Arrowheads minicollection

Hello....

These arrowheads I found in different regions of Armenia.
 
Are there any classification of arrowheads?
Are there difference in arrowheads for hunting or for battle?

 Sasha

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Arrowheads basically are detected in territory adjoining to ruins of the former fortresses, usually at bottom of ancient walls.
Depth of 8-10 sm is a maximum. I have heard that subjects become covered by an soil layer on the average 1 sm a year. But one I have found without metaldetector, just on the ancient road in the forest.

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Thanks!

Excuse me, I wanted to say: "I have heard that subjects become covered by an soil layer on the average 1 sm per 100 years"

On the bottom of the photo with arrowheads  there is the item made of bronze. I am not sure,
I guess this is an item like bracelet that soldiers put on on the top part of hand.
I have found it also nearby of a former fortress.

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Hello Sasha

Once again thanks for the interesting posts.

In answer to your question about soil level rising about a 1 metre over a hundred years?

I would not rely on that as an exact rule.

Because there is many factors to take into consideration.

Weather patterns in the region, rain or droughts over a period of time. wind and rain can strip soil levels.

Soil type, sand, clay, humus, glacial debris?

Temperature creating or inhibiting growth of trees that create leaf litter, Humus later becoming soil.

Gradient of the land.The steeped the hill the quicker the soil moves over time due to water and wind.

Human disturbance or activities on the land, farming, mining, de-afforestation.

Soil levels can vary greatly depending on all of the above factors

Archeologists dig test trenches to check the soil layers. they will look for tell tale clues such as a charcoal layer could suggest fire went through the region or by other organic items found in the soil. it is by carbon dating these will help identify the age of a particular artifact and how it it is in the location whether it is in situ or not.

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Hello Sasha

Dating soil levels is some serious archeological work.

What many archeologists do is take core samples of the area they plan to excavate. The core sampler is basically a pipe that is screwed into the ground. Pulled out with a long core sample of soil. The top of the sample is the top layer and the bottom is the older layers.

Samples of plants animal bones are collected but are far as I know cannot be examined on site. The sample sent to lab and items are identified through an electron microscope. There is a fair bit of forensic work done in modern day archeology.

For example if you find wheat seeds in the bottom layer core sample that could suggest in the past there was farming activity on the land even if today there is a Forrest. Identification of animal bones can possibly indicate farming activity as well. But those conclusions can only come with other bits of evidence.

It is a combination of tests that help date the age layer of soil.

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