The ancestors of the first Americans — the populations that eventually crossed into the hemisphere from northeastern Asia — were almost certainly aware of bone as a tool material and capable of working it into functional implements.

The Manis projectile point, reconstructed from its shattered fragments, is consistent with this tradition.

It was made from mastodon cortical bone — dense, hard material that would have required significant effort and skill to work into the specific shape that the reconstruction reveals.

The maker would have needed tools to score, groove, or grind the bone into shape — likely stone tools used to work the organic material into its final form.

The process was labor-intensive and technically demanding.