The lanceolate-shaped point first appeared when the people began attaching a point to a wooden-shaft and using it as a javelin to hunt large-size animals, and it brought about a great development to hunting.
木の柄につけて投げ槍とし、大型獣の狩りに用いられたのが槍先形尖頭器の始まりで、狩猟に大きな進歩をもたらした。