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Anthropology

eppur_se_muova

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9. Most of the "arrowheads" found in NA are really spearheads.

Reply to liberal N proud (Reply #4)

Sat Dec 24, 2022, 08:32 AM

Dec 2022

We think of metal spearheads being much larger than the shaft of the spear. Stone spear heads were not made this way. Genuine arrowheads are tiny.

Besides, the term "projectile" makes no assumption about whether the point was fitted to a spear, javelin, dart, or arrow.

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Proves History is Correct Roy Rolling Dec 2022 #1

Maybe they were more civilized then and didn't kill each other. twodogsbarking Dec 2022 #3

that might be expected. we were already 90% right handed but that did not start certainot Dec 2022 #7

Thank you for the info! Lucinda Dec 2022 #2

We don't call them arrowheads now? liberal N proud Dec 2022 #4

Arrows are projected by means of a bow. wnylib Dec 2022 #6

Most of the "arrowheads" found in NA are really spearheads. eppur_se_muova Dec 2022 #9

Questionable though. See this counterargument.. mdelaguna Dec 2022 #5

I knew and worked with Stuart. bluedigger Dec 2022 #8

Thanks for the alternative view. wnylib Dec 2022 #10