It's the last day of the year, a time for me to look back. These are my favorite arrowhead finds from this year.
I found these at 8 different sites in 6 towns in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. These are typical local materials: mostly quartz, with rhyolite, felsite and quartzite. They span thousands of years of time. The triangular and small stemmed forms are typical finds in the areas I search. I found most of them in the spring which is usually the most productive time for me.
The fragment at bottom left is an important find for me. This is part of a bifurcate base projectile point. This could be 8 to 9 thousand years old and likely is the oldest tool I have found to date. Finding a bifurcate base point has been a goal for me since I began this pursuit.
I have been putting some time in this month hoping for one more decent find for the year but have not come up with anything worth showing. It does not get easier for me to find these things. The loss of agricultural land and changes in farming practices together with me pounding many of the same spots for ten plus years have made finds fewer and farther between. But, I have had worse years than this, I still have fun looking and, if I put the time in, it is still possible every now and then to find something among the weeds.
I am grateful for being able to look, for the time I spent looking, for the spots I have and for all my finds. Best wishes to everyone for lots of luck in 2024.
