Interpreting Broken Arrow Points
Interpreting Broken Arrow Points
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解释断箭头点
作者：
W. Engelbrecht
本文比较了纽约伊顿遗址的无缺口三角箭头点改装(连体碎片)和整点。两个样本之间的差异是显著的，这表明基于整体点的点类型可能具有误导性。改装往往具有较大的长宽比和较低的厚长比，使其耐用性较差。虽然缺乏耐久性通常被认为是石点的负面特征，但射弹在敌人或猎物体内的碎裂会造成巨大的内部伤口腔，这是可取的。同样可取的是一种点底座，它的切割宽度足以防止箭杆上的阻力，但又足够窄，足以有很好的机会穿过目标的肋骨。
This paper compares unnotched triangular arrow point refits (conjoined fragments) with whole points from the Eaton site in New York. The differences between the two samples are significant, suggesting that point typologies based on whole points may be misleading. Refits tended to have greater length to width ratios and lower thickness to length ratios, rendering them less durable. While lack of durability is generally considered to be a negative characteristic of stone points, fragmentation of a projectile in an enemy or hunting prey creates a large internal wound cavity, which is desirable. Also desirable is a point base that makes a cut wide enough to prevent drag on the arrow shaft, but narrow enough to have a good chance of passing through the ribs of the target.