Articles

Deep dives on the arrowhead world

Longer reads on the science, the market, and the craft — companions to our type identification guides.

The Craft · 6 min read

How Arrowheads Are Actually Authenticated

What professional authenticators really examine — material, patina, flaking forensics, use-wear, provenance — and where photo-based AI screening honestly fits.

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The Science · 7 min read

How Old Is the Oldest American "Arrowhead"? Inside the Pre-Clovis Debate

For decades Clovis points marked the first Americans. Then Monte Verde, Cooper's Ferry, and 23,000-year-old footprints at White Sands rewrote the timeline.

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The Market · 6 min read

Why Are There So Many Fake Arrowheads?

Modern flintknapping never died — and honest reproductions become fraud the moment they're resold as ancient. How fakes are made, aged, and caught.

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