Researchers used a replica spear to test how it would respond to different amounts of force. Courtesy of Scott Byram They also ran the first experimental study of stone weapons that focused on pike ...

that uses the animal’s momentum to impale the animal and arrest its movement toward the pike wielder,” they write in the paper. Then, they set up experiments using Clovis spear replicas to ...

They used a braced replica of a Clovis spear and tested how different spears ... as the stone point recedes into and splinters the pike shaft. Researchers said the way the stone point could ...

A picture of three replica Clovis points showing the tools ... skin and penetrate its tissues if hunters braced it like a pike. The spear broke in half when the researchers applied forces ...

Researchers used a replica spear to test how it would respond to different amounts ... 35 cm shows various moments as the stone point recedes into and splinters the pike shaft. Researchers said the ...

Depictions of ancient humans in both scientific and popular culture contexts picture them throwing spears ... Replicas of a Clovis point that would’ve adorned the top of a planted pike.

The tools of the trade: A freshly speared northern pike alongside the decoy and spear used for the catch. / Joe Shead The sleek pike burst into view from some unknown weedbed and slashed at the 8 ...

To evaluate their pike hypothesis ... Their low-tech, static version of an animal attack using a braced, replica Clovis point spear allowed them to test how different spears reached their breaking ...