Indiana Artifacts

[killshotarney]

Just wondering if anyone here likes arrowhead hunting in their spare tim? I do and it sure has pail off for I have a very nice collection. Thanks

 

[williamnewman1]

have tried and tried, i know others that have had great luck walking the riverbanks near me ..... all i have found is a sunk fanboat

 

[MRP2003]

Try walking in and around any new housing developments. My neighbor found some in an empty field that is still undeveloped. It was a farm that got grated so there is a lot of exposed land

 

[Boonl1776]

We occasionally find arrowheads and pices of flint in creekbeds after a rain northeast of Franklin.

 

[rightwinger]

i personally have not had any luck my great grandfather before he passed away left me a glass case of arrow head he has found through the years

 

[Hosted]

I have found a couple dozen of them that I found when I was in school. It seems like I just have to much going on in life to go out and look anymore. It's harder to find spots also since more farmers are not plowing ground.

 

[HavokCycle]

as a kid, i used to follow the tractor as we turned over earth. my old man has an eye for it and would collect a lot more than i, not to mention coins, tools, etc.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Found an arrowhead in my parents' gardent growing up.

Guy at the state museum said it was Miami or Delaware tribe. It is still at the state museum.

 

[Rollerman]

I've been working in dirt since 95 & have yet to find an arrow head yet....& I look.
A guy I knew in Millersburg has a collection he showed me & claimed to of found them all locally.
He didn't lead on to any of the actuall locations.

I'll keep looking...might get lucky yet.

 

[xcalibur]

I am not a collector but I do enjoy hunting them in my spare time. All my finds have went to my father. He has a very large collection and often shows them. The Indiana Archaeological Society is a great way to meet other Indian rock enthusiasts. Heres a link to a calendar of upcoming relic shows.
2013 Central States Archaeological Societies calendar of events

 

[GI JOE]

I've tried but only seem to find broken ones in north Vernon. I've found all kinds of nice fossils though because that area was high in glacier run off

 

[hawkencougar2]

I have had my best luck finding arrowheads right after a farm field was planted and it just got rained on. The only problem is most of the time they were chipped from the farm equipment.

 

[Mackey]

as a kid, i used to follow the tractor as we turned over earth. my old man has an eye for it and would collect a lot more than i, not to mention coins, tools, etc.

This is a good point. Some people seems to have an inate ability to find these things.

I know a guy who can spot a 4 leaf clover from 10 feet off.

The best (ONLY) arrowhead I found was in my dad's junk drawer. Then my boy found it in mine ... now he has it.

 

[hawkencougar2]

I have never spotted one in freshly turned over ground. The dirt sticks to them. Got after a rain, they get washed off and are easy to spot.

 

[Hoosier8]

I built a garage and when they dug a trench for the electric I found a bear claw.

 

[hawkencougar2]

I used to put on my sony walkman and walk the fields for hours. Thinking about it now I bet people that I was insane out there walking around in fields.

 

[pitbulld45]

I used to find Indian beads on the play ground when I was in play school. I have often thought about going as an adult but just never have.

 

[CBR1000rr]

as a kid, i used to follow the tractor as we turned over earth. my old man has an eye for it and would collect a lot more than i, not to mention coins, tools, etc.

Sounds like your field could have once been a home site. If you were finding arrow heads, you were likely farming an old Indian site that had become a trading post. That would be a dream site for a metal detectorist.

 

[xcalibur]

A word of caution......Do Not attempt to remove or even look for arrowheads on federal land.....You will be prosecuted if caught.
And do not dig for arrowheads on Indiana soil, even if it is private property...its also illegal to plow for the sole purpose of finding arrowheads in Indiana.

 

[ilikeguns]

I love looking for them. Usually in between shed season and turkey season I am out walking the fields and creeks at every opportunity. Unfortunately I have only ever found a handful of them. Most of the fields I have access to have been picked over for years.