I found this last week on some property that we have in the Sierra Nevada mountains. It’s made of obsidian. Does anyone know what type of arrowhead it is? I’m hoping to find the type so that I can date it. Thanks for any info you can give.
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Well, thanks for looking! Yes, G10 I love the material. The obsidian is very clear and there are some stripes in it when held up the the light. I’ve never found an arrowhead of this shape, so I’m excited to learn more about it.
Sorry, all my pictures are uploading sideways.1 PhotoLast edited by Hoss; 12-07-2017, 08:02 PM.
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It's a dandy point you found and the lithic is beautiful. Wish I could help on the ID but it is way out of my range. Have you tried to check on some of the online point ID resources that are available? If not, a good place to start may be this site: www.projectilepoints.net
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I was just looking at projectile points Cal because I like the obsidian so much . Then you came on .
There are a couple that look like that . Vandenberg contracting stem .
Overstreet has one to that looks like that same type to .
no expert here at all . Says mid Archaic .
look that up till a Cal expert comes on.
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Thank you sailorjoe for the link. I’ve been trying to type it myself, but I find it difficult. When you are typing it, is it more important to look at the stem shape, the point shape, or the arrowhead shape as a whole? That’s where I get confused. And thank you, Tam, for your assistance as well. The Vandenberg definitely looks similar in the stem and shoulders.
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