A variety of arrowheads can be found throughout Ohio.
Amateur archaeologists can find Indian artifacts throughout Ohio, according to Martha Otto, curator of archaeology at the Ohio Historical Society. Early native Ohio cultures included the Hopewell and Adena. Later, the Erie and Kickapoo tribes lived in northern Ohio, and the Shawnee and Ohio Valley tribes lived throughout the rest of the state. Common Ohio Indian artifact finds include arrowheads, hammered copper jewelry, Hopewell stone burial carvings, and carvings of woodland animals made from Ohio pipestone.
Instructions
Searching for Artifacts
1. Identify your search location. Ross and Meigs Counties are particularly rich in Indian artifacts found in earthworks and burial mounds. Eastern Ohio contains numerous flintworks, and arrowheads and burial artifacts are found in many locations along the Ohio, Maumee and Sciotto rivers.
2. Identify a specific site and obtain permission from the landowners to dig on their land. The best Ohio search sites are recently plowed farmlands.
3. Mark off the outer perimeter of your dig site with the stakes and the string or tape. Within the outlined area, use string to mark off a grid of equally sized sections.
4. Start excavating the first grid square by gently removing layers of soil with the trowel. Brush away loose soil from around found items, using the brush.
5. Document each found object in the notebook with time and date found, a description of item, and its location. Photograph the item where it was found, using the camera.
6. Continue the process for each grid section until the entire dig site has been excavated.
Finishing the Excavation
7. Wrap and pack each item carefully to ensure safe transport from the dig site.
8. Mark each packaged item clearly to correspond with the documentation of your findings.
9. Replace dirt in the dig holes, smooth over the surface, and remove all trash and excavation tools from the excavation site.
10. Verify with landowner that site has been left in acceptable state. Follow up with a written thank-you letter.
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