Bone
points are the most frequently found bone artifacts. Bone
points were probably used as spear
point ends or barbs for multi-pronged
and single-headed spears. They may have also been used as nose
bones as well as needles and awls in making net bags and
skin cloaks.
Bone
points have a range of shapes and sizes. Some are simple
slivers cut to a point but many have either one or both ends
ground to a sharp point. Typical bone points are between 20
and 70mm long and 5 to 8 mm in diameter. |