Donated arrowheads could help write NC history

The Garner man and his brother have donated bags full of arrowheads that they spent 28 years digging up and collecting in southern Wake and northern Harnett counties. Some of the artifacts date back 12,000 years and can assist archaeologists in tracking down the state’s unwritten history.

What is unique about the collection is the record-keeping they did on each item they found.

“We cataloged them, we recorded all the sites,” Oshnock said.

State archaeologist Steve Claggett said the precise record-keeping is what makes the artifacts more valuable.

“That helps us as archaeologists understand more about pre-history and history, particularly the unwritten portion of North Carolina history,” he said.