r/CarolinaArrowheads

Hey guys! I spent the summer in Northern California as a wildland firefighter, and we spent a lot of our downtime hunting for arrowheads while we were out in the backcountry. I got completely hooked on it!
Now that I’m back home, I’m trying to figure out where to start around here. I live in Chapel Hill and visit my parents in Raleigh pretty frequently. Out west, we could walk around the backcountry and find obsidian flakes everywhere, so I’m realizing pretty quickly that NC is a whole different ballgame 😂
My biggest question is: **am I wasting my time looking around Chapel Hill?** I’ve been curious about the creeks and surrounding areas, but I honestly don’t know if they’re productive around here or if there are better types of locations I should be focusing on.
I’d really appreciate any tips from people who know the area, especially what parts of the Chapel Hill/Raleigh area are worth exploring and what kind of terrain or locations tend to produce. And if anyone is willing to point a newcomer toward a particular creek, field, or general area to get started, I’d be incredibly grateful. I’m not looking to blow up anybody’s honey hole, just trying to figure out where I should actually be spending my time!
Thanks guys! Looking forward to learning from the people who know NC archaeology a lot better than I do.