arrowheads
Sharpened projectile tips
Arrowheads are the pointed tips attached to arrow shafts, designed to penetrate targets.
Historically made of stone, bone, or metal, they're now commonly found as archaeological artifacts: We found Native American arrowheads in the field.
The term extends to anything arrow-tip-shaped, including a plant genus with triangular leaves and the typographic symbol (‹ or ›) used in interfaces and notation.
Striking stone to shape tools
- excavationAct of unearthing
- artifactHuman-made historical object
- digUnearth by shoveling
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
potsherd · midden · lithic · prehistoric · neolithic · paleolithic · antiquity · collection
Spark-producing sedimentary rock
- obsidianGlassy igneous rock
- chertFine-grained siliceous stone
- jasperOpaque colored quartz
- quartziteMetamorphic silica-rich stone
bone · antler · copper · bronze · iron · steel · carbon · aluminum
Tapering to a tip
- barbedHaving sharp projections
- serratedHaving toothlike projections
- triangularThree-cornered in form
- tangedSharp or zesty
notched · stemmed · bifurcated · lanceolate · fluted · beveled · symmetrical · tapered
Hunting using arrows
- broadheadsWide-bladed arrow tips
- quarryPit for extracting rock
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- gameOrganized play or sport
stalking · wilderness · crossbow · fletching · quiver · recurve · longbow · venison
flintknapping
Striking stone to shape tools
- excavationAct of unearthing
- artifactHuman-made historical object
- digUnearth by shoveling
stratigraphy · potsherd · midden · lithic · prehistoric · neolithic · paleolithic · antiquity · collection · museum
flint
Spark-producing sedimentary rock
quartzite · bone · antler · copper · bronze · iron · steel · carbon · aluminum · stone
pointed
Tapering to a tip
- barbedHaving sharp projections
- serratedHaving toothlike projections
- triangularThree-cornered in form
tanged · notched · stemmed · bifurcated · lanceolate · fluted · beveled · symmetrical · tapered · keen
bowhunting
Hunting using arrows
- broadheadsWide-bladed arrow tips
- quarryPit for extracting rock
- trackingMonitoring location over time
game · stalking · wilderness · crossbow · fletching · quiver · recurve · longbow · venison · elk
trajectory
Path of moving object
ballistics · velocity · penetration · nock · shaft · spine · target · bullseye · grouping · release
- Native Americanateepees, moccasins, totem poles, dreamcatchers, tomahawks
- Southwest antiquitiescliff dwellings, pottery shards, petroglyphs, rock art, ancient dwellings
- Asian PrehistoryPaleolithic, Bronze Age, Chalcolithic, hunter-gatherers, stone tools
- Japanese archaeologyYayoi period, burial mounds, excavation sites, ancient tombs, stone tools
- archerybow, bows, target, targets, quiver
- arms and armorswords, shields, helmets, daggers, axes