In Jomon period, various kinds of chipped stone tools, including a stone spoon, a flint of arrowhead, a chipped-stone drill, a stone ax, and a stone pike, were made according to the use.
縄文時代になると石匙・石鏃・石錐・石斧・石槍など用途に応じた多様な打製石器がつくられるようになる。