楚地出土平头镞初探

A Preliminary Study of Chu Arrowheads with a Flat-Tip

平头镞是东周时期常见器物,但关于其名称、年代和用途一直不太清楚。本文对楚地出土平头镞的形制进行了初步整理,分为五型,主要流行于春秋晚期到战国中期。在此基础上,根据平头镞的出土位置和形制特征,结合有关文献,考证平头镞的用途为弋射用矢。

Arrowheads with Flat-tip are a common type found from tombs ofEastem Zhou dynasty. However, it remains uncertain of its names, dates, and functions. In this preliminary study, the Chu arrowheads with fiat-tip were classified into five groups, based on which it is suggested that the use of this type of arrowheads last from the Late Sping-and-Autumn Period to the Middle Warring-States Period. Furthermore, the author believes that arrowheads with fiat-tip might have been used in hunting activities based on the evidence from the distributions of its excavated sites and morphological features. This function was also refereed in the classic texts.