Stylet (octopus)
Stylet may refer to: *An archaeological term for a type of flint tool found in Lebanon, also known as a Minet ed Dhalia point *Stylet (anatomy) A stylet is a hard, sharp, anatomical structure found in some invertebrates. For example, the word ''stylet'' or stomatostyle is used for the primitive piercing mouthparts of some nematodes and some nemerteans. In these groups the stylet is a h ...

Minet Ed Dhalia Point
A Minet ed Dhalia point or stylet is an archaeological term for an elongated, isosceles triangle made with pressure flaking on both faces of a piece of flint. They are predominantly found at sites in Lebanon (ancient Canaan). They are the type tool of the Énéolithique Ancien (Ancient Chalcolithic), named after the archaeological site of Minet ed Dhalia in Ras Beirut. The stylets range from to in length. They were first observed by Dawson in 1884 and later by Godefroy Zumoffen Reverend Father Godefroy Zumoffen (1848 in France – 1928) was a French Jesuit archaeologist and geologist notable for his work on prehistory in Lebanon. He is known particularly for pioneering Lebanese archaeology, and for discovering seve ... in 1910 and called "stylets" by Raoul Describes.Zumoffen, Godefroy., Le Néolithiqueen Phénicie, Anthropos, Volume 5, Plate V, p. 150, 1910. The exact use of Minet ed Dhalia points is uncertain although the shape bears certain similarities to metal fles ...
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