metal arrowhead

[donkarlos]

Posted elsewhere but I wondered if anyone might have an idea for the age of this arrowhead from New England

 

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[Charl]

Wow you're kidding me! I was hopin for a couple hundred years old. Thanks

Lol. Well, glad I could provide a nice surprise!

Here is a description of the Levanna point you found:

http://collections.nysm.nysed.gov/projectilepoints/types/levanna.html

http://collections.nysm.nysed.gov/projectilepoints/types/levanna-plate.html

 

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[mainejman]

Nice points what is the deal with the holes in them?They look random...

 

[donkarlos]

Interesting about the Levanna point and Late Woodland period. I've been reading up. No doubt thats it

 

[Charl]

Nice points what is the deal with the holes in them?They look random...

Two explanations have been offered for the holes. As an aid in hafting, and so the points could be strung and carried that way.

 

[Tnmountains]

At 5/8ths of an inch the musket ball would be around a .69 cal. If metal possibly canister shot. Any way you look at it you are in a old area. Good luck.

 

[-=METAL=-]

Wow, awesome metal point, I'd love to find one.

 

[Americus]

That is an awesome find. Thanks for sharing.

 

[donkarlos]

Thanks. Seems to be kind of unusual . Wish it could talk!

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

Great examples of the variety of copper/brass trade points that can be found in southern New England. Thanks for posting those. I have found a couple of the style I illustrated above here in Rhode Island. Sounds like donkarlos's stuff was probably SE Ma. Those are nice, and date 1600's in all likelihood. I love Contact Era stuff. Like finding things that were used when the Pilgrims were here, etc., all the names from Contact Era history, both native and colonial alive when the point was used.

Charl can you date this one I just dug? here is my thread so you can reply to Johnny Blaze with your opinion
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/t...dian-point-coppers-reale-eagle-buttons-4.html
Leddel (dan) has been working with the Pequot museum on digs and when Dan was with me this hunt He explained that this point is 1600's.we got Johnny Blaze saying no mine could be late 1700's and was shot while riding on horseback.and added the link to this thread to my thread.
may we have the verdict please? Dan is pretty sure it's a Narragansett tribe brass kettle point and I trust his expertise
thanks,
Dave
AWESOME point by the way Don!

 

[Glenn C]

It is a Copper kettle metal point that was made by a native. Nice find.!

 

[Charl]

Charl can you date this one I just dug? here is my thread so you can reply to Johnny Blaze with your opinion
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/t...dian-point-coppers-reale-eagle-buttons-4.html
Leddel (dan) has been working with the Pequot museum on digs and when Dan was with me this hunt He explained that this point is 1600's.we got Johnny Blaze saying no mine could be late 1700's and was shot while riding on horseback.and added the link to this thread to my thread.
may we have the verdict please? Dan is pretty sure it's a Narragansett tribe brass kettle point and I trust his expertise
thanks,
Dave
AWESOME point by the way Don!

Hi. Yes, I replied to Johnny Blaze at that thread. Depends on where you found it. In RI and far eastern Ct., no free roaming natives after King Philip's War and we were pretty far from the frontier during the French and Indian Wars to suffer raids. Frequent raids in central southern New England, so if a brass point is found in that region, could be from native raids in the 18th century. Deerfield, Ma. was raided a lot and destroyed by French and Indians in 1704. So you might find 18th century brass points in the frontier areas of southern New England. However, if found in RI or far eastern Ct., then yes, it's 1600's with 99% certainty. I don't know where you found it, but I'm assuming you found it in Narragansett country, which would make it 17th century in all likelihood. Those holes were to aid in hafting or to strand and carry.

BTW, there is no way of determining if that was used on foot or horseback.

Styles of 17th century metal points from southern New England. According to the Handbook of Indian Artifacts from Southern New England, "at sites in the Ct. Valley, these appear with increasing frequency during the first 50 years of the 17th century, replacing cherts and jaspers imported from west of New England".

BTW, you found a super example. Contact Era artifacts are among my favorite. Made at a time when we can put faces and names to natives and and English both. Very cool.....