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The throwing-lance may be distinguished from a harpoon because of the fact that all its pieces are fixed and immovable.
A lance is formerly a weapon of war and it was also used to kill large marine animals after it has already been harpooned.
The Throwing lance usually consisted of three parts: a wooden shaft, a bone ring or belt, and the compound head that was made with a barbed bonehead and a stone tip.
The length of the compound head was equivalent to the distance between the planes of a man ’ s chest to his back.
The bone ring was designed to break after impact so that the shaft could be used again for another kill.
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