Point

Arrowhead

Point or arrowhead. Mottled obsidian bifacially flaked stone tool. Diamond shaped with projections at sides. One end and one projection broken off. Arrowheads were used during the Late Paleolithic age and continued to be used during the Yayoi period. They appear in sites throughout Japan. Arrowheads hafted onto arrow shafts and harpoons have been found in archaeological contexts. Thus their use is indicative of the importance of hunting and fishing throughout early Japan. Diamond shaped bifacially retouched points or arrowheads appear at Paleolithic sites such as Uenodaira, Nagano Prefecture in central Honshu. On the eve of the Jomon period, Uenodaira is dated 12,000-10,000 BC. But diamond shaped types also have been found in Yayoi contexts such as at Uriyudo, Osaka Prefecture in south-central Honshu.