DSGB Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 I said I would try to post some pics of the arrowheads my dad and I have found, so here they are. He wasn't home at the time, so I only found one case, but it's got all the good ones. There are a couple more display cases with mostly pottery and miscellaneous pieces, and a box with some pieces of points. He also has what we believe was part of an axe, but I don't know where he keeps them. Here's the whole case of 'heads. As you can see, they're made from a variety of materials. The ones at the top are mostly quartz. The bottom ones and most of the others are flint. The ones in the bottom-left (light colored), I think they are some kind of lime-stone. The one in the middle that looks black is made from obsidian and it is razor sharp. Here's a closer view of the left side. I used a lighter to give some size reference. The one with the rounded tip next to the lighter is the first whole point I ever found. Here's the right side. My brother went with us one(1) time, and found that big one next to the lighter (lucky dog). Here's an even closer view of the one my brother found. This is, by far, the best one. My dad found this one and it's black as coal with a streak of caramel color across the bottom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohiobucks Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 Re: ILSNIPER1 - arrowhead pics Cool arrowhead pics guys. I have a small collection at home, they are packed up right now since we are moving this weekend. When I find them, I will snap a picture or two. My best piece is a white beveled point, little break at the base, but a cool point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntinsonovagun Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 Re: ILSNIPER1 - arrowhead pics Sure is neat to think someone else made those a couple hundred years ago and you're the only person to touch it since!! I have found a few, but never gone hunting them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanH Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 Re: ILSNIPER1 - arrowhead pics Man those are awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 Re: ILSNIPER1 - arrowhead pics Nice collection there. Have kind of looked around for them some, but not really much. Have heard that if you are lucky you can find some around here. Guess I am not too lucky, never have found any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSGB Posted February 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 Re: ILSNIPER1 - arrowhead pics There were a lot of different tribes that called the Chattahoochee River Valley their home. Artifacts can be found in creek bottoms, river banks, or even in recently plowed fields. Most of the ones we've found were in creek bottoms. You just walk the creek until you get to a sand bar filled with rocks and start looking. My brother found his while taking a break. He sat down and just happened to see it laying there. Sometimes you can find them just walking through the woods. Sometimes we even find sharks teeth buried in the creek banks. Kinda weird cause we're a couple hundred miles from the ocean. You never know what was here before we were. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntinsonovagun Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 Re: ILSNIPER1 - arrowhead pics I read in a book once that the world was flooded. We live on the Arkansas River bottoms....should plow for food plots and see if I can't find a few heads afterwards!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILSNIPER1 Posted February 18, 2005 Report Share Posted February 18, 2005 Re: ILSNIPER1 - arrowhead pics DSGB, Those are some nice points you guy's got there. As for age on points.. most are several thousand years old & WERE NOT made by indians back during the time of the "cowboys & indians" like most people beleave. Points like the clovis were used for hunting mastadon 12,000-14,000 years ago during the last ice-age. I'll post more info later on. Thanks for the pics, Phil B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mach1 Posted February 20, 2005 Report Share Posted February 20, 2005 Re: ILSNIPER1 - arrowhead pics Those are some nice arrow/spear heads. A guy in my hometown in what I call southeast-central IL has an extensive collection of arrow/spear heads he's found over the years. He also has hundreds and maybe thousands of shed antlers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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