Old Rhino horn Spear head!

spiral · 13th October 2014, 03:35 PM

Last month this recently discovered piece was displayed in Russia.

The Wooly rhino spear tip is almost 90cm in length and seemingly still sharp enough to kill, was found on the island of Bolshoy Lyakhovsky, off the northern coast of Siberia.

Previously, woolly rhinoceros horn has been seen as a component in the construction of ancient spears in Siberia, for example in the coupling of a stone tip to the shaft.

Full article from The Siberian times...
Linky....

Spiral

13th October 2014, 03:35 PM	#1
spiral Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,712	Old Rhino horn Spear head! Last month this recently discovered piece was displayed in Russia. The Wooly rhino spear tip is almost 90cm in length and seemingly still sharp enough to kill, was found on the island of Bolshoy Lyakhovsky, off the northern coast of Siberia. Previously, woolly rhinoceros horn has been seen as a component in the construction of ancient spears in Siberia, for example in the coupling of a stone tip to the shaft. Full article from The Siberian times... Linky.... Spiral