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May 22, 2008, 10:43 AM
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Can Arrowheads, be found in most Rivers & Creeks?
Were is good places to search for Arrowheads in Rivers & Creeks. In the water? On the banks? Are they easy to spot do they look the same in water as they do on land,as far as color? ''I live in Tennessee''....
Thanks....
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May 22, 2008, 11:01 AM
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Re: Can Arrowheads, be found in most Rivers & Creeks?
The short answer is yes: they can be found in nearly any river or creek. The truth is that it's a bit more complicated in terms of the artifact concentrations and how much luck you will have. Geographically speaking there are a number of different types of creeks/rivers.. I don't remember the names of all of them but soil type and bedrock as well as topography all play a role in what type of creek/river will form in a given area. Some types lend themselves better to finding artifacts. Some types of creeks are quite stable, allowing for good grain stratification to occur... letting the various sized gravel and cobbles sort them selves out into "beds". Creeks that develope these concentrated gravel beds and do not meander a lot are the best for finding artifacts IMO. On the opposite end of the spectrum some areas are in predominately sandy or sandy-loam soils along with a fairly smooth bedrock (without any major faulting going on) so the streams have a tendancy to move around a whole bunch, the main creek channel may slide over a mile or more in some instances in only a few years.. this usually doesn't allow for really good gravel beds to develope as much and it's wildly changing course may cut through an indian site one year and be far from it the next... making it more of a hit and miss as far as finding artifacts goes. I'm no expert on TN topography but I would guess that for the most part creek hunting could be productive for you, specially if you are aware of good sites in fields bordering a creek... when that's the case there are almost certainly going to be artifacts in the creek as well.. pay special attention to areas of errosion!
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May 23, 2008, 08:20 PM
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Re: Can Arrowheads, be found in most Rivers & Creeks?
Thanks for the info Cannonman! Spent about 5 hours looking, havent found any yet..How about mabe a Dry Creek bed?...
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May 24, 2008, 09:07 AM
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Re: Can Arrowheads, be found in most Rivers & Creeks?
I've only found 3 brokes and 2 whole pieces and 1 whatsit in creeks,From the pics of finds on the net seems like some creeks are better than others.I hunted the Scioto river yesterday downstream from many a sites for 4 hours found nothing...Its hard also to see them the way the stain and the algea that gets on them.Keep at it yes dry creek beds can work.
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May 24, 2008, 09:39 AM
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Re: Can Arrowheads, be found in most Rivers & Creeks?
Hey Randy, If your close to Clifton on the river you can walk the beaches when they lower the water and find some nice points.
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May 24, 2008, 02:40 PM
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Re: Can Arrowheads, be found in most Rivers & Creeks?
 Originally Posted by pickaway
I've only found 3 brokes and 2 whole pieces and 1 whatsit in creeks,From the pics of finds on the net seems like some creeks are better than others.I hunted the Scioto river yesterday downstream from many a sites for 4 hours found nothing...Its hard also to see them the way the stain and the algea that gets on them.Keep at it yes dry creek beds can work.

Thanks for the Info & the pic
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May 24, 2008, 02:46 PM
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Re: Can Arrowheads, be found in most Rivers & Creeks?
 Originally Posted by pete83
Hey Randy, If your close to Clifton on the river you can walk the beaches when they lower the water and find some nice points.
Thanks Pete ..I'm in Warren County Tennessee, about 168 miles from there ..""Nursery capital of the world'' so alot of plowed Fields here ..Just have no places to hunt at this time.. Trail of tears not far from me at all ...
Thanks ...
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May 24, 2008, 06:53 PM
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Re: Can Arrowheads, be found in most Rivers & Creeks?
I find nice pieces along the banks and the beaches of the Ohio River, but I have never found one in a creek in my area. I have tried creek walking a few times in creeks that are very close to or cut right through known sites but to no avail. Maybe I just need to retrain my eyes to get used to looking through all the rock and gravel.
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May 24, 2008, 07:37 PM
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Re: Can Arrowheads, be found in most Rivers & Creeks?
 Originally Posted by DorkFish
I find nice pieces along the banks and the beaches of the Ohio River, but I have never found one in a creek in my area. I have tried creek walking a few times in creeks that are very close to or cut right through known sites but to no avail. Maybe I just need to retrain my eyes to get used to looking through all the rock and gravel.
Be nice if i could just find at least a broke Arrowhead in the creek, ive been walking,just to know they are in there ..oh well i will never give up
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May 24, 2008, 11:12 PM
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Re: Can Arrowheads, be found in most Rivers & Creeks?
Check out www.nativewayonline.com
They have a arrowhead hunting section that is full of good info.
Good luck!
HH
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May 25, 2008, 09:32 AM
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Re: Can Arrowheads, be found in most Rivers & Creeks?
 Originally Posted by MEinWV
Thanks for the site!! Were in WV are you? I have a bunch of relatives there..mostly in Preston county...
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May 26, 2008, 12:27 AM
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May 26, 2008, 01:24 AM
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May 26, 2008, 02:12 AM
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Re: Can Arrowheads, be found in most Rivers & Creeks?
i dont check the creekbeds, too many flash floods. if you know of indian wells, would be a good spot, also look for flint shrapnels, or flakes, first good head i found was in arizona sand dunes, wierd......
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May 26, 2008, 03:43 AM
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Re: Can Arrowheads, be found in most Rivers & Creeks?
Yea, Chong brings up a good point. Always know what the weather is upstream of where you are hunting. It's simple, if it's raining upstream, don't get in. It's a good way to get dead. I know a couple of people who got caught, and both said it wasn't fun. Both got out okay, but it envolved some fast manuvering and a rather long walk through the woods to get back to the truck. Normally though, if you take your time and use your head you'll be okay. Razor
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