What Is This?

[Senter Cove Guy]

I'm sorry but this post had to be deleted.

[Diver1111]

Email the piks to the state archaeologist in Concord-Richard Boisvert:

richard.boisvert@dcr.nh.gov

I know he would like to see them.

[Rattlesnake Gal]

This lake treasure is very interesting! Thanks for sharing this cool find with us. Can't wait to hear what the expert has to say about it. :D

[SteveA]

Here are a few links to specific pottery made by Native Americans

http://www.nativetech.org/pottery/pottery.htm

http://www.clayhound.us/sites/iroquois.htm

http://www.clayhound.us/sites/wampanoag.htm

This link includes a list of the "collections" of Native American artifacts in New Hampshire. They list the Libby Museum in Wolfeboro with this notation:

Libby Museum
"Wolfeboro, NH (summer only)
Collection began in 1912 recently analyzed by state archeologist, includes chronological display of 35 Abnaki artifacts from prehistoric to contact eras."

Maybe they could help you with your find!

Good Luck!

[8gv]

That's the drain plug for the lake!

[SteveA]

That's the drain plug for the lake!

Now that is funny! LOL

[Rich]

wondering why the OP had to be deleted? :confused: Did you find something super secret? :eek:

[RailroadJoe]

Good point. Why delete it? Lets hear why and just what the object is.

[NoBozo]

I didn't get to see the picture, but maybe it Belonged to someone else. :look: NB

[Rattlesnake Gal]

Is that they need to keep interest down until the area is searched for more relics. This might have been a very historic find for New Hampshire's Lakes Region. :D I have complete confidence that Senter Cove Guy will update us all when he is able.

[Pineedles]

From SteveA's links it didn't match any of the illustrated pots and the methodology of construction looked more primitive. It could be Ice-Age in origin.:look:

[Senter Cove Guy]

Just after I created this thread, I was asked to remove my post. Here’s why.

When the original artifacts that were found were initially reviewed by State of NH archeologists, they were thought to be Indian clay pot relics from 3000 years ago. However, after further study by archeologists and geologists, the leading theory now is that they are ferromanganese nodules/concretions formed by groundwater seeping into the lake and precipitating out the iron and manganese dissolved within.

With the initial hypothesis that the artifacts may have been 3000 years old, it was decided that the site should be “protected” until further studies had been completed, hence, I was asked to remove my post.

Additional dives were done at the site and the attached underwater video was taken. Much of the 20 minute video is hard to view. The best part of the video begins at 13:20 and clearly shows that there are many of these “artifacts” on the bottom. The depth is about 70 feet.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_70BJkMuQTc

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These are the original artifacts.

[8gv]

I liked the first explanation more.:)

[ishoot308]

"they are ferromanganese nodules/concretions formed by groundwater seeping into the lake and precipitating out the iron and manganese dissolved within."

That's exactly what I was going to say it was! :laugh:

Dan

[Grant]

I was really surprised at the number of those nodules when we dove that site (looking, as I remember, for a boat...and a weight belt). But what really struck me was how much that little section of the Lake looked more like a Martian landscape than any other part of the bottom I'd ever seen. The geology and topology of the Lake's bottom never ceases to fascinate.

And, no, we didn't find the boat or the belt.

[Rich]

pretty cool!

But I thought the original was that you finally found the crashed UFO that was lost under the lake and that the Feds had caught up with you. I'm glad that you are ok! :D

[SunsetPointWentworth]

Sorry to hear that it wasn't man made. Next Time!