spear point
Piercing lance head
A spear point is the sharpened tip of a spear, typically made of stone, metal, or bone.
In archaeology, spear points are among the most common artifacts, helping date sites and identify cultures.
The term also describes anything shaped like a spear's tip: spear point arrowheads, a spear point beard.
In typography, spear point brackets are angular marks used in some notation systems.
- tipEnd or gratuity
- bladeFlat cutting edge
- arrowheadPiercing end of projectile
- flintSpark-producing sedimentary rock
- obsidianGlassy igneous rock
javelin · thrust · sharp · hunting · big game · piercing · stone · knapped · barbed · lance · projectile · weapon · prehistoric · chipped · pressure flaking · penetrating · kill shot · throwing
- pointed thingsspike, arrow, dart, thorn, stiletto
- ancient metalworkanvil, blade, casting mold, crucible, ingot
- blade typestanto, sheepsfoot, hawkbill, recurve, straight back
- Prehistoric Americamammoth, mastodon, dire wolf, megafauna, Paleo-Indians
- Stone Age toolshandaxe, stone axe, stone knife, chopper, arrowhead
- spearfishingspearfishing, speargun, harpoon, speartip, freediving