Discovered a 1,000-year-old spear preserved in melting ice

A perfectly preserved spear used by hunters 1,000 years ago was found at a melting ice in the Yukon.

The discovery of 'this miracle' is well preserved, the hair and even the resin used for adhesives can still be seen clearly.

The spear is well preserved.

Jennifer Herkes, the estate manager for the Carcross / Tagish First Tribe in Yukon, told CBC: 'I've never seen anything like this before, it's amazing. The feathers, tendons, and sap they use as glue to attach the stone tip to the wooden handle - all intact. '

This item was discovered on the Yukon tapes, near Carcross.

The intact spear is well preserved - (Photo from the First Carcross / Tagish Tribe).

At first, Herkes said that without realizing what was found, it was only a small part of a dart.

She told CBC: 'I thought,' Oh, it's very sophisticated. ' Then she saw that it was not just a piece - it was a spear. 'My heart started beating faster, and I got bumps'.

The spear, or atlatl, is 1.5 m long, probably launched with a launcher, to increase its speed.

This area is home to forest reindeer, they gather at small ice intervals during the summer, and that was a famous hunting ground.

Recent weather is warmer, meaning tools will be found regularly in this area because of the melting of the ice.

The organization posted on its Facebook page: ' Carcross / Tagish First Tribal Citizens and employees had the opportunity to go up on the ice this year. Ice ranges are used by forest reindeer to avoid heat and bugs in the summer, and have been used as a regular hunting ground for at least 9,000 years. '

The organization is working to designate these sites as world heritage because of their meaning and uniqueness.

The organization said: 'The great findings this year include a sharpened stone tip, a pointed arrow, and an intact atl-alt spear'.

A few weeks before finding the spear, archaeologists had another discovery in the ice spaces - a sharpening stone .

Grindstone - (Photo from Carcross / Tagish First Tribe).

Earlier this year archaeologists also confirmed that a rare 900-year-old copper arrowhead was found in a remote Canadian mountain.

The arrowhead, located at the top of an arrow with very well-preserved gauze, was spotted protruding from an ice gap in the Yukon Territory.

The Carcross / Tagish First Tribes are also related to the detection of arrowheads, helping to bring new perspectives to the history of Canadian Territory.