Box of arrowheads
Dublin Core
Title
Box of arrowheads
Subject
arrow
arrowhead
weapons
Description
1-4, 5-8, 9-11 are bronze arrowheads. The broad blades and large size make them ideal for shooting large game and humans. They cause massive bleeding and quick death.
12-19 and 23-28 are bronze arrowheads. They are lightweight, cheap and easy to produce. They are a simpler type, probably from a much earlier period, and could be from a variety of locations because arrow tech seems to have developed pretty uniformly around the world (could be Luristan or early Greek too). These were replaced later with bodkin arrows having 3 flanges.
The larger ones might actually be really small spear points (like 23)
20-22 are iron, maybe for shooting small animals?
These broad, flat types of arrows are sometimes called leaf types
12-19 and 23-28 are bronze arrowheads. They are lightweight, cheap and easy to produce. They are a simpler type, probably from a much earlier period, and could be from a variety of locations because arrow tech seems to have developed pretty uniformly around the world (could be Luristan or early Greek too). These were replaced later with bodkin arrows having 3 flanges.
The larger ones might actually be really small spear points (like 23)
20-22 are iron, maybe for shooting small animals?
These broad, flat types of arrows are sometimes called leaf types
Creator
Derek Engle (picture)
Rights
Held by Madison Art Collection, JMU
Format
JPEG
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Arrowheads
Physical Dimensions
2592 x 1456 pixels
Files
Collection
Citation
Derek Engle (picture), “Box of arrowheads,” Derek's Omeka site, accessed April 26, 2024, https://derekenglehistory.omeka.net/items/show/8.