Arrowheads: A Beginner's Guide Paperback – August 28, 2012

I BOUGHT THIS BOOK BECAUSE OF THE LOW PRICE AND IT SAYS IT'S FOR BEGINNERS - THAT WOULD BE ME! I WANTED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE ARROWHEADS MY LATE GRANDFATHER FOUND ON HIS FARM - THIS BOOK SHOWS HOW ARROWHEADS WERE MADE AND USED - EVEN HAS A SHORT PRICE GUIDE IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN BUYING OR SELLING - IT'S VERY EASY TO UNDERSTAND - VERY DOWN-TO-EARTH - LAVISHLY ILLUSTRATED THROUGHOUT, BY THE AUTHOR - VERY INFORMATIVE AND ENLIGHTENING, COVERING A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS REGARDING ARROWHEADS IN GENERAL - HERE'S A LIST OF WHAT'S IN IT:A LARGE GLOSSARY OF INDIAN ARTIFACT AND GEOLOGY TERMSILLUSTRATIONS TEACHING ABOUT ARROWHEAD FEATURES, PARTS OR ANATOMYDETAILED ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE "LIFE CYCLES" OF ARROWHEADSSHOWS HOW ARROWHEADS WERE MADE - BY BOTH INDIANS AND MODERN-DAY PEOPLEHOW THE INDIANS FIRE-TREATED THEIR FLINTTOOLS FOR MAKING ARROWHEADS (ANCIENT AND MODERN)BASIC TIPS FOR ARROWHEAD HUNTINGA SECTION ON TYPES OF "TRASH" CHIPS OF FLINT THAT YOU MIGHT FIND, WHICH MIGHT MEAN THERE WERE INDIANS AT ONE TIME MAKING ARROWHEADS IN THE AREAVERY DETAILED ILLUSTRATIONS AND DESCRIPTIONS OF SOME OF THE MORE COMMON STYLES OF FAKE ARROWHEADS - BEWARE OF THESE IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO BUY AUTHENTIC PIECES!HOW ARROWHEADS WERE MOUNTED AND USED - INCLUDING HOW ATLATL SPEAR THROWERS, BOWS AND ARROWS, SPEARS AND KNIVES WERE MADEA BRIEF PRICE GUIDE FOR OLD ARROWHEADS AS WELL AS REPRODUCTIONS - WHICH HAS MADE ME WARY OF ARROWHEADS PRICED TOO LOWALSO, SUGGESTIONS FOR DISPLAYING ARROWHEADS WITHOUT DAMAGING THEMCONCLUSION: THIS IS A GREAT PRIMER! VERY USEFUL AND INFORMATIVE - WELL WORTH THE MONEY!

I have several books on Arrowhead hunting and this book is the best of the lot. By no means is it a beginner's guide as his description of spear points, Atlatl and blowgun construction, difference in spear, knife and dart points versus what I always thought were all "arrowheads" is excellent and very interesting. Also I have made my own Atlatl's and darts and never understood the use of Atlatl weights but he explained it very well. I live in the Atlanta Ga. metro area and found my first quartz arrowhead in the water of a creek running my dog and that started me on a lifetime mission of hunting arrowheads everywhere I go. Most of the Atlanta area points are quartz from Cherokees and Creeks and seem to be somewhat crude as quartz is hard to work but I love the thrill and its keeps me in the outdoors which I dearly love!

I purchased this book for a 5 year old Grandson who is infatuated with artifacts/projectile points. He lives with a sibling on a ranch and routinely finds objects of value wherever he is. He looks everywhere, and many times has found chips and points in places such a subdivision sump, a place with imported river rock, if there is a remote chance, he will locate something. This book is invaluable now for it's voluminous line drawings and the descriptions he can learn with adults and as he begins to read this can grow with him. It is well researched, well illustrated, the content is organized very constructively.

Great book for learning about the process used for making arrowheads and for those who want to know more then just the name of an arrowhead.

I think this book was written just for me lol!!! I don't find many arrowheads I've only found a few and most are broken pieces... I've never found a whole good one! I have no idea where to look! I can really only look in public places, this gives me more ideas!! Love the book!!!

I bought this book to donate to my local library in memory of one of my best friends who collected arrowheads. The librarian knew him too. She gave me a list and this was on it.

i probably shouldn't write this review now because I haven't read the whole book yet. As much of it I did read, Tim Anderson seems more interested in flint-knapping than true arrow points. I respect the art of making arrow points preserving the ways of ancient people, but then it can cause to many to try to pass them off as artifacts. it is an interesting read though. I am more interested in authentic arrowheads and how to identify them, fossils and unusual rocks. I may change this review when I get to read the whole book.

We will be studying different Native American tribes this coming summer at Camp Memaw and Grandaddy. Plan to first read about arrowheads, then hunt for some that have been strategically placed along the shoreline of our lake. The older grands will probably try their skills at actually making arrows.