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Japanese arrowheads of several shapes and functions

An arrowhead is point of an arrow, or a shape resembling such a point; as archaeological artifacts arrowheads are a subclass of projectile points.[1]

Arrowheads are found all over the world. Archaeologically they are usually made of stone: primarily being flint, obsidian, or cherts; however in many excavations bone, wooden and metal arrowheads have been found.

In Scandinavia during the Viking age a wide range of arrowheads were used for a variety of tasks.

Arrowheads are attached to arrow shafts and may be "thrown", with by means of such as an Atlatl (similar to a spear thrower), or fired from a bow.

See also

Stone tool

External links

• Texas Arrowheads http://www.texasarrowheads.com
• Midwest Arrowheads http://www.arrowheadworld.com
• Texas Points Arrowheads http://www.texaspoints.com

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