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<p>[QUOTE="Steersman, post: 265156, member: 239"]<font face="Verdana"><font size="5"> To clarify, these are not arrowheads. Bow/Arrow technology is generally less than 1500 years old in most of the US. Flint arrowheads are generally quite small and usually less than an inch long. The artifacts shown are generally referred to as projectile points, although some are actually knives. The smaller ones are probably dart points, used in a detachable foreshaft on a spear.</font></font></p><p><font face="Verdana"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Verdana"><font size="5"> Your point types are much earlier than that. It's difficult to tell authentic points from modern work without having them in hand. The lack of oxidation is a bit of a red flag to me. The flaking on the lanceolate point is spectacular. Whoever made it was an expert.</font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Steersman, post: 265156, member: 239"][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=5] To clarify, these are not arrowheads. Bow/Arrow technology is generally less than 1500 years old in most of the US. Flint arrowheads are generally quite small and usually less than an inch long. The artifacts shown are generally referred to as projectile points, although some are actually knives. The smaller ones are probably dart points, used in a detachable foreshaft on a spear. Your point types are much earlier than that. It's difficult to tell authentic points from modern work without having them in hand. The lack of oxidation is a bit of a red flag to me. The flaking on the lanceolate point is spectacular. Whoever made it was an expert.[/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]
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