Prehistoric Tools
Prehistoric tools used by people in the past to hunt, grow crops, paint, build housing; and were made of shell, bone, metal, stone, and other materials.
Adze
An adze is a stone wood-working tool, like an axe, except that the blade is at right-angles to the haft
An adze is a stone wood-working tool, like an axe, except that the blade is at right-angles to the haft
Arrowhead
An arrowhead is the word used by archaeologists and enthusiasts alike to mean the sharp tip of an arrow, whether made of stone, bone, metal or other material.
An arrowhead is the word used by archaeologists and enthusiasts alike to mean the sharp tip of an arrow, whether made of stone, bone, metal or other material.
Arrowheads and Projectile Points: The Tools of a Prehistoric Hunter
Arrowheads are the most identifiable archaeological artifact in the world. Whether they've personally collected them from nearby farmlands, seen them in museum displays or just watched them being shot into people in John Wayne movies, most people know the triangular tips of arrow shafts are the remnants of a hunting trip.
Arrowheads are the most identifiable archaeological artifact in the world. Whether they've personally collected them from nearby farmlands, seen them in museum displays or just watched them being shot into people in John Wayne movies, most people know the triangular tips of arrow shafts are the remnants of a hunting trip.
Artifact
An artifact (spelled artefact, if you're in the Old World) is an object or remainder of an object, which was created, adapted, or used by human agency.
An artifact (spelled artefact, if you're in the Old World) is an object or remainder of an object, which was created, adapted, or used by human agency.
Atlatl
The atlatl is a sophisticated combination hunting tool or weapon, formed out of a short dart with a point socketed into a longer shaft.
The atlatl is a sophisticated combination hunting tool or weapon, formed out of a short dart with a point socketed into a longer shaft.
Axe
An axe is a stone wood working tool, used as modern day axes are, to cut down trees, horizontally slicing through the wood.
An axe is a stone wood working tool, used as modern day axes are, to cut down trees, horizontally slicing through the wood.
Debitage
Debitage is the collective term used by archaeologists to refer to the sharp-edged waste material left over when someone creates a stone tool
Debitage is the collective term used by archaeologists to refer to the sharp-edged waste material left over when someone creates a stone tool
Handaxe
A handaxe is a type of stone tool made by our earliest hominid ancestors, and part of the Acheulean tradition.
A handaxe is a type of stone tool made by our earliest hominid ancestors, and part of the Acheulean tradition.
Projectile Point
Archaeologists use the general term 'projectile point' to refer to any object affixed to a pole or stick of some kind, fashioned for use as a weapon
Archaeologists use the general term 'projectile point' to refer to any object affixed to a pole or stick of some kind, fashioned for use as a weapon