Comments on: Field Guide: Finding Authentic Arrowheads, Part 4

By: mike balmer

mike balmer — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 00:04:21 +0000

thank you every little bit helps been hunting artifacts around Illinois for over 25 years. i have something that may help you. i like to hunt little streams if there is a big rock in water i will look behind this rock and dig the water carries anything flat around the rock then drops it do to lack of current. also, where two hills meet, i will look in the crevace anywhere where there is a bend or a large rock i have had luck finding. thanks again. reply if u want to.

By: fart

fart — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 15:49:30 +0000

penis is a poop

By: Rick Esposito

Rick Esposito — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 22:10:52 +0000

I live in Arizona, and have lived in California. I’ve found lots of Arrowheads over the years, and I’ll give you all my main strategy.
FIRST, (especially in the west), locate an old Indian village or campsite. They will be typically located near a water source, on level ground, and in areas where wild game and good supplies of firewood are found.

Look for signs of a camp, such as old rock fire rings, sleeping circles, and in some areas around here; actual shelters made of rocks or thick wood beams. Though age and time tends to make the wood almost unrecognizable as old shelters.

When you find a suspected old camp or village, not only work from the center outward, but also look DOWN HILL from the campsite! I have found many Arrowheads in natural drainage areas down from the villages.

On one particular trip, I went to an area where a running spring is now, and was running in the past.
I simply looked for a level area near the spring, then looked in drainage washes down hill. Within 10 minutes I found a drill used for leather. It was very old and in good shape.

Unfortunately, I only found a couple of damaged scrapers and one broken spear point. BUT, I only looked for one afternoon. There’s probably more out there!

I hope I have helped a little.

By: Keith

Keith — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 00:35:53 +0000

Hi,
Thanx! for the article on finding points,I live in Western Ky. in Hopkins Co..I just have started looking in creeks for points,and dont know if im going about it the right way or not? i have been following the downstream part of the creeks,sifting the sands and small pebbles on the backsides of the deposits.But so far i have’nt found a point,but a few tops an bottoms.Does anyone else do this ?? If so , i could use some pointers if anyone can help ??All the fields here have just been turned and we have’nt had rain for atleast amonth ,so its gonna be alittle while before we can get back to looking in the fields .Its been very hot and dry here this summer,and im hopeing that this falls hunt will produce some nice finds…

Good Luck Hunting !! Keith D.

By: Keith

Keith — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 00:23:49 +0000

Hi Lynn,
if you would like to get to know the points you are finding,you can get an “Overstreet Identification Book”. Its a great sourse for finding the points you find, and also has prices for the artifacts or points.But the prices vary from place to place .Good Luck hunting!!
Keith D.
“Western Kentucky”
Hopkins Co.

By: jayda

jayda — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 23:48:08 +0000

meeeeeee to

By: Jordan

Jordan — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 02:30:33 +0000

Very informative article. Ive learned a lot!

By: Wm. Sidmore

Wm. Sidmore — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 13:01:48 +0000

I am looking forward to reading and viewing photos of discoveries. Even in any publication I come across viewing arrowheads and other artifacts, usually displays a photo of a great object and dimensions yet no story of it’s discovery. I only try to imagine the conditions of the day, the field of search, and the stories of every field furrow. In my case rivers were very interesting and have discovered many treasures including fossils. My web-blog offers many photos and stories of my discoveries. “After the fields stop producing ‘go to the rivers, the gravel bars, ‘Paleo’ blades were my most common types in river findings.!”

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 19:22:15 +0000

you people have too much time on your hands. if you want to spear a deer just gorilla tape an 8 inch knife to a piece of 1/2 inch conduit and KILL THE DEER!

By: Popler Bluff MAN

Popler Bluff MAN — Sat, 15 May 2010 18:28:13 +0000

SO HOW WOULD I KNOW THE RIGHT NAMES OF MY ARROWHEADS… I NEVER KN EW THE NAMES OF THEM AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THE NAME OF THE ONES I DO HAVE… IF ANYONE COULD HELP OUT THAT WOULD HELP ME ALOT… THANKS………… eMAIL
dnorman_90@yahoo.com