Editing Arrowhead (section)

{{Short description|Sharpened tip of an arrow}}
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[[File:Fleche Cartailhac MHNT PRE 2009.0.232.2 simple.jpg|thumb|alt=|{{Center|[[Chert]] arrowhead, Late [[Neolithic]] (Rhodézien) (3300–2400 BC), current France}}]]

An '''arrowhead''' or '''point''' is the usually sharpened and hardened tip of an [[arrow]], which contributes a majority of the [[projectile]] [[mass]] and is responsible for impacting and [[penetration (weapons)|penetrating]] a target, or sometimes for special purposes such as [[military communications|signaling]].

The earliest arrowheads were made of [[rock (geology)|stone]] and of organic materials; as [[human civilization]]s progressed, other [[alloy]] materials were used.  Arrowheads are important [[Artifact (archaeology)|archaeological artifacts]]; they are a subclass of [[projectile point]]s.  Modern enthusiasts still "produce over one million brand-new spear and arrow points per year".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Kelley |first=Kevin |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_ToftPd4R8UC&q=%22one%20million%20brand-new%20spear%22&pg=PT55 |title=What Technology Wants |publisher=Viking |year=2010 |isbn=978-0-670-02215-1 |location=New York |page=55}}</ref>

A craftsman who manufactures arrowheads is called an arrowsmith.<ref name="Paterson20">{{Cite book |last=Paterson |first=W. F. |title=Encyclopaedia of Archery |page=20}}</ref>{{incomplete citation|date=March 2023}}