Henrique Dias would use the " ter�o dos negros " ( black's ter�o ) to keep the Dutch from advancing and then avoiding the spear head advance from being flanked.
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In addition, the blade almost universally had one pronounced spike straight off the top like a spear head, and also a hook or spike mounted on the'reverse'side of the blade.
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The pole could be topped with a leaf-shaped spear head or a " manus " ( open human hand ) image denoting the oath of loyalty taken by the soldiers.
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In addition, the blade almost universally had one pronounced spike straight off the top like a spear head, and also a hook or spike mounted on the reverse side of the blade.
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The main artifacts unearthed on the mesa have been flaked-stone spear heads resembling the Clovis projectile points found at Southwest excavations of Paleoindians who lived 10, 000 to 12, 000 years ago.
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Bronze swords of a graceful " leaf " shape, swelling gently from the handle before coming to a tip, have been found in considerable numbers, along with spear heads and arrow points.
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One of the world's oldest surviving wooden artifacts is a Clactonian yew spear head, found in 1911 at Clacton-on-Sea, in Essex, UK . It is estimated to be about 450, 000 years old.
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Gilcrease Museum has one of the most important collections of pre-Columbian projectile points ( arrow and spear heads ) in North America, and has become a resource that is regularly consulted by archaeologists.
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The items found on the different sites are dated from about five thousand years ago to about two thousand years ago, and are a range of different things from native copper, to spear heads.
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The ji was developed from the dagger-axe by adding a spear head to the top of the shaft, thereby enabling the weapon to be used with a thrusting motion as well as a swinging motion.
