2018年11月20日 · The tip of a wooden arrow shaft, a section of an antler arrow point—rarely do archeologists find these types of organic objects preserved when they excavate a site. However, archeologists have found these types of things perfectly preserved in Lake Clark.

2014年4月1日 · Self-barbed points along with both uni- and bilaterally barbed points and possibly baguette demi-rondes (or half round rods) may be depicted, sometimes with feathering on the proximal end of the spear shaft suggested to indicate fletching. Unfortunately, the identification of projectiles in Magdalenian art must be undertaken with the greatest ...

2023年8月20日 · At Gumelniţa settlements north of the Danube (second half of the 5th millennium BC and beginning of the 4th millennium BC), barbed points are artefacts constantly present in the archaeological assemblages. They are mainly made on red deer antlers, selected based on their width, particularly adapted to the production of barbed points.

The antler handle and hook on this example is very well preserved, although the wood shaft that once held them together is long gone. "Barbed antler artifacts interpreted as spear throwers are known from the Magdalenian (15,000 to 13,000 years ago in France); these tools can increase the velocity of a propelled spear."

2021年2月25日 · The arrow fragment, including the barbed antler shaft and copper hunting arrow point, is around eleven inches long. Hare indicated that it is one of the earliest examples of bow and arrow technology ever found in the Yukon.

2020年4月24日 · JgVe-1:5 and JgVf-1:10 are both barbed antler points with u-shaped end blade hafts, and JhVk-1:1 is a barbed point v-shaped end-blade haft. EDXRF readings for all three

2018年1月14日 · A wicked looking copper arrowhead still masterfully attached to a barbed antler shaft discovered in a melting patch of ice in Yukon, Canada’s northwestern most province, in 2016 has been found to be almost 1,000 years old making it one of the earliest copper artifacts ever found in the Territory.

Biserially barbed antler point or harpoon, anciently broken at both ends. Two basal protuberances and part of the shaft with two alternate barbs on each side remain. Each barb is engraved with a single or double arc on both faces and angular incisions or chevrons mark the base of the barbs on the upper face.

Barbed bone and antler projectile points from the Mesolithic period, especially those found in the Star Carr site, represent significant archaeological evidence for understanding the technology and typology of Early Holocene hunter-gatherers.

A barb is a lateral inset that is specific for projectiles. It can be mounted with two possible orientations: an oblique barb is mounted under a secant angle to the shaft or organic point, an axial barb is mounted parallel to the shaft/organic point and functions like a