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Well its either a hand held spear point or a point from a light spear used on an atlatl. Its too big and heavy to be an arrowhead for a bow and arrow.
I sure agree there, not all knives were halfted. Just a simple small sharp flake would have been sufficient to do some cutting. Probably the reason we find so many utilized flakes on sites.
I think it depends on the material, as far as how many knifes or scrapers might have been needed/carried by an individual. I have a friend that was teaching a skinning class, and they used ONE 4 inch obsidian knife to skin and butcher a 1000 lb bull buffalo, and it was still razor sharp and useable afterwards. (This was from a blade his wife found on their land near here, and he had an antler handle made for it.) From what I have seen, a good quality knife, (made of good material) would have lasted a really long time, maybe even a life time if it was well taken care of.....(just my observance).I feel the opposite. I think that more knives get called points than points get called knives, by far.
I am sure there are way more knives and scrapers out there than lanceolate or dart points.
It took way more knives and scrapers to deal with the butchering tasks, and other things than to kill the critters.
Yes, I have, and I saw him do it with a buffalo. I'm ok with it if you disbelieve me, but I watched him do it, so I know what I saw. I will say, I have skinned many elk and many deer, but I have not myself used a stone knife. But I did watch my friend skin and cut up the buffalo with one, so, that is why I said what I said. That being said, I had to use three knives to skin and butcher the elk I got this year, and I had to resharpen as I went.I am having a hard time believing the buffalo story. Obsidian flake maybe sharper than steel but steel will hold an edge longer. I know how often I must steel my steel knife to keep it sharp to work effectively . It's very often.
Razor sharp wouldn't last very long at all steel or especially glass, and the 4 inch blade would need so many sharpenings I don't see it lasting very long.
You ever skin anything with a hide iamzim?