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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 ...
The Dalton tradition is a Late Paleo-Indian and Early Archaic projectile point tradition. It is named after S. P. Dalton, a judge who first discovered these artifacts in Missouri . [ 1 ] These points appeared in most of southeast North America from c. 10,700 BCE to at least c. 8,400 BCE.
Copper knife, spearpoints, awls, and spud, from the Late Archaic period, Wisconsin, 3000–1000 BC. In the classification of the archaeological cultures of North America, the Archaic period in North America, taken to last from around 8000 to 1000 BC [1] in the sequence of North American pre-Columbian cultural stages, is a period defined by the archaic stage of cultural development.
The Phoenician arrowheads or Phoenician javelin heads are a well-known group of almost 70 Phoenician inscribed bronze arrowheads from the 11th century BC onwards. [1] The first known inscription was the Ruweiseh arrowhead; it is the only one found in situ. The other arrowheads are of unknown origin, having first appeared on the antiquities ...
A new analysis of arrowheads at a Bronze Age site in Germany shows that local warriors clashed with an army from the south 3,250 years ago. Thousands of bones and hundreds of weapons reveal grisly ...
Chicago Sun-Times/Chicago Daily News collection/Chicago History Museum/Getty ImagesDuring Prohibition, enforcing the nation’s liquor ban was a game of cat and mouse. Smugglers, speakeasies, and ...
Archaic period, (Archaic stage) (8000 – 1000 BCE) by Time Period Early Archaic 8000 – 6000 BCE Plano cultures: 9,000 – 5,000 BCE Paleo-Arctic tradition: 8000 – 5000 BCE Maritime Archaic: Red Paint People: 3000 – 1000 BCE Middle Archaic 6000 – 3000 BCE Chihuahua tradition: c. 6000 BCE – c. 250 CE Watson Brake and Lower Mississippi ...
Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Today, the lush, green valley surrounding the ...