Any arrowhead collectors out there, would appreciate your advice !

[Midwest4]

I appreciate any info that arrowhead collectors can give me on this find, for having grown up in an Indian rich area, I'm surprised I never found one sooner!

This arrowhead was found yesterday in my backyard while digging out a path (Ohio). It was only about 3 inches deep but imagine that when this was agriculture land (up until the early 1950's when the burb was put in), so I imagine the farm plows or the home construction disturbed it from a deeper area. Does anyone know the approx age, era, material...etc.

It's approx 2 inches long and 1 inch wide at its base.

Thank you in advance!

 

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[snaps]

Nice find! In case you didnt know, theres a native artifact forum if you scroll down a bit. Fantastic group on there, too

 

[Older The Better]

First impression is a scraper which would make it hard to put an age on but still looks like a full tool, those are hard to come by.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Thread moved to Native American Artifact forum.

 

[Jon Stewart]

Base is pretty thick for a finished arrow head.

 

[Midwest4]

Ah! I didn't see that, thanks for letting me know, I'll post to that group... hopefully I'll get lucky again and find another one ;-)

 

[Midwest4]

First impression is a scraper which would make it hard to put an age on but still looks like a full tool, those are hard to come by.

Thank you, it might not show that well but in-person it's definitely a point, a crude one, but an arrow head of some type.

 

[Midwest4]

Thread moved to Native American Artifact forum.

Thank you, I overlooked that forum when I was posting.

 

[PaleIO]

I would say a preform or a knife. The work is a bit crude for a finished point. But no less nice find!! Screen some of that dirt and see what else turns up

 

[joshuaream]

Knife, preform, tool of some sort. Pretty cool first find!

I agree with what Palel0 wrote, look around in that area. Probably more than just a single tool there. (Ohio was pretty densely populated in prehistoric times, and the ancient Native Americans left evidence all over the place.)

 

[Older The Better]

Just clarifying what I see. I went scraper because the flake removal straight down from the tip on each side, In my experience dabbling with making arrowheads there’s no need to remove flakes in that direction. My guess those were thinning flakes maybe for hafting or to get a better grip. And on the opposite end it looks worked down to form an edge. the consensus seems to be a point/preform/knife so maybe I’m mistaken

 

[PaleIO]

Just clarifying what I see. I went scraper because the flake removal straight down from the tip on each side, In my experience dabbling with making arrowheads there’s no need to remove flakes in that direction. My guess those were thinning flakes maybe for hafting or to get a better grip. And on the opposite end it looks worked down to form an edge. the consensus seems to be a point/preform/knife so maybe I’m mistaken

I am not saying you are wrong it definitely could have been used as a scraper. The reason I went with preform is it reminds me a lot of the basalt performs I find in my area. My thoughts on tools like this is they could have many uses....heck I have used pliers as a hammer or a screwdriver as a pry bar. Who hasn't? I imagine most tools like this had multiple functions when needed.

 

[Older The Better]

I always try to remember it’s ok to be wrong. We can’t possibly be right every single time. I just wanted to clarify what I see to help come to a conclusion. Any counter arguments to what I see aren’t going to hurt my feelings it’s a good thing. Helps me learn the little nuances of identifying relics.

 

[Thirdeyeartifactguy]

Knife imo

 

[Notsuredomus]

Though the suggestions saying its a knife may very well be right and I am new to arrowhead collecting so I very well may be wrong but I believe that is a dart rather than an arrowhead. It is flint which is what moist points are made of in Ohio. It looks to be from the archaic time period making it thousands of years old. That if I am correct would have been the business end of an atlatl dart. Nice find!

 

[Midwest4]

Yes, having looked at it closer, the base is pointed but thick, so a scraper or knife sounds more in-line with it's appearance.

 

[Tdog]

Just clarifying what I see. I went scraper because the flake removal straight down from the tip on each side, In my experience dabbling with making arrowheads there’s no need to remove flakes in that direction. My guess those were thinning flakes maybe for hafting or to get a better grip.

Those flake removals at the tip look to be consistent with an impact fracture.

 

[Older The Better]

Thought that but on both sides? Maybe my understanding is off but I would think an impact would go one way or another and I thought I saw even smaller removals but pics can be deceiving

 

[Tdog]

This side...

 

[Older The Better]

on the other side there is also a removal from the top and what look like smaller chips around what would have been the pointy bit. I just don’t see how an impact would drive two decent flakes in two directions. Maybe I’m wrong maybe it can. Or maybe they we’re trying a different angle to get that stack off but if that’s Th e case why not sharpen it back up? It seems blunt and rounded

I don’t know about anybody else but it’s kind of a fun piece to discuss