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scottfromgeorgia

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« on: March 28, 2017, 08:37:06 PM »
Detective Carl Makins, with the Charleston County bomb squad, says a lot of people don't understand how dangerous these cannonballs are.

http://www.npr.org/2017/03/28/521699544/even-with-the-wars-behind-us-in-charleston-cannonballs-still-found-below

pipedreamer65

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Re: Sigh
« Reply #1 on: March 28, 2017, 09:24:46 PM »
Well, anyone should know that if you drop one upon your foot, it could be quite painful.

CarlS

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Re: Sigh
« Reply #2 on: March 28, 2017, 11:02:46 PM »
Too bad they try to scare people.  Nothing to be gained by that.

A linked article from your link is:
     http://www.npr.org/2014/04/23/305851397/race-to-unearth-civil-war-era-artifacts-before-developer-digs-in
Would be nice if they'd open the property up to a public hunt the last two days before the dozers hit.  If they really cared about the relics a lot more would be saved that way.
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Carl

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« Reply #3 on: March 31, 2017, 07:21:34 PM »
I understand an archaeologist logic and training, grid, seeve, paintbrush , document..........   extremely valuable to get it just right, UNLESS you have 30 days before the bulldozer, then maybe you should use a shovel