Along with the progress of the study of the Paleolithic period, many of the stone spears of the Jomon period have classified as 'point' (sentoki), and specifically the lanceolate stone tools of the ages between upper Paleolithic period and the Jomon period are called 'point' (the 2nd and 3rd examples mentioned above).
旧石器時代の研究が進展するにともない、縄文時代の石槍もポイント（尖頭器）と呼ばれるケースが増えており、その場合は後期旧石器時代から縄文時代にかけての槍先形の石器（上記の2.と3.）を呼称する。