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A spear in situ. Most of the spears were made using trunks of slow-growing spruce trees, except for spear IV, which is made from pine.The complete spears vary in length from 1.84 to 2.53 m (6.04 to 8.30 ft), with diameters ranging from 29 to 47 mm (1.14 to 1.85 in). [30]
Spear-armed hoplite from Greco-Persian Wars. A spear is a polearm consisting of a shaft, usually of wood, with a pointed head.The head may be simply the sharpened end of the shaft itself, as is the case with fire hardened spears, or it may be made of a more durable material fastened to the shaft, such as bone, flint, obsidian, copper, bronze, iron, or steel.
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The point part of the spear was called αἰχμή and ἀκωκή and λόγχη. [6] The rear of the spear was capped with a spike called a sauroter (Greek: σαυρωτήρ). It was also called ouriachos (οὐρίαχος) and styrax (στύραξ) or styrakion (στυράκιον). [6] It functionally served as a counter-weight to give ...
The main difference between the spiculum and the pilum was the length of the thin point. The spiculum tended to have a much shorter iron point. Thus, the spiculum was a bit shorter than its ancestor, perhaps 190 cm (75 in) long. The spiculum had a medium iron shank attached to the head. Its exact design is not fully known as there were many ...
The Clacton Spear, or Clacton Spear Point, is the tip of a wooden spear discovered in Clacton-on-Sea in 1911. At approximately 400,000 years old, it is the oldest known worked wooden implement. At approximately 400,000 years old, it is the oldest known worked wooden implement.
Production of points & spearheads from a flint stone core, Levallois technique, Mousterian culture, Tabun Cave, Israel, 250,000–50,000 BP. Israel Museum The Levallois technique of flint- knapping The Levallois technique ( IPA: [lə.va.lwa] ) is a name given by archaeologists to a distinctive type of stone knapping developed around 250,000 to ...
Hafting is a process by which an artifact, often made of bone, stone, or metal is attached to a haft (handle [1] or strap). This makes the artifact more useful by allowing it to be launched by a bow ( arrow ), thrown by hand ( spear ), or used with more effective leverage ( axe ).