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MexicoTed
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Historical items found in Baja
Last year I met a guy camping near San Quintin who was a Baja traveler for over 30 years (he may even be part of this board). Over the campfire he
brought out a weathered sword that he claimed he found on the beach north of La Paz. He thought it was Spanish. It looked old but I thought he was
just telling a story. Unfortunately, I didn't get any details as I really didn't believe him.
It got me to wondering if you or anyone else has ever found something that could be historic in your Baja wanderings?
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Oh, I forgot to mention another story I heard. I met a couple about 15 years ago in Ensenada and they told me while exploring in the Laguna Salada
area they found a cave with two bows and some small wood items in it. They said they gave one to the history museum in Ensenada and kept the other one
(which I'm sure is totally illegal). I never saw the items and never checked the museum, it was just a story they told.
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Baja is chocked full of artifacts. Within 100' of our house we have found several obsidian arrowheads and zillions of chips....must have been a
workshop of sorts. A couple weeks ago a friend found a worked scraper and a really cool bullet the size of a marble!
There is a local story of a guy finding an old metal helmet too.
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Good news .....but if any Nomads found the small pack I lost with 2 cameras, chargers, batteries, and other goodies on the road up to San
Javier....please don't give them to a museum....
Don't believe everything you think....
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Read Herman Hill's book!
[Edited on 9-12-2017 by David K]
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Quote: Originally posted by motoged  | | Good news .....but if any Nomads found the small pack I lost with 2 cameras, chargers, batteries, and other goodies on the road up to San
Javier....please don't give them to a museum.... |
They were that old, eh. Prolly still using 35mm film I reckon. That's museum quality there.
I don't have a BUCKET LIST, but I do have a F***- IT LIST a mile long!
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Arrowheads & glass  flotes
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I found some old bottle caps and beer cans on my lot probabally from the 70-80's
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Herman Hill's book is a great read. I met him in BOLA and bought a signed copy, rest his soul. Great guy!
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I have photos of those bows - it was in 1994, and we all swore we'd leave them there. I scanned them but don't know how to turn pdf into jpg. Took
photos of the photos, but postimage and photobucket aren't working. I'm so technochallenged.
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| Quote: Originally posted by wilderone | | I have photos of those bows - it was in 1994, and we all swore we'd leave them there. I scanned them but don't know how to turn pdf into jpg. Took
photos of the photos, but postimage and photobucket aren't working. I'm so technochallenged. |
https://pdf2jpg.net/
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David K
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| Quote: Originally posted by wilderone | | I have photos of those bows - it was in 1994, and we all swore we'd leave them there. I scanned them but don't know how to turn pdf into jpg. Took
photos of the photos, but postimage and photobucket aren't working. I'm so technochallenged. |
[Edited on 9-13-2017 by David K]
[Edited on 8-26-2021 by BajaNomad]
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Thank you for helping me out with these, David - always so helpful.
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The pleasure is mine, Cindi!
Keep up the good history posting and protecting!
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What was the thought process in deciding to leave the bows where they were found?
Are those the same bows that the Ensenada couple referenced having found?
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That cave is so shallow its a wonder the wood survived very long.
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"What was the thought process in deciding to leave the bows where they were found?"
I believe this was a second trip to the location after they had been discovered (exactly by whom, not sure) on a previous trip. On this trip, there
were about 8 people - we all hiked and climbed to the location, retrieved them for all to see, and put them back. At camp it was discussed that they
should be left in situ I think because they didn't "belong" to anyone in the group, and now since so many knew they were there - which individual
would have a right to claim them? It was several years later when I heard that they were donated to the Ensenada museum (didn't know that one was
kept - by whom I don't know - I was no longer in contact with this group). Obviously a decision was made and another trip ensued. One person close to
the group was an employee of the San Diego Museum of Man - she possibly had some influence in the museum donation. The bows were further back in the
crevice and well protected. They were high in a cerro of rock ledges and boulders - I don't know who discovered them first or why he/she was climbing
around in that area. I have to think that since these were found in the Laguna Salada area, around the time referenced, and there were 2 bows, and I
heard about the donation at the Ensenada museum, that these are the same as referenced.
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Thanks for the reply, Wilderon.
Very interesting. I would think that wooden bows are a very rare find in the desert.
I'm going to go look at the bow at the museum in Ensenada some time. Does anyone know where the museum is?
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| Quote: Originally posted by BigBearRider | Thanks for the reply, Wilderon.
Very interesting. I would think that wooden bows are a very rare find in the desert.
I'm going to go look at the bow at the museum in Ensenada some time. Does anyone know where the museum is? |
the north end of the Riviera
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Sounds like the same bows, but the man and woman I spoke with said they were rock climbers going to Canyon Tajo who were on a trip during Y2K (2000)
frenzy. They weren't rock climbing at the time, just exploring canyons. Maybe they stumbled upon your bows.
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