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MAYAN STEMMED of Mayan projectile points, knives and thrusting spears. The larger examples were used for knives and on thrusting spears. The two smaller examples date to a later period and are believed to have been used on the ends of atlatl thrown spears. All of them were made by Mayan craftsmen in northern Belize with core and blade technology. They are made of Colha chert and they have a variety of different surface patinas. The longest example in this picture measures
11 7/8 inches (30.2
cm) long. The smallest one measures
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