Sentences with phrase «stone tip of a spear»
The brittle stone tip of a spear used in these tasks is not only likely to loosen and break but is also far more difficult to repair than a sharpened wooden spear.»
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The quintessential Stone Age hunting spear — with a stone tip — was used by an ancestor of humans and NeanderStone Age hunting spear — with a stone tip — was used by an ancestor of humans and Neanderstone tip — was used by an ancestor of humans and Neanderthals
The find does more than simply extend the prehistory of stone - tipped spears — it puts those first spears firmly in the hands of Homo heidelbergensis, says Wilkins.
The team unearthed a hoard of stone points, each between 4 and 9 centimetres long, that they think belonged to the earliest stone - tipped spears yet found.