Spearhead from the Neolithic period, 6000-2000 BC.
Stone.
Provenance: private collection, Mézières-lez-Clery, France. Acquired by inheritance in 2022.
In good state of preservation.
Measurements: 14.5 x 6 x 1.5 cm.
This spearhead has been carved on both sides to achieve a pointed and cutting shape at both ends. It is notable for its perfectly sharp edges and points.
The archaeological finds of lithic industry (stone tools) are a clear sign of human activity and progress. During the Neolithic period, the lithic industry reached a high degree of skill and evolution (in fact, the very name "Neolithic" -new stone- responds to a new way of working stone, which will be polished as opposed to the carved stone of the Palaeolithic, a change that represented a real technological revolution). During the Neolithic, sickles, hoes, knives, axes and spearheads such as the one we are now presenting began to be made, which helped in agricultural and livestock farming processes and to dominate the environment. As a result, peasant populations secured their livelihoods and were thus able to become sedentary.