Stone spear - Stone spear

Japanese: 石戈 - せっか
Stone spear - Stone spear

This refers to a stone halberd made in the Yayoi period in imitation of a bronze halberd (a weapon made of bronze). They are found in high concentrations in the Kitakyushu region, and scattered throughout the Kansai and Kanto regions. Kyushu stone halberds have a diamond-shaped cross section on the halberd (the blade). Some stone halberds from Kansai and east have two grooves on the halberd. The morphological differences between the two indicate that they were created independently. In Kyushu, production of stone halberds began immediately after bronze halberds were imported at the end of the Early Yayoi period. In Kansai and east, production began after the latter half of the Middle Yayoi period.

[Koichi Tamura]

[Reference] | Bronze spear

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

弥生(やよい)時代に、銅戈(青銅製の武器)をまねて石でつくった戈(か)をいう。北九州地方に濃密に分布し、関西から関東にかけて散在している。九州の石戈は援(えん)(戈の刃部)の断面が菱(ひし)形である。関西以東の石戈は援に2本の樋(ひ)を表現するものがある。両者間の形態上の相違は、両者が無関係に生成したものであることを示している。九州では、弥生前期末に銅戈が舶載されると、ただちに石戈の製作が開始された。関西以東では、弥生中期後半以降に製作され始めた。

[田村晃一]

[参照項目] | 銅戈

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