Weapons

Sleeve type spearhead

Number of tool VI 150:555

  • Description of use A slender Užava-type spearhead with a lancet-shaped point. In the Iron Age in Zemgale, spears were the primary close combat weapon. In the burial of every Zemgalian warrior, at least one spearhead was placed.
  • Place of archaeological excavation Mežotne Central Burial Site
Material Iron
Date Late 10th century
Location National History Museum of Latvia