Why you can't find arrowheads PT 2!
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- Опубликовано: 11 фев 2025
- If you're looking for arrowheads, artifacts, stone tools, pottery shards or rock art, you need to watch this video. I explain here in depth why certain areas don't have anything at all and others have an ARRAY of artifacts just waiting to be found.
Link to the Geologic Survey Map:
Macrostrat.org
Love your videos. Really informative and helpful. I have been field walking since the 60’s in northern Ohio. I have a small collection of Indian artifacts in all that time maybe 40 pieces. I wish I knew exactly what I have found.
I’ve found arrow heads in my lake in Minnesota
You have found a seasonal campsite! People traveled north for better fur, larger game and more abundance during the summer months. Comparatively, you will find less arrowheads in Minnesota than in Missouri, as an example. Also Minnesota has a very diverse climate from frigid winters at usda zone 1 all the way to usda zone 5b which is nearly in the threshold of where I stated some permanent settlements existed so it really depends exactly where in Minnesota. I wouldn't share that info online though, you never know who is looking... Thanks for watching Kyle and I wish you luck on continuing to find more artifacts! :)
I live on the st croix river in Minnesota and we have artifacts around my house
Corn husk found in pottery down here....
Read somewhere that the Native Americans around here (Northeastern Pennsylvania) were not familiar with the bow and arrow until about 500 C.E. and as most of the artifacts around here are older than this, most of the stone points found locally are spear points of some kind.
While that has some truth to it, that Atlatl was used for more of human history than the bow, however the bow was used in north america before 500 C.E.
@@MountainJohn Yes, had not considered that, but I guess they are still arrowheads then.
I live in paducah ky. There is the confluence of 4 rivers here. I don't know about knappable stone, but I'm assuming this would be a good area to search?
You bet!
@@MountainJohnin your professional opinion, what would be a good place to search. There are many public access areas but are these the best places to look?
My people call it corn.
Wha....what if...... what if im on the coast tho....
within 50 miles of it? Youre just going to find much less
"How to loot artifacts" FIFY
It depends. A lot of creek artifacts are subject to natural destruction from erosion of river banks. I am pointing people to artifacts where the context has already been lost and the point or artifact faces certain destruction from natural sources.
Better to have an artifact saved than one destroyed. But yes, a lot of people destroy artifacts and loot sites. If you have to dig for it, I am against collection.
@@MountainJohn Even so, where I live it is illegal to dig up or collect artifacts, no matter where they are found.
@@MountainJohn maybe just add a disclaimer for people to check relevant laws in their area.
Waaaah waaah! Sorry that I “stole” the totally valuable arrowheads that would have just completely eroded in the bed anyways. Go change your tampon.