Arrowhead? find

[White Akuma]

Walking through the back woods of old WV, I came across this just on the side of some 4 wheeler ruts some young whippersnapper, (lol) left pretty deep in the side of a hill. Looks like they had gotten stuck and had to work it around for a bit to break through the mud. Luckily for me somewhere in the process I believe they worked this out. Didn't see anything else like this around, but hoping to go back there with a rake next time and till some ground.


I've never really found any arrowheads before, so does anyone got any kind of information about this?

 

[HighTone]

Not sure if thats a arrowhead or not. Still pretty cool find

 

[grasshopper]

tough to say from the pics, but it is definitely shaped like many arrowheads i've seen. is there evidence of workmanship on the edges (both sides)?

 

[White Akuma]

Yup both sides look worked, and the bottom stem is a bit grooved for a shaft to fit on. I've just never seen one this size before. Seems like it'd be a bit heavy for an arrowhead though. Got a guy at work I'm planning on showing it too who knows a lot about them.

 

[Indian Steve]

Nice Point! I have found several like it. Quartz is much harder to work than flint or chert so they usually don't look as nice.

 

[jewelerguy]

looks like one to me, although a little 'thick'. perhaps it was never finished. I would look that area over some more in hopes of finding others

 

[RIcoinhunter]

Nice find!!

 

[CRUSADER]

If I ever wished your side of the pond, this would be on my list