Stone harpoon

Japanese: 石銛 - いしもり
Stone harpoon

…A small stone tool used as the tip of an arrow. Usually, for convenience, those that are less than 5 cm long and weigh up to 5 g are called stone arrowheads, and those that are larger than that are called stone harpoons or stone spears. They have been excavated from Neolithic and later ruins around the world. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "stone harpoon" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…矢のさきに用いる小型の石器。通常便宜的に,長さが5cm以下で重さが5gまでのものを石鏃と呼び,それ以上のものを石銛,石槍と呼びわけている。世界中の新石器時代以降の遺跡から出土する。…

※「石銛」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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