"The Oldest Evidence for Bow and Arrow Use Outside of Africa" Topic
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| Tango01 | 02 Jul 2020 10:37 p.m. PST |
"At Fa-Hien Lena, a cave in the heart of Sri Lanka's wet zone forests, we discovered numerous tools made of stone, bone, and tooth – including a number of small arrow points carved from bone which are about 48,000 years old. The invention of the bow and arrow allowed people to hunt prey at a much greater distance. People no longer had to get within "a stone's throw" of prey which could suddenly bolt and escape. This innovation greatly increased the chances of a successful hunt. Bows and arrows also made it much safer to hunt dangerous prey. If you don't have to get too close, you're less likely to be trampled or mauled by a hurt and angry animal…"
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| Zephyr1 | 03 Jul 2020 9:09 p.m. PST |
If it's small arrow points, they are most likely to be used against small animals, so I'd think the danger of being trampled is non-existant… ;-) |
| rmaker | 03 Jul 2020 10:20 p.m. PST |
If it's small arrow points, they are most likely to be used against small animals ALL arrow points are small. You can only put so much weight at the end of the shaft without spoiling performance. The bigger things pot-hunters call "arrowheads" are really spear heads. |
| Tango01 | 04 Jul 2020 11:36 a.m. PST |
And add some poison…. Amicalement
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