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Index
Front Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Introduction
I. Spears and harpoons in the Paleolithic period
II. The origin, invention, and evolution of the bow and arrow
III. Superstitions concerning arrowpoints and other prehistoric stone implements
IV. Flint mines and quarries in Western Europe and in the United States
Europe
Spiennes, Belgium
Grand Pressigny, France
Mur-de-Barrez (Aveyron), France
Meudon (Oise), France
Champignolles (Oise), France
Grimes Graves, Brandon, Suffolk, England
Cissbury, Sussex, England
Scraper workshop at Goalenec, Quiberon (Morbihan), France
United States
Flint Ridge, Licking County, Ohio
Caches
V. Material of arrowpoints and spearheads
Microscopic examination of flint
VI. Manufacture of arrowpoints and spearheads
VII. Scrapers, grinders, and straighteners used in making arrow and spear shafts
VIII. Classification of arrowpoints and spearheads
Division I—Leaf-shaped
Class A.—Pointed at both ends
Class B.—Pointed at one end; concave, straight, or convex base
Class C.—Long, narrow blades with straight, parallel edges, sharp points, base concave, straight, or convex
Division II—Triangular
Division III—Stemmed
Class A.—Lozenge-shaped
Class B.—Shouldered but not barbed
Class C.—Shouldered and barbed
Division IV—Peculiar forms
Class A.—Beveled edges
Class B.—Serrated edges
Class C.—Bifurcated stems
Class D.—Extremely long barbs, square at ends, finely chipped
Class E.—Triangular in section
Class F.—Broadest at cutting end—tranchant transversal
Class G.—Polished slate
Class H.—Asymmetric
Class I.—Curious forms
Class K.—Perforators
IX. Knives
X. Wounds made by arrowpoints or spearheads
Appendix A—Fint mines and quarries
Appendix B—Caches
Appendix C—Large implements of arrowpoint or spearhead form
Appendix D—Making of arrowpoints described by explorers and travelers
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