A newbie when it comes to arrow heads.

[WHADIFIND]

I've been metal detecting for a VERY long time but in all that time, I have never found an arrow head.
Don't know why, guess my eyes just aren't tuned to them. LOL

Anyway, I just found this recently. Is it? How do I tell?


Any info appreciated.

 

[rock]

Looks like a small triangle to me. Quartz is so hard to see the work on it. Cant tell if the base is all there or not.

 

[WHADIFIND]

Looks like a small triangle to me. Quartz is so hard to see the work on it. Cant tell if the base is all there or not.

I know! It was tough to take any decent pics of this thing! LOL
In the pics, the lower right side looks like part has broken away. But, there is what appears to be work done to make each edge tapered. They seem to come to a fairly sharp edge in a ">" sort of shape. Would more pics help anything? What angles?

 

[NCPeaches]

That's a nice find! Hope you find more there.

 

[Americus]

It looks like one to me!

 

[quito]

Looks and sounds like a nice point with complete base to me. Just a little damage to one corner.

 

[rock]

The Cherokee Indians were masters for making points and tools out of quartz in my area.

 

[Charl]

Congrats on your first point! Many times, triangles are broke on one corner. Maybe it was a function of how they struck something that makes that a common break. Dunno, but that's a nice first point for you!

 

[WHADIFIND]

Thanks for all the response folks! It really is nice finding a first anything!! But, it's not like I haven't been keeping
an eye open for these. I have been looking every time I go out! For a VERY long time! And, to find this one, laying on top,
next to a tree, in a schoolyard!! Somehow, it's just a bit more special to me! LOL

Is this what is called a "bird point" ? I am just barely, "south of the mason dixon".

Again, thanks for all the information!

 

[quito]

Bird point may be what some call them, but it's not very accurate.

 

[Mark Todd]

Yes, a bird point, it's a generic term and can be a little misleading, an "arrowhead" is more accurate gauging from it's size, and could have been aimed at many thing besides birds. I think that's what "Quito" was suggesting. Nice find!

 

[dts52]

Definitely a point. Congratulations. I've been surface hunting points for years, looking for material and texture more than whole shapes because rarely is the entire point lying flat on the ground. Now that you've broken the ice, I bet you start finding more. Just as in MDing, location has a lot to do with where you'll consistently find points although they can be anywhere.
HH

 

[Tnmountains]

Most arrowheads are Knifes or cutting tools. Yours by the size looks to be a true arrow head. I know you dig a lot of cool things but this may just be your oldest find. I think I saw this in your other post. Many sites were recognized and used by Natives for thousands of years and then early settlers.
Nice find. It has a bifurcate base for hafting and was probably used on big game or even an enemy.
HH

 

[WHADIFIND]

Most arrowheads are Knifes or cutting tools. Yours by the size looks to be a true arrow head. I know you dig a lot of cool things but this may just be your oldest find. I think I saw this in your other post. Many sites were recognized and used by Natives for thousands of years and then early settlers.
Nice find. It has a bifurcate base for hafting and was probably used on big game or even an enemy.
HH

What's always been a puzzle to me is that I have been looking. Every time I go! LOL And it took this long to find one! Must've not been looking very hard huh.

Yeah, this was in the other post but it has been such a long search, I just wanted to get the experts opinions. I'm satisfied now.

To think! I found this in a bare ground spot, under a tree, at a modern day school! LOL Go figure! LOL It just HAPPENED to catch my eye as I was "walking".

 

[CaptEsteban]

Many quartz points are found in South Carolina . Here are just a few.

 

[CheathamHill]

I see them regularly here in GA.
I believe I have found 2 that can be confirmed that look almost identical to yours...but as others have mentioned it is so hard to tel...and the quartz is literally everywhere around here!
I don't know what era they used quartz or any of that but I'm learning'
What state are you in? Best of luck

 

[Peter Iredale]

Agate projectile points. Probably 16th 19th century