Official Arrowhead ID Thread

[Droptine3030]

Wow nice find.

[quarterback]

Beautiful metate and Mano. You sure don't find them like that every day.

[fish4food]

Wow! That is an awesome find!

[reconman]

Ok, I have a piece that I’ve never seen one of before! I think it’s really cool and the design and craftsmanship is pure genius. This was found on the ranch in SE Oklahoma. Pretty obvious to me what its purpose is, but I will wait to hear what the experts have to say and hopefully get a little more info/history on pieces of the like. Thank for any info and enjoy!

[txbowhunter14]

I found this in Caldwell county just north of Luling. What do the experts think? Thanks

[GarGuy]

I found this in Caldwell county just north of Luling. What do the experts think? Thanks

Angostura and a fine one.i collect those. It's a little fellow.

[GarGuy]

Ok, I have a piece that I’ve never seen one of before! I think it’s really cool and the design and craftsmanship is pure genius. This was found on the ranch in SE Oklahoma. Pretty obvious to me what its purpose is, but I will wait to hear what the experts have to say and hopefully get a little more info/history on pieces of the like. Thank for any info and enjoy!

Not a finished artifact. Been worked but the sharp end looks like an accidental break.

[reconman]

Not a finished artifact. Been worked but the sharp end looks like an accidental break.

Definitely a bit of the tip is broken off, but it sure seems to fit the hand ever so perfectly to be used as a gut hook. The places made into finger grooves are extremely smooth compared to the rest of it. The curved part is still sharp enough to cut you. Tip of the point is what seems messed up though.

[DXTrey]

Thanks for the input! Have y'all ever heard of having them tested/analyzed? Like some kind of carbon dating any material left inside the cracks in the rock? It would be interesting to know what and when they were grinding. Hell, maybe I've watched too much Oak Island.

[GarGuy]

Thanks for the input! Have y'all ever heard of having them tested/analyzed? Like some kind of carbon dating any material left inside the cracks in the rock? It would be interesting to know what and when they were grinding. Hell, maybe I've watched too much Oak Island.

Virtually all the types have been carbon dated. Charcoal from immediate context is best on dug, undisturbed sites. Anyway most artifact ages are well established.

[Phorizt]

My dad was a huge collector and spent all of his free time looking for artifacts mainly all iver Central Texas. He even had a native american art and artifacts gallery back in the early 80’s. He passed away in the mid ‘90s and unfortunately my mother got rid of just about everything of value. I ended up w a couple of small cases of arrowheads that I’ve had stashed away for 20 years. Here’s one someone told me was a pretty good one.




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[Canoe1]

I've never found one long like this one before
Thought it was pretty cool. It was broken, but laying like it was one piece.


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[Backwoods101]

Any thoughts?


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[Backwoods101]

Spatula?


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[Man]

I'm going to guess that it is a unfinished something.