Is it trash or history?

[AZLumberjack]

At what point is it considered garbage or artifact?? SO.....do I pick this up and remove it, or does it have some historic value and should I leave it alone??
I'm often puzzled by "stuff" that I come across while hiking the Superstitions, some 'stuff' is obvious trash (plastic bottles, occasion balloons, candy wrappers, shotgun shells, etc) but some of that trash-looking stuff could have historic value and be left as is.

Pottery Shards, Arrow Heads, Stone Tools are some of the artifacts of historic value and should be left undisturbed. But what about really old shell casings or even an old six-shooter lying around for over a hundred years. Would you pass on a find like that? There's still a lot of gray areas in the rules that are open to personal interpretations.

Your thoughts..........

[Alston_Neal]

Wait a minute here......I'm over 50 so does that make me BOTH historical and trash?

In a word...yes, but you are also among many friends here.

[PLC92084]

...but you are also among many friends here.

Proof positive that water really does seek its own level...

[Alston_Neal]

And it's not only cream that floats to the top.... ;)

[Sredfield]

Not everything (or everyone) gets better with age.