Use the resources below to give you useful information about your artifacts and help identify and date your relics.
ProjectilePoints.Net is a comprehensive online identification guide for arrowheads including multiple photos of all point types in the US. The site is searchable by region and state and includes details, descriptions and distribution information to help you identify and date your artifacts.
The Official Overstreet Indian Arrowhead Identification Online Database has over 60,000 photographs of artifacts. By using this online database you will be able to identify arrowheads of all shapes and sizes by comparing your point's location with the geographic regions of the US.
U.S. Early Cultural Eras
Paleo
Late Paleo
Transitional Paleo
Early Archaic
Middle Archaic
Late Archaic
Woodland
Mississippian
Historic
14,000 - 11,000 BP
12,000 - 10,000 BP
11,000 - 9,000 BP
10,000 - 7,000 BP
7,000 - 4,000 BP
4,000 - 3,000 BP
3,000 - 1,300 BP
1,300 - 400 BP
450 - 170 BP
G10
A perfect point, including thinness, flaking, symmetry and form. The best example you would ever expect to see of any given type. This grade is extremely rare and applies to medium to large size points that normally occur in a given type.
G8 - G9
Near perfect but lacking just a little in size or material or thinness. It may have a small defect to keep it out of the 10 category. Still very rare, most high grade points will fall into this category.
Better than the average grade but not quite nice enough to get a higher ranking. Flaking, size and symmetry are just a little above average. Points of this grade are still very hard to find in most states. A very collectible grade.
The average quality that is found. The flaking, symmetry and thinness is average. 2 or 3 very minute nicks may be seen but none that would be considered serious.
Field grade points that have below average overall quality. Better points with more serious faults fall into this grade. The most common grade found.
Obvious broke or busted artifact. Usually little to no value with the exception of high quality brokes including fluted or rare archaic beveled and notched types.
G6 - G7
G4 - G5
G1 - G3
Broke
Artifact Grade Definitions (Per the Overstreet Guide)
