| Description |
xviii, 267 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm |
| Note |
Originally published: Washington, D.C. : Government Printing Office, 1899. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Spears and harpoons in the Paleolithic period -- The origin, invention, and evolution of the bow and arrow -- Superstitions concerning arrowpoints and other prehistoric stone implements -- Flint mines and quarries in Western Europe and in the United States -- Material of arrowpoints and spearheads -- Manufacture of arrowpoints and spearheads -- Scrapers, grinders, and straighteners used in making arrow and spear shafts -- Classification of arrowpoints and spearheads -- Knives -- Wounds made by arrowpoints or spearheads. |
| Subject |
Weapons, Prehistoric.
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Arrowheads.
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Spears.
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Stone age.
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| ISBN |
9781602390041 paperback alkaline paper |
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1602390045 paperback alkaline paper |
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