Weight of Artifacts

[Pelo]

I don't have but a few arrowheads collected and bought from trusted sources. But after weighing them out I found they averaged around 14 grains. Looking at some of the new hunting points weighing over 100 grains has got me to wondering what other folks have in their collections. I have my doubts that there are many artifacts over 50 grains. Let's see you're heiaviest and lightest stuff.

[Sasquatch]

I've found some that weigh like 5-15 grains. So small.

[Zuma]

I have a collection of near 4,000 points.
Bare in mind that most of them are spear or atatl points,
not arrowheads.
Zuma
I'll try and post some

[Tracker0721]

With my recurve I shoot close to 200 grains up front with ash shafts. Super heavy. This years obsidian points were about 50. I've only found 1 point and it was a basalt atlatl point. Never weighed it but whole it must of been 100-120. It's broken almost in half.

[Zuma]

Here are some tiny points from Georgia and some large from all over.
Zuma

[JEB]

Nice collection Don. Thanks for posting.

[Pelo]

Nice group of points. I'm betting some of those are under five grains. Can anyone contribute an arrowhead that is heavier than 40grains that is a definite arrowhead i.e. Nodena, Madison, Cahokia?

[Cherokeephil]

Awesome topic! I'm really looking forward to seeing some more input

[Ed Brooks]

Natives would have used these little points because they worked. it's looking more to me like we are going backwards in the stone age with our hunting tips. Ed

[Bryce]

What did they weigh originally? Before being used and sharpened multiple times? and then Finally discarded for us to find later.

[Sasquatch]

Not all points were used before being lost or disgarded.  I personally have found 3 points that wee brand new. They were found in a cave where they were making them. they were so skinny and fragile they could not have been used. 

[Pelo]

I don't think the majority of arrowheads were resharpened or they would be more out there with one sided flaking (like a worn Thebes knife or Harrahay) I've seen a few where they look like an effort was made to put a new point on a broken head, but not that often.