The spear that was used to kill Narrabeen man was a death spear. A death spear was used by groups in the Narrabeen area to punish criminals. Death spears are of composite construction that is they’ve got a central wooden shaft and along and embedded in resin along two sides of the head would be a number of small sharp pieces of stone like this called backed artefacts; there could be a couple of dozen in the head of a death spear. And Narrabeen man was the victim of at least three of this kind of spear. The spear entered Narrabeen man’s body just above his hip, where it passed through his small and large intestines, and possibly even his kidney before the spear lodging into his spine. He was also speared
The spear that was used to kill Narrabeen man was a death spear. A death spear was used by groups in the Narrabeen area to punish criminals. Death spears are of composite construction that is they’ve got a central wooden shaft and along and embedded in resin along two sides of the head would be a number of small sharp pieces of stone like this called backed artefacts; there could be a couple of dozen in the head of a death spear. And Narrabeen man was the victim of at least three of this kind of spear. The spear entered Narrabeen man’s body just above his hip, where it passed through his small and large intestines, and possibly even his kidney before the spear lodging into his spine. He was also speared