang banger who lost. Nothing to lose much sleep over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitup Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 Fascinating find! An archeologists dream, I imagine.You might be obligated to turn it in to the authorities now that it has been publicly displayed, unless it was found on private property. Of course, no one at this point can say it wasn't found on private prop.It's either something for the mantle or something for the museum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highbanker58 Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 That didn't look like anything my dentist would have done. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerico Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 I think I would probably tell the authoritys in the area but then you would probably be a suspect so........ dont know if i would want the third degre why i was out there in the first place. Also if the remains are over 50 years old you could get a ticket for digging them up..... lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Pike Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 Hi Terry, Not sure if this helps, but I found an article about the cultural adornment of teeth. Not sure of the age of your find, but I would take it to an anthropologist at ASU or whatever big university you are near (I'm assuming Arizona). Here is the article, go about halfway down to the section "intentional modification of teeth sections IV and V". Typically, Jade, gold, pyrite or other stones would be inset into teeth depending on tribal status. Either you have a museum piece, or as mentioned earlier, a gang banger with a bad dentist.http://www.uic.edu/classes/osci/osci590/6_1TheCulturalModificationOfTeeth.htmGreat find by the way - creepy doesn't begin to describe it.Keep us posted on what you find out...Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedrock Bob Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 Look familiar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoser John Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 What a mess-out havn' a lil' fun and life gets all complicated. I'd call the cops so ya don't have any problems later. Could be a gangbanger, wetback, smuggler gone bad or someones missing kid????? Convaluted mess and I sure hope that pic doesn't have the info imbedded in it as to time,date and where???--Hmmm gonna look--what a double edged sword nowadays--John :twocents: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonoran Dave Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 What teeth officer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Soloman Posted June 4, 2011 Author Share Posted June 4, 2011 http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/05/090518-jeweled-teeth-picture.html ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldfinger Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 All I gotta say is that's gotta hurt. Ouch!!!Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike C... Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Total Taboo :blink: I would rebury it-say a little prayer and let it be unless you want the Karma that would follow :whaaaa: Mike C...:ph34r2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredmason Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 You are such a trouble maker, Terry...just kiddingtake the gold leave the choppersfred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Soloman Posted June 5, 2011 Author Share Posted June 5, 2011 You are such a trouble maker, Terry...just kiddingtake the gold leave the choppersfred You're right Fred! :hahaha: The photograph is of a find in an ancient grave in the Ukraine. What got me to thinking about this again, was the recent discovery of several bodies that were apparently dumped by different killers, along a stretch of Long Island that I now detect frequently. I was talking to some friends about beach hunting out there and the question came up, "What would you do if you found a gold ring still on a skeleton finger?" Detecting in Germany, this actually happened to a friend of mine. It was a Soviet soldier. The remains were recovered and returned to the Soviet Union. Honestly, I still don't know what I would really do in the scenerio I created. :whaaaa: I just don't know :zapped: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garimpo Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Since there's more teeth than I have and they have gold in them....that's my new implants!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Short-stick Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 I'd give ya moral support regardless of your decision, but if you notify the authorities I'm sure you'd never regain possession. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billygoat Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Mr. Garimpo, lets see a pic of your smile. Remember, silence and not smiling anymore for the camera is not a bad idea. :yuk-yuk: Terry might find you some day. Terry, I had a bad night mare because of this post. :yuk-yuk: I'm staying away from that stanton cemetary from now on. Thanks to you, :yuk-yuk: Billygoat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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