5.1 Spear points made from antler and mammoth tusk

In the Gravettian, the basic weapon for hunting large animals was a wooden spear with a hard point fashioned from mammoth tusk or ivory and ground to achieve a typically circular cross-section.

Material: mammoth ivory, antler

Dimensions (length): 32, 27 and 21 cm

Exhibit type: copy of original (plaster)

Archaeological site: Pavlov I (Pavlov near Dolní Věstonice, Moravia)

Collection: Institute of Archaeology of the CAS, Brno v.v.i., Czech Republic

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5.1 Spear points made from antler and mammoth tusk