Available now for the first time, the Guide to Projectile Points of Iowa prepared by veteran Iowa archaeologist Joe Tiffany considers nearly fifty stone arrow and spear point types found in Iowa and adjacent states. One of the excellent Bur Oak Guide series, this guide systematically covers the entire 13,000 years of Iowa’s Native American ...

2024年12月29日 · Discover the best places to find arrowheads and points in Iowa. Learn where to search, what to look for, and tips for identifying these artifacts.

Iowa Arrowhead Identification Guide. Projectile Points of Iowa Toolstone / Lithics of Iowa Complete Alphabetical Listing. Search . Notched Projectile Points Side, Corner, and Basal Notched Points. Stemmed Projectile Points Contracting, Straight, and Expanding Stem Points.

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Name: Picture: Shape: Size: Cultural Period: Validity: Adena: Stemmed: Medium to Large: Late Archaic to Woodland: Valid Type: Adena Blade: Ovoid: Large: Late Archaic ...

Arrowheads and points are fascinating pieces of history that many people enjoy discovering. In Iowa, these artifacts tell stories about the Native American tribes who lived here long ago. They were used for hunting and other daily tasks. You can often find arrowheads in fields, near rivers, and in wooded...

2021年9月28日 · Found on the banks of the Iowa River, and it's gorgeous. I've metal detected for three and a half years expecting my first arrowhead to come from one of the fields I frequent, or a hole I dig. Nope, I've bottle scoured a sandbar for just as long, collecting century old glass bottles and fossils of all shapes and sizes, and just... stumbled on this.

2023年6月23日 · My great grandfather collected arrowheads he found. When he passed away he willed his collection to the Forest Museum in Perry. They’re still there IIRC.

2023年11月5日 · Found right off of the Cedar River when my Grandfather was plowing a new field. In the 1990s the road out by the farm was being expanded, and they had an archaeologist come out to see what kind of stuff was in the area. He took a look at some of the arrowheads my Grandpa has, and claimed that this one was a Clovis point.

2022年1月17日 · On display at the event were various arrowheads, axes and mammoth bones, many of which are found at local riverbeds. Although commonly referred to as arrowheads, most of the blades on display were used in other ways such as …