36 CHAPTER 1
Figure 4 Types of reed-shaped spearheads.The main characteristic of the reed-shaped blade (P.I) is its narrow shape, its
edges are mostly curved and meet in a blunt angle at their point, the cross
section of the blade being rhombic.176 This form-group can be devided into
several types:
P.I.A—reed-shaped blade with connecting chap
P.I.B—simple reed-shaped blade
P.I.C—broad reed-shaped blade with curved edges
P.I.D—reed-shaped blade with broad shoulders
P.I.E—pentagonal blade
P.I.F—narrow reed-shaped blade with quandrangular cross section (fig. 4).
176 Several authors describe a rib in the case of reed-shaped spearheads. In fact it is the blunt
edge created by the rhombic cross section of the blade, thus this term is only used in the
present volume when the rib rose over the surface of the blade.