Update: My attempt at a backyard dig in Tucson last week | Archaeology Discoveries

Betty Ward · 2026-03-10T06:55:04.363233+00:00

I thought I found a pottery shard, but it was just a piece of a broken flower pot from 2005. My dog looked more interested than I was. Anyone else have a 'discovery' that turned out to be modern junk?

betty_shah7mo ago

Ever find a weird rock that's just concrete?

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robert_bennett296mo ago

My neighbor in Phoenix found what looked like a perfect arrowhead in his yard. He was so proud, showed it to everyone. I mean, it turned out to be a piece of chipped slate from a landscaping bag. The real kicker was finding the exact same shape in my own mulch a month later. Sometimes modern stuff just mimics the old things way too well.

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margaret4177mo ago

Found a weird metal thing in my garden last year that I swore was an old tool. Got all excited, cleaned it up, turns out it was just a broken piece of a lawn chair hinge. The disappointment was real.

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