Arrowheads are prehistoric artifacts used by American Indians for hunting. Many collectors of arrowheads are aware their value has increased in the 21st century. Made of a variety of earthly materials such as crystal, quartz, obsidian and flint, arrowheads can be found in many places in North America as many were scattered and lost when shot during hunting. Georgia is no exception. Arrowheads can be found in places such as creeks, open fields, farmland, hills, and other places where American Indians hunted.
Next to Lake Allatoona, which sits approximately 57 miles north of Atlanta, Georgia, is a place where Cherokee Indian tribes used to set up camp, as well as the Etowah River. They would hunt in these areas, as many animals in the wilderness would seek water to drink in the lakes and rivers. After hunting for food, many arrowheads that were shot were left astray on the shores and in the waters. For this reason, arrowheads are often found around these two bodies of water. Walking along the shores of these waters, examining rocks found on the shores and wading into the shallow waters while exploring and closely examining objects on the bottom can be excellent places to search for arrowheads. The more dried out the water bottom is at the time of exploration, the better the chance for a big find.
Every year to plant crops, Georgia farmers must prepare their land for planting to get the best harvest from their annual crops. In Worth County, Georgia, many artifacts including numerous arrowheads have been found on farmlands and open fields. In preparation for planting, farmers must till their soil to mix and bring nutrients to the surface. When doing this, objects long buried beneath the earth's surface are brought up. Right after tilling and before the planting of a new season of crops is an excellent time to walk around the tilled grounds and search for arrowheads.
In the forests and woodlands of Georgia, and most abundantly in the west central region of the state around the Duluth area, where natives once hunted for food and fur, there are a large array of treasure and artifacts such as arrowheads which have been buried under the forest floors. After a forest fire, searching the places in this area offers a prime time for finding these treasures. When a fire has disrupted the woodlands, the grounds beneath the trees usually are disrupted in the process, bringing items that have been buried for decades or centuries to the surface.
