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FormalPara Definition:The general term for the stone, bone, or wooden tip of a projectile – the point that is attached to a weapon such as an arrow, dart, lance, or spear. Among such points are arrowheads, which are usually of small size, and dart and spearpoints, which may be quite large. This tool is valuable in reconstruction of culture history.
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(2021). Projectile Point. In: Encyclopedic Dictionary of Archaeology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58292-0_161015
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