Hit 200 arrowheads in my collection this week and it got me thinking

I was sorting through my finds from the last 15 years and counted exactly 202 flakes and points. Most came from field walks in central Missouri after spring plowing. It hit me that every single one was shaped by someone who lived and died before Columbus ever sailed. The oldest I have is a little Clovis base I found near a creek in 2016. Anybody else keep a catalog or count of their surface finds over the years?

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rowan84926d ago

Hit 200 arrowheads" - man, I'm over here excited when I find a cool rock that looks vaguely like it might have been used to crack a nut open once. That Clovis base is pretty wild though, I'd probably frame it and charge admission for friends to come see it. I keep a running tally of how many times I've stepped in cow patties while looking for points, but that's as organized as I get. 202 pieces sounds less like a hobby and more like you're running a small museum out of your garage.

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the_wesley26d agoTop Commenter

@rowan849 you're one cow patty away from earning a PhD in archaeology.