Can someone give me more info on this arrowhead

[Gregg3131]

Found this while metal detecting in Southeast VA. It was lying in a farm field. Was wondering how old it is and any other info. Quartz I believe?

 

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[arrow86]

Without the base it’s hard to type it but from what’s left if I had to guess I would think it was a guilford or morrow mountain those are middle archaic but like I said just a guess.

 

[Tony in SC]

I would say most of the points found in the South East are white quartz. I would guess they could go back 5k years or so.

 

[Quartzite Keith]

I looks like the tip of a well made, thin point made of good quality quartz. Painting with a very broad brush: The thinner, better made quartz stuff in that area tends to be paleo or early archaic. During those time the people were still moving around a lot and could travel to the better stone sources, so their sites tend to show use of quartz and quartzite as secondary materials. If there is a paleo or early archaic component to the site, you should find chert/jasper from Cattail Creek (Williamson Site in Dinwiddie) and/or some of the better North Carolina materials like rhyolite and silicified slate. If it's almost entirely quartz and quartzite flakes, points, etc., probably mid-archaic or later.

 

[Gregg3131]

Keith thanks for the great info. I am more of a metal detecting guy but am getting interested in these artifacts now. Should I continue to look in the farm fields or go in woods by the creek and swamp? Any suggestions for a newbie would be appreciated it's around 300 acres outside Suffolk VA. Thx

 

[joshuaream]

Nice little point. Where you found one, you will likely find others. Was it on the surface, or uncovered while digging a signal?

I looks like the tip of a well made, thin point made of good quality quartz. Painting with a very broad brush: The thinner, better made quartz stuff in that area tends to be paleo or early archaic. During those time the people were still moving around a lot and could travel to the better stone sources, so their sites tend to show use of quartz and quartzite as secondary materials. If there is a paleo or early archaic component to the site, you should find chert/jasper from Cattail Creek (Williamson Site in Dinwiddie) and/or some of the better North Carolina materials like rhyolite and silicified slate. If it's almost entirely quartz and quartzite flakes, points, etc., probably mid-archaic or later.

Quartzite Keith, good nuggets of info there.

 

[Gregg3131]

Nice little point. Where you found one, you will likely find others. Was it on the surface, or uncovered while digging a signal?



Quartzite Keith, good nuggets of info there.

Found on surface..I believe they plow fields every year

 

[Tnmountains]

I would say most of the points found in the South East are white quartz. I would guess they could go back 5k years or so.

As long as you are in the quartz belt just like the gold belt. I am in the south east and its always a rare day for me to find a quartz point but when I do they are as white as milk.