Bronze Age Spearhead Mold Recovered in Czech Republic - Archaeology Magazine

Bronze Age Spearhead Mold Recovered in Czech Republic - Archaeology Magazine

Stone mold used for casting a spearhead tip BRNO, CZECH REPUBLIC—Live Science reports that half of a Bronze Age mold for making spearheads was discovered in a barn foundation in the Czech Republic. The rectangular piece of carved rhyolite tuff, a type of volcanic stone, measures about nine inches long. “This is the best preserved and most perfect casting mold for a bronze spearhead in Central Europe,” said Milan Salaš of the Moravian Museum. The…