Got to spend a couple hours in the area Sunday evening. You cannot go onto the Kincaid Mound sight itself but there is alot of cool places nearby. Its a good ideal to ask permission before going on the local farmers land also. Most of them are fairly nice and more than likely will let you roam around if you ask.

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Giant Pecan Tree.

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Sneaky little boogers, to far for a bow shot! :)

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The Great Photographer at work.

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Just at dusk, getting almost too dark to see I found this nice point which looks to be Archaic, much older than the woodland natives who built the mounds. Someone had been cleaning out a drainage ditch with a track-hoe so I jumped down in it and started walking up it looking at the sides for flint. The point was over 2 feet deep half sticking out of the bank.Several people had already been there looking by all the tracks that were there but they missed that one. :)

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A good end to the day.

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Cool, looks like you had a wonderful time.

Looter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! J/k Some people think that way though. Strange how peoples perceptions change. They are not always for the better. Nice find!!!

WOW, Fantastic Pics and a Great Find

echo

Just wondering, did you even go to the viewing platform? It's new.

It seems like its about 10 miles down a dirt/rock road but its worth going to.

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Cool good pics.

I was talking to an archaeologist last year at the ft massac
artifact show and he told me they did a dig to make sure they didn't cover anything up with the new platform and parking lot. He said they found two burials. One was an ordinary mississippian burial, and the other was a 20 something year old male, dated to 3000bp (before the mounds), with his hands tied behind his back,decapitated, and a killer white spearpoint in his chest. There are always lots of pictures of thier digs at that show.

Cool pics of a cool day!

coo, cooo...add that to my list BF!

Nice looking point. I only wish to find one some day. Partials don't count...


Got to spend a couple hours in the area Sunday evening. You cannot go onto the Kincaid Mound sight itself but there is alot of cool places nearby. Its a good ideal to ask permission before going on the local farmers land also. Most of them are fairly nice and more than likely will let you roam around if you ask.

http://www.siloutdoors.com/imagehosting/57948ea801e4a9d9.jpg

Giant Pecan Tree.

http://www.siloutdoors.com/imagehosting/57948ea801eaeb2f.jpg

http://www.siloutdoors.com/imagehosting/57948ea801f2a16c.jpg

Sneaky little boogers, to far for a bow shot! :)

http://www.siloutdoors.com/imagehosting/57948ea801f9b219.jpg

The Great Photographer at work.

http://www.siloutdoors.com/imagehosting/57948ea802002c5d.jpg

Just at dusk, getting almost too dark to see I found this nice point which looks to be Archaic, much older than the woodland natives who built the mounds. Someone had been cleaning out a drainage ditch with a track-hoe so I jumped down in it and started walking up it looking at the sides for flint. The point was over 2 feet deep half sticking out of the bank.Several people had already been there looking by all the tracks that were there but they missed that one. :)

http://www.siloutdoors.com/imagehosting/57948ea802062760.jpg

A good end to the day.

http://www.siloutdoors.com/imagehosting/57948ea80550d6f6.jpg

Very nice pics nice head also great looking area to spend time with your son. Howard

Just a little update on this site. I was there just yesterday. There is an active dig going on now. Chatted with a cluster of students from SIU. They let me walk up to the dig very close to the visitor viewing area. Fascinating stuff. Used to go there many years ago before they opened it up - always had to get permission to go back there. Lots of stories about "Black Bottoms" when I was a kid. Locals used to make moonshine down there during prohibition times. I took a few pics and vids - will post when have time.

Ok, finally got it uploaded:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkS8rSbq5Pg

I always love going there. Beautiful place for sure!