ARROWHEAD MUSEUM
  Arrowheads From Around the World  
   
Navigation
-  Home

-  Northeast , U.S.

-  Eastern Seaboard, U.S.

-  Gulf Coastal, U.S.

-  Eastern Central, U.S.

-  Northern Central, U.S.

-  Southern Central, U.S.

-  North High Plains U.S.

-  Desert Southwest, U.S.

-  Great Basin West, U.S.

-  Mexico

-  Central America

-  South America

-  Africa

-  Isreal

-  Afghanistan

-  Educational Notes:

-  Links

-  Archives


- Educational Notes:
This page will contain information to help those who wish to identify or learn about different types of flint and their sources. 

- Flint in Limestone

This is an example of where Flint noduals formed in a limestone shelf.  The noduals are missing from the two wholes shown. They were possibly removed by the indians prehistorically or maybe by nature.

Photo Property of Arrowhead Museum


-

This is one of the noduals pictured above. There is a quarter on top in order to show size.

 

 

 

 

Photo Property of Arrowhead Museum



- Alibates Quarries
The following is a link to a very educational page telling about the history of the quarry site of alibates flint. It is provided by the University of Texas.   www.texasbeyondhistory.net/alibates

A RESEARCH SITE FOR STUDY AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES