Product Description

For more than a decade, there’s been one authoritative resource for true enthusiasts. Determined collectors, top dealers, and serious historians agree: The Official Overstreet Indian Arrowhead Identification and Price Guide is the best book of its kind.

This eleventh edition of the classic guide features:

•More than 12,000 actual-size photographs of arrowheads, many of them in full color
•Price listings organized in 10 geographic sections with up-to-date market reports for each one
•Valuable advice on identifying, grading, and pricing arrowheads
•Up-to-date reports on trends in each market region
•A fully illustrated feature article by noted historian Michael Gramly, Ph.D.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #31556 in Books
• Published on: 2009-11-17
• Released on: 2009-11-17
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 1232 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780375723124
• Condition: New
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Customer Reviews

Still a little complicated
I purchased this book to identify some arrowheads that I received. Not to price them, but just to figure out what they are. It's actually conveniently broken down into regions, types, etc. It gives complete instructions on how to identify an arrowhead/primitive tool. That being said, I never did figure out what I have. It's like a bird identification book, the photos rarely match exactly what one sees. I'm not big into this hobby and I am a total novice. I would image once one has used the book frequently and masters the nomenclature it would be a very handy reference book. I just don't currently have the interest to thoroughly pursue it yet.

For someone who is interested in the hobby, I think this would be a very useful tool. I might have given it a higher rating if I had gone right to the identification of my arrowheads. maybe I need Arrowhead Identification for Dummies?

Especially Good For Identification
The Overstreet series of books have a system for identifying and determining the value of prehistoric arrowheads in the continental United States and Alaska. The book is divided into geographic zones, such as the Southwest, or the North Central, etc. You will need to know the general area where the arrowhead came from, and then compare its general shape with other known types in the same area. Once you have identified one or several types that are similar to the arrowhead you are attempting to identify, you can compare your arrowhead to the pictures and descriptions of the other similar type or types. These pictures are in black and white, except for a few pages of broad/general overview of all arrowheads. The book is very useful for identifying the specific name of the arrowhead you are attempting to identify and its age.

It also lists the "wholesale" and "retail" dollar values of the arrowheads. These values seem to be consistently higher than those in other references.

There is also a section on "Old World" artifacts with descriptions and color pictures, but no values.

In my opinion, the real value of this book is in helping you to identify what you have.

Overstreet Improvements
This latest Overstreet Guide is a significant improvement over earlier editions. Notably, many more point types from the Western USA are included. There's even a section on Alaska artifacts. Well done!