They were likely the only arrowheads that were actually arrowheads. All of the larger points were probably fitted to lances, atlatls, or hafted as knives. So I guess, men, deer, elk, buffalo, turkeys or whatever they hunted with the bow.
All theory of course since none of us were there and they did write anything down.
So what was the purpose of these tiny points? I’ve always heard them referred to as bird points. I would think a blunt would have been sufficient for small game instead of knapping points.
They used them as arrowheads.
Anything they killed with a bow and arrow. Bison, deer, elk, men... etc.
The "arrowhead" was a small point like that.
The bigger points were dart points, and used not with a bow, but an atlatl... A spear thrower.
Those size points are known as dart points, or spear points.
Ain’t a projectile point, but I found a cool old marble out walking fenceline last week!
Certainly does make one wonder.
Some kid back a few decades had him a N.... er, slingshot.
My thoughts exactly. I did same damn thing back in the day
Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored."
Dang! Grandson found a Lange point out along fenceline this morning and damn postimage is offline! His first projectile point!
Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored."
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored."
Thanks Rene. We had to do some shop work today. He’s good help.
Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored."