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Projectile points fall into two general types: dart or javelin points and arrow points. Larger points were used to tip atlatl javelins or darts and spears. Arrow points are smaller and lighter than dart points, and were used to tip arrows. The question of how to distinguish an arrow point from a point used on a larger projectile is non-trivial.
Arrowheads are attached to arrow shafts to be shot from a bow; similar types of projectile points may be attached to a spear and "thrown" by means of an atlatl (spear thrower). The arrowhead or projectile point is the primary functional part of the arrow, and plays the largest role in determining its purpose. Some arrows may simply use a ...
Richard B. Russell State Park is a 2,508 acres (10.15 km 2) state park located on the shore of Richard B. Russell Lake in Elbert County, Georgia. The park features the 18-hole Arrowhead Golf Course, as well as picnic shelters and a swimming beach.
Arrowhead, a train operated by Amtrak in the 1970s; Arrowhead Line, a streetcar line operated by Pacific Electric in the early 1900s; Arrow Head, a Rock Island Rockets, a baggage-dinette-coach railroad car; Arrowhead Library System (Minnesota), a public library system; Arrowhead Library System (Wisconsin), a public library system
A Barnes point is a type of projectile point dating from the Paleo-Indian period of American archaeology. It is a large, fluted spear point, lanceolate in shape, with "delicate ears" and a fishtail base. The fluting, or groove in the center of the point, tends to extend nearly the entire length of the point and were mainly used to hunt ...
A Cumberland point is a lithic projectile point, attached to a spear and used as a hunting tool. These sturdy points were intended for use as thrusting weapons and employed by various mid- Paleo-Indians (c. 11,000 BP) in the Southeastern United States in the killing of large game mammals .
Cumberland Island is Georgia's largest barrier island. Native Americans became the first residents as early as 4,000 years ago. They abandoned the island by the 18th century because of European ...
In archaeology, Plano points are flaked stone projectile points and tools created by the various Plano cultures of the North American Great Plains between 9000 BC and 6000 BC for hunting, and possibly to kill other humans.