| I was using my metal detector in the
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| | that had been carved by primitive man
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| foothills of Tucson, Arizona. As luck
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| | into a tool used to scrape the flesh away
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| would have it, I never find what I am
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| | from the hide of game killed for food. It
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| Seeking. As the day started to come to an
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| | turned out that this mans background is
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| end. I was walking back to my truck with
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| | in the field of Archeology. A silence
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| the metal detector resting on my
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| | fell on the people gathered we listened
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| shoulder.
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| | to information being given about this
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| I caught sight of an unusual looking rock
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| | rare find.
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| laying on the ground. After picking up
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| | The archeologist asked one of the
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| the rock I dusted the rock on my pant leg
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| | professors if he could borrow his
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| and noticed a fossilized baby bird just
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| | microscope to look at the stone more in
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| off center of the stone. I turned the
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| | depth. The group moved down the hall to a
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| stone over to reveal more of the bird's
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| | small office where we entered. As I stood
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| body on the back of the stone.
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| | by his side, he examined the stone and
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| After showing the bird off to some of my
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| | stated that there were glassy areas on
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| friends, I decided to take the stone to
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| | the sharp edge around the stone that were
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| the University of Arizona. I wanted to
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| | not visible to the naked eye. He said
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| learn more about what I had found.
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| | that the tendons and ligaments had
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| My first stop at the U of A was at the
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| | polished parts of the stone while being
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| American History Museum. I was told to
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| | used. He also stated that the hide
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| take my stone to the Paleontology
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| | scraper was in mint condition and had
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| Department across the lawn in front of
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| | hardly been used. He went on to say that
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| where I was. When I got there I saw a
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| | most hide scrappers that we see today in
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| professor in his office. I asked him if I
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| | museums are small ovals that are badly
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| could talk to a Paleontologist. He asked
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| | worn due to their use, and then discarded
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| why, so I handed him the stone and
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| | when they become too small and useless.
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| preceded to tell him how I had found the
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| | He also said that he had never seen a
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| stone. His eyes got big with excitement
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| | slightly used hide scraper before.
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| as he examined the stone while we walking
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| | He made mention that he wished he knew
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| down the hallway to another office. Soon
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| | what group of people had carved the hide
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| theirs were several professor and people
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| | scraper. He thought that person who
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| looking at the stone in awe over my good
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| | carved the stone might possibly be the
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| fortune. As they talked, I listened.
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| | first person to be recorded or documented
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| The rock I found was secondary
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| | as the first person to be a collector of
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| sedimentary solidified black limestone.
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| | fossils. He also said that these
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| Which is not indigenous to this area. I
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| | primitive people were farmers, artists,
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| was told the rock could have come from
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| | traders much like the people of today.
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| Canada, Montana, Kansas, China, or even
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| | He also stated that the position of the
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| from South America.
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| | bird and the way it was hand carved into
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| The baby bird fossil was 150 million
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| | a tool to portrayed the bird in such a
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| years old. This period in time is when
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| | manner that this item would be considered
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| birds evolved from reptiles. Another
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| | true fossil art.
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| professor pointed out to me other
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| | After things started to wind down, I felt
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| inclusions that were in the stone like
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| | as several people like me, were in every
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| plant matter, twigs, and other foreign
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| | sense of the word in awe over what this
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| objects not identifiable to him. A
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| | man had to share with us. One of the
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| professor stated that there was proof
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| | questions I asked was how much was this
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| that this rock was found on the top of
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| | unique item I had found worth? The answer
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| the ground the impact marks etched into
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| | was that this artifact with a fossil
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| the rock as the rain hit the front of the
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| | inside of it had never been seen,
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| stone for thousands of years while it lay
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| | documented or recorded anywhere in the
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| on top of the ground. The marks were
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| | world. So because there was nothing to
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| small circular pockets about the size of
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| | compare it to, this item would be
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| a pencil eraser grouped together. It was
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| | considered priceless.
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| also mentioned that there was once other
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| | As people were leaving, a young lady,
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| bones near the chest of the bird that had
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| | still full of excitement, that if she was
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| fallen out over time but the imprint of
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| | me, I should take a picture of the hide
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| the bones are still visible. They could
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| | scraper and put it on the internet, and
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| not identify the species of bird, as
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| | said that I should put a price of 20
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| there is nothing on record, to compare it
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| | million dollars, being that there is only
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| to.
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| | one of these unique hide scrapers in the
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| I was asked by one of the professors if I
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| | world. The chances of finding anything
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| wouldn't mind waiting for one more
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| | like it again are probably one in a
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| professor who was still in class to come
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| | trillion.
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| see the stone. He stated that this
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| | To date I am the only one in the world
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| professor was part of their group and
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| | that has found anything like this ever.
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| they wanted his opinion of the stone.
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| | Owning this rare Jewel is overwhelming
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| As he approached, I handed him, the
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| | and too great for any one person to own,
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| stone. He looked at it for a moment and
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| | so I would like to share my enthusiasm
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| stated that this stone was an artifact
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| | with you and your friends.
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