PSA: I tried a basic resistivity meter on a hunch near the old mill in Concord and got a clear anomaly under what looked like flat ground.

It turned out to be a filled-in cellar hole from the 1700s, which taught me to never ignore a boring-looking survey grid, so has anyone else found something big in a spot that seemed totally empty?

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logan_ellis12d ago

Okay but a "clear anomaly" could be a lot of things, right? Like an old pipe or just a patch of wet dirt. It's cool you found something, but calling it a big find feels like a stretch. Most of the time, a boring grid is just boring. People get excited over every little blip and it's usually nothing.

ninas6712d ago

Maybe, but the chase is what makes it fun.

morgan_martinez12d ago

My neighbor spent a whole summer digging up his backyard over a metal detector hit. Turned out to be a buried lawnmower blade from the 90s. The hope is the fun part, I guess.