An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c24.s3.3

v1.c24.s3.3

The iron arrowheads from the s. India, Megalithic site [4.17.9] of ADICHANALLUR have been grouped under the following heads: taking the characteristics of the blade only, (i) concave in the middle, and (ii) convex in the middle; taking the characteristics of the barb only, (i) with incipient barb, (ii) with straight barb, (iii) curved barb, and (iv) ‘flying fish’ type with artistically curved blade; taking only the angle of the base of the blade in relation to the stem (the stem being always the base of the angle): (i) with out-turned base, i.e., obtuse-angled, (ii) with straight base, i.e., right-angled, and (iii) with in-turned base, i.e., acute-angled, and narrow leaf-shaped. The popularity of socketed stems is shared by spearheads, etc.