Timestamp: Sept. 20, 2023 Location: Trinidad, CA Hey Grave Babies, it’s me, Shyla, your favorite tomb raider! I know it’s been a few weeks since I posted but I’ve been busy with a big surprise for you all! Remember how I told you St. Louis has some of the best archeo-foraging sites of all time? Well, check out this haul: You’re looking at a vintage sweetheart locket necklace, actual gold, with what I am pretty sure are real rubies. We have a rough idea of when it was made because of what we know about the original owner — but this could actually be a family heirloom decades or even centuries older than her. If that’s the case, we are talking about major profit, especially since I did not have to break the chain on this one to liberate it! This could offset the total cost of the trip and all my tools, as well as the cash-only motel where I’m filming this. Don’t forget to check out my video on how to Off-Grid Grave Dig, for all of you who want to try the forage life but also want to play it safe! And now, the biggest surprise! Are you ready? OMG, okay, here it is. Yes, it’s the key to the lock! What do I always say? Check. The. Bottom. Of. The. Box. I’m pretty sure this key was in the original owner’s hand when she was interred, but it had slid right down to the foot of the casket and I had to sift through about 100 years’ worth of decomp silt to find it. And I saved the big reveal for you guys! Even I don’t know what’s in here. Here we go … aw, it’s a lock of baby hair y’all. Classic. If you’re a Patreon-level subscriber to my feed, you’ve seen my hair lock collection, which is getting a little too big to take on the road. Before photography was a thing, 19th century American settlers would often save little trinkets like this to remember their loved ones. Through foraging, we’re only now finding out just how widespread this practice was — plus picking up cool collectibles! #historynerd! Timestamp: Oct. 1, 2023 Location: Jackson, MS Good morning, my gravebabies! As you can see, it’s barely dawn out here and the mist is just starting to rise from the ground. Today I’m coming to you…