Arrowheads, Federal Agents, Suicide, Informants…A Sad Tale from the Four Corners Area.
Posted on 02. Mar, 2010 by Shannon Graham.
The story unfolds like a Tony Hillerman novel, except in this case unfortunately the story is real. And it is a tragedy.
In June of 2009 more than 100 Federal agents, including an FBI SWAT team arrested 26 people in Utah, Colorado in New Mexico in what the Justice Department claimed to be ‘the nation’s largest [...]
As the hunt ends for 2009, we look back at the finds from 2009 and they are a plenty; new finds, friends, theories, bits of knowledge and just plain fun.
Before we get into specifics, a big ‘Thank You’ to all you Arrowheadologists is in order. This is your community and it’s no small feat what [...]
If artifacts could speak, imagine the stories they would reveal. Of course this would remove some of the fun in piecing together clues from the past.
The focus here is an artifact discovered in central Texas, a large Lightning Whelk shell that has been modified by having the central collumella removed, a portion of [...]
As we continue our series on finding arrowheads, we take a look at a couple of popular search site types as well as some basic techniques for effective arrowhead hunting.
So, another great source of arrowheads is cultivated fields. Modern farming equipment uncovers them when it turns the soil. Once a field has been plowed, [...]
A look at six stages of manufacture.
Many ancient sites are littered with thousands of flint flakes that are the result of the tool and projectile point manufacturing process. This lithic scatter is also known as flint knapping debitage or waste flakes.
These flakes range greatly in shape and size depending on how they were removed [...]
Note: The following article is a submission from Steve Valentine, prominent Arrowheadologist well known in the forums and galleries for his informative posts and amazing collection of rare finds. Take time to learn more about this amazing culture. You won’t be disappointed! Click on the photos for a better view!
The Fort Ancient Culture, 950 AD [...]
Get up right now from your computer and go to where you keep your artifact collection. Take a good look at your entire collection. Go on, do it. What do you see? Are all pieces somehow catalogued with an inventory number that is referenced in a computer database or hand printed ledger complete with all [...]
Note: The following letter was submitted by a concerned citizen who wishes to remain anonymous.
It’s 3:45 pm in the middle of December somewhere in the Western United States. I have just waded through the freezing waters of one of the many freestone creeks that empty out of this mountain range. A maze of man made [...]
‘How much is it worth?’ is a question occasionally heard in arrowhead discussions. More times than not, it’s a question asked by folks unfamiliar with Indian artifacts who have recently made their first find.
As with most things that have intrinsic value, and in this case a limited supply and growing demand, there is a monetary [...]
