204 THE STONE AGE IN NEW JERSEY. 
sharper sided than now, and is an innocent looking affair. Tt 
is as difficult to conceive of the use of so small a specimen 
as it is to conjecture how the larger ones were utilized. Yet 
they occur in sufficient numbers to show that they had an 
especial adaptation. We cannot look upon them as toys for pre 
historic infants; there is too much work about them for that 
The following figure (41) is of similar dimensions, but appears 
to us better outlined for an arrowhead. On a slender reed, if 
discharged with force, it would unquestionably bring down a lat 
bird or squirrel. A much larger and very accurately outlined 
style of arrowhead is that illustrated by Fig. 42. These aren 
well finished except in outline, are of slate and rough and um 
on their broad surfaces. This occurs from the peculiarities of 
nearly the same general shape 
the preceding, but much 2 
finished specimens, are frequelly 
found. Quartz seems to have wa 
a very favorite mineral with the 
ancient arrow makers, and alr 
every shape we have found in 
minerals is reproduced in this, © 
cept that they are almost a 
small, and so were used only 
arrowheads. Figure 43 ue 
: vailing style of arrowhead, B® 
and a half inches long, and one inch in breadth at the w 
the blade. It is of a slaty stone, and from great agè OF tn 
causes has lost its acute point and well sharpened edges. 
base is similar to that of the slate arrowhead above p 
and appears to be sufficiently large to render a secure pe 
to a shaft feasible. If originally as sharp at the point - 
the edges as are some jasper specimens, it was then ee 
doing considerable execution. They are quite abundant 
shape has rendered them very liable to be broken, >) 
stony ground ; and we therefore find the majority of | 
in a more or less fragmentary condition. . Figure a 
arrowhead that presents one marked peculiarity. Tt wisi 
therwise agreeing very well with Fig. 36, it has that ©" 
a 
< X 3 
Natural size. 
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