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Clacton Spear

Oldest known worked wooden implement

Type
archaeological artefact, spear
Material
yew wood

The Clacton Spear, or Clacton Spear Point, is the tip of a wooden spear discovered in Clacton-on-Sea in 1911. Dating to the Hoxnian interglacial, at approximately 400,000 years old, it is the oldest known worked wooden weapon.

External links

Facts from Wikidata Q28407399 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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