Description: Tree carvings or arborglyphs are a form of self expression.
Are tree carvings considered archaeological?
Archaeologists have studied arborglyphs, particularly those made by Basque shepherds in Nevada and California. More often, archaeologists study projectile points, prehistoric ceramics, historic glass bottles and historic ceramics. A word on projectile points: many people call them arrowheads, but the bow and arrow is a relatively recent invention. The category also includes spear heads, so archaeologists call them projectile points, and sometimes objects referred to as PPKs, or projectile point/knives, b
A lot of work goes into making archaeolgical diagnostic type collections. Maybe someday there will be one on tree carvings.