HOW TO FIND ARROWHEADS - A Complete Beginner's Guide to Arrowhead Hunting!

[@nepahistoryandarchaeologys8623]

Hey, great info, you covered it really well! Biggest thing I would stress is that before you go into a field, be sure to get permission! There are some good apps out that will show you property lines and ownership info, I use them to get metal detecting permissions all the time. Keep up the good work 👍

[@eastcoastlithics]

On X is a very good tool! Im sure more people would use it if it wasnt so expensive lol. Definitely should have mentioned that!

[@nepahistoryandarchaeologys8623]

@@eastcoastlithics On X is the one I use as well. It costs around 35 bucks a year but I consider it money well spent, as I have used it to get countless metal detecting permissions over the last few years. .😎

[@ethanwilliam9944]

It's cool to see the younger generation be so enthusiastic about finding these ancient treasures. As stated, every one of those things have a story and a connection to a time long ago. Keep up the hard work.

[@eastcoastlithics]

There are a couple other younger guys out there too! Im friends with a lot of em

[@missourioutdooradventures]

Nice finds I'm not so much a beginner but still enjoyed watching thanks for sharing and good luck on your next outdoor adventure

[@eastcoastlithics]

That was my goal for the video- fun to watch for both experience levels 👍🏼

[@missourioutdooradventures]

@eastcoastlithics1398 I recently discovered a new site using a similar formula following the same clues

[@eastcoastlithics]

@@missourioutdooradventures thats how it be! Cant wait to see what comes outta there man.

[@eastcoastlithics]

Found some cool stuff while making this video 😎 Sit back and enjoy! I hope this helped some people out there get started 🙏🏼 POINT ID SOURCE - www.projectilepoints.net/Search/National_Search.html

[@danfromcarniculture943]

Good work mullet arrowhead man

[@eastcoastlithics]

Here to help 🇺🇸🦅

[@TheChiefSmokem]

Nice one man! You definitely covered everything 👌. Anyone new to arrowhead hunting would definitely benefit from this video 🔥

[@eastcoastlithics]

Perfect 🙏🏼 Im hoping it reaches the right audience. I remember starting out and not finding anything and it just wasnt exiting. Thanks for dropping in 🫡

[@smokeeater8387]

Great vid brother. Right at around 16:40 when you moved that rock it looked like you may have uncovered a point. Could be a faker as well. Good luck👍🇺🇸

[@eastcoastlithics]

Youre bot the only one who noticed that un. I saw it while editing 😂 that shot was really over exposed so the stones are super bright which might be why it looks like that. Who knows maybe I really did miss one. Most points around here wont be shaped like Missouri ones though.

[@smokeeater8387]

@@eastcoastlithics I kind of figured you wouldn’t miss one like that. Sometimes they look quite different in person but you never.👍🇺🇸

[@charleswerdung8588]

Awesome video. Thanks for the info and the adventure

[@eastcoastlithics]

No problem! Glad ya enjoyed

[@coyotearrowheadhunting3083]

. CONGRATS FRIEND. Very good ideas for finding points in various contexts such as streams and crop fields. GREETINGS AND BRNDITIONS YOUNG FRIEND.

[@kevinkline6835]

Excellent video brother. You have it down pat. Enjoyed very much. As always many blessings to ya.

[@eastcoastlithics]

Any site near me I will find using this system 😂 it’s inevitable Glad to see ya drop in 🤝🏼

[@kevinkline6835]

@@eastcoastlithics I always enjoy when I do drop in. Thanks again

[@normaferro8054]

Good video 🎉

[@eastcoastlithics]

Thanks! It took a lot of time to make lol

[@brianschmuland2941]

This is a great video for information on finding artifacts. Thanks a ton from 🇨🇦

[@eastcoastlithics]

Hope youre finding a bunch!

[@lorijackson3905]

Great coverage of a historic topic✌️😎

[@eastcoastlithics]

Glad ya liked it 👍🏻

[@erongarrett2080]

Thank for posting brother

[@eastcoastlithics]

Thanks for watching sir!

[@JWade-pe6td]

Great vid. I've been finding points in the Carolina's for years. I appreciate your references and links, too.

[@eastcoastlithics]

Carolinas are loaded! Glad I could help 🤝🏼

[@indianasmith8152]

Good coverage of the basics!

[@coreyneuhold2084]

Very informative thank you.

[@eastcoastlithics]

Glad to help out man!

[@Deedubbs8002]

Good stuff! I’m gonna go hunting for points soon! Thanks!

[@eastcoastlithics]

Good luck Mr. W 👊🏼

[@ThePlasticAvenger]

Haven't finished all your video yet but it is so helpful! I'm going to Ashville North Carolina in a few days and we're staying on the French Broad River which is the third oldest rivers in the world. Hope I can find some! I also have a metal detector, so do Native Americans use metal tools at all? Thanks in advance.

[@eastcoastlithics]

Twards Michigan you have natural copper deposits. They would take the raw copper and cold hammer them into points, tools, and jewelry. A lot of it was traded some distance and even into Georgia at some point. Usually you wont find it anywhere outside Wisconsin and that area. Stone and bone was used exclusively everywhere else. When the British and French came about in the 1600s they would trade metal triangles cut out of copper or brass kettles (called kettle points) and they can be found all over the east coast usually. North Carolina is absolutely full of points and native sites. Ashville is close to Tennessee which has a lot of flint and is known for it’s crazy points that come outta there. Youll have some luck there on the rivers if you know how to look the banks 💪🏻 Good luck and hope I answered your question. Let me know if you find anything!

[@Cackalachain]

Good stuff. Ground points all over Carolinas though

[@eastcoastlithics]

Carolinas are littered! My best finds come from there.

[@Storm11B]

Absolutely incredible video! Down here in Maryland Frederick Co I’ve had some luck in a field off the Potomac but need to let more time and nature to erode the ground. I would love to check out somewhere in PA some time!

[@eastcoastlithics]

Check out dauphin county fields and that area. Weatern pa is chock full of flint too. And then south western is by west Virginia and that has the highest site density in the state

[@Storm11B]

@@eastcoastlithics I’m gonna take a trip up to Dauphin sometime soon 👍🏻

[@eastcoastlithics]

Amish communities are usually good with letting you in their fields if you ask, but most have planted now

[@Storm11B]

@@eastcoastlithicsI’m actually thinking about heading up tomorrow is there a more specific area you might recommend?

[@eastcoastlithics]

Plowed field, high ground, water source nearby. Or just take a walk along the rvier bank with a hill nearby.

[@mitchellkrecek6205]

16:44 there's one right in the middle of the screen

[@eastcoastlithics]

Might’ve been. Gravel bars like that can be confusing lol

[@janicestout]

You are the first person I have heard in a long time call them plants stinging needles wow

[@eastcoastlithics]

Might be a regional thing 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@Adam-qz3wh]

​@@eastcoastlithics anywhere people are familiar with salad finger, the name is nettle

[@tylermcclimans9974]

Wow!

[@mark_rutt]

awesome video/content - maybe i missed it - what region are you in?

[@eastcoastlithics]

@@mark_rutt Home base in PA but the name says it all! I hit a lot of NC throughout the year.

[@mark_rutt]

@@eastcoastlithics Right on! Where about in PA? I'm right along the Susquehanna River at the head of the Bay in MD. Just getting into the hobby. I know theres alot of history and potential around, just waiting on my first find!

[@eastcoastlithics]

You’re in a good spot my friend. Just wait for the spring when they till near the river. I’m in the Lancaster area.

[@PurposeSpeaker]

Nice video. What state are you in?

[@eastcoastlithics]

@@PurposeSpeaker usually around Pennsylvania.

[@PurposeSpeaker]

@@eastcoastlithics Long Island here

[@lambwaltdisney752]

Thanks for teaching me how to find arrowheads! Now teach me how to get a girlfriend.

[@eastcoastlithics]

1. Brush your teeth 2. Probably use deodorant too 3. Talk to her- if she reciprocates continue talking 4. Be kind and chivalrous 5. Ask her on a date (choose something within her interest) 6. If she says no do not pass go and do not collect $200

[@masonfred8308]

I only ever found a flake and a broken piece of a celt

[@eastcoastlithics]

Thats a start bro! Hopefully this vid helped ya out a bit. Ive personally never found a celt. Found a broken adze tho.

[@davidtatum8682]

I'm in Paducah ky at the confluence of the Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee and Cumberland rivers. I think this might be a good area.

[@eastcoastlithics]

You probably have mounds near you as well. Huge ancient cities in that area If I remember correctly. Keep me posted with what you find 👍🏻

[@davidtatum8682]

@@eastcoastlithics they've got a place called wykliffe mounds not too far from me. It's like a state park. Probably a good area to start. I'll keep you posted. Good video btw. Informative.

[@eastcoastlithics]

@@davidtatum8682 Careful with laws and such! Just be aware is all Im saying.

[@Harri-yw2ei]

Nice vid

[@eastcoastlithics]

thanks bro

[@SophiaTheSophist]

i have a question i don't know if anyone can answer: is making arrow heads something every (male?) native american would have needed to learn to do? or did specific people make them and the hunters used them? i'm in the pre-hunting arrow heads phase learning before i go out.

[@eastcoastlithics]

Archeological evidence shows women definitely knapped points. It wasn’t uncommon for a woman to make some when necessary as she would need to make/sharpen knives for cleaning animals and other tasks. There was a culture (the name escapes my memory) that would send out boys of about 12 with a bow and some arrows and wouldn’t allow them to come back until they had killed something. As for the tasks I am sure through history some tribes had an assembly line type thing where some people had the specific job of making points. But every hunter would definitely need to know a lot about their equipment not to mention maintaining and caring for it. I think it all comes down to culture and time period or the season (summer being the least desperate for odd jobs). TLDR: women definitely knapped a lot and so did the men. Hunters for sure had to know how to make and maintain points as well. I believe some very nice looking points were made by people who had the job of knapping.

[@SophiaTheSophist]

@@eastcoastlithics wow great answer and thank you for answering! i've been watching your videos and learning how to spot arrow heads. after this recent hurricane i thought it might be the right time for me to go out and hunt around now! your how to was far more helpful than any others i've found so far. good job on your videos, you do really good work and it's cool to see your adventures. i would love to see more videos about how you got into this and about your life! do you think one day in 15,000yrs someone will be walking around looking for our bullet casings from hunters or my perfume bottles?? it's so wild to think of that. we're here only for so brief a moment and it isn't enough time! but it's so important to make it count for something. thanks for your videos.. they're useful but also enjoyable to watch. wishing you all the best life has to offer!

[@eastcoastlithics]

@@SophiaTheSophist theyll still be finding points in 15,000 years not to mention our stuff too! Yes I think about that a lot. Deep thoughts about the past are fun but I hate how we don’t know so much and have to speculate. Edit: GLAD YOU LIKE THE CONTENT! I put a ton of work into my videos and it’s nice to know they are enjoyable to watch. Thanks!

[@WalkandWander]

I hate stinging metal. I had to go through some knee high like 2 days ago and it messed me up

[@eastcoastlithics]

Its a pain for sure- 2 summers ago I was knee high in it for a mile in shorts 😂 it has a lot of good uses though.

[@toddincabo]

👍

[@eastcoastlithics]

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[@thegreatlakeswatermennoo-iz9ec]

How many points have you found from all your expeditions?

[@eastcoastlithics]

Broken and whole probably about 100 over the course of 3 years or so

[@Veloxmotors]

Are you in PA?

[@eastcoastlithics]

I’m in many states. Why do you ask?

[@Veloxmotors]

@@eastcoastlithics I’m not sure where to look in northeast PA I’ve wanted to find an arrow head forever still no luck. Most spots are picked over

[@eastcoastlithics]

Yeah bro I was just in that area for a show and hunted a little. There are definitely fields out there with stuff in em but people just don’t plow like they used to. If farmers go back to tilling you would find 4 points every time you went out. My best advice is to keep looking high flat disturbed ground near water or in the gravel bars in the creeks below those areas. Trust me when I say this you will find a point when you are about to give up or at your lowest. Keep looking! Also a lot of people will say spots are picked put but realistically you can never overhunt a field or creek. New things pop out every time it rains 👍🏻

[@Veloxmotors]

@@eastcoastlithics thanks man I appreciate all the advice!

[@Veloxmotors]

@@eastcoastlithics I went out for about 30 minutes in my stream to look (I didn’t think anything was there because I hadn’t heard the history) and found a nice chunk of flint/chert that may have been worked I’m not sure! But still happy for my self! Thanks for the tips it really helped!