. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. SKETCH OF FLINT RIDGE, LICKING COUNTY, OHIO. 869 unfinished weapons. It is stated in many works upon our modern In- dians that each tribe has a particular form of arrow-head or other weapon, so that one found at a distance from a settlement shows to an experienced observer just what tribe has been represented in the vicin- ity. As it is highly improbable that any one tribe could have utilized the great quanity of flint that has been taken e
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. SKETCH OF FLINT RIDGE, LICKING COUNTY, OHIO. 869 unfinished weapons. It is stated in many works upon our modern In- dians that each tribe has a particular form of arrow-head or other weapon, so that one found at a distance from a settlement shows to an experienced observer just what tribe has been represented in the vicin- ity. As it is highly improbable that any one tribe could have utilized the great quanity of flint that has been taken even from this one locality, there can be little doubt that a regular trade was carried on with neighboring tribes, or even with those at a distance; and in this view it is likely that the separate blocks were brought to the smallest com- pass compatible with their ultimate use, in order that as little useless material as possible would have to be carried away. And the same holds good with the so-called "leaf-shaped arrow-heads," even those dressed as smoothly as we sometimes find them; in support of which the following is offered : An examination of flint weapons shows that there are two general forms of the upper part or point—the straight sides, as in Fig. 1, or the curved sides as in Fig. 2. The angle of divergence of the sides may vary. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents; United States National Museum. Report of the U. S. National Museum; Smithsonian Institution. Report of the Secretary. Washington : Smithsonian Institution
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