noun
stone sword; sword-shaped stoneware
Archaeological term for a stone artifact shaped like a sword, found at late Jōmon sites in eastern Japan. Not a functional weapon but a ritual or symbolic object.
この遺跡からは石剣が出土した。
Stone swords were excavated from this archaeological site.
石剣は縄文時代晩期の祭祀に使われたと考えられている。
Stone swords are thought to have been used in rituals during the late Jōmon period.