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Hand thrown spear better than the Atlatl?
JW_Halverson:
So what if a tool in my trade is used on every continent and has been done so for time immemorial, and only in very recent times is replaced by a machine?
For a more concrete example, the air nailer has now PROVEN that 10,000 years of hammers was a waste of time, the hammer was an abject failure, and anyone that is uses one is severely lacking in cognitive skills and a rank atavist?
Yes, pre-history (and even recent history) has been mythologized. But when a tool worked for cultures on every habitated continent by thousands of cultures over tens of thousands of years, that argues for it's inclusion in the list of successful tools along with hammers, stone knives and points, Archimedes screw, and canvas sails, all items that have been generally replaced with modern tools.
John, I was taking bets whether you would have the nerve to come back after being bounced. I am paying them off. The current pool regards long you last.
Marc St Louis:
--- Quote from: John32r on December 04, 2015, 02:54:57 pm ---I guarantee you a high school javelin thrower can throw a heavier javelin than an atlatl dart for farther distance and with more accuracy than an atlatlist. The maximum hunting range for the atlatl appears to be 20-30 yards, ancient Romans threw spears for twice that distance. At that range an atlatl dart wouldn't even have the kinetic energy to break skin. The atlatl is essentially a scam.
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If you really believe that then you wouldn't mind someone proficient with an atlatl throwing one at you tipped with a well made flint point at the proposed 60 yards
Ruddy Darter:
https://youtu.be/2L-r68VGtJA
...I'm quite impressed by it, and they look like a few retired folk there, am I talking about the same thing atlatl?
Ruddy Darter.
CherokeeKC:
Primitive people didnt worry about "ethical kills". They were trying to survive and could track a wounded animal way better than modern man. So Im sure they didnt wait for perfect shot oppurtunity or not take the shot if the animal was staying "out of range". They would take the shot no matter what especially if they were on edge of starvation.
mullet:
This whole thread is like the field of Anthropology, one long, guessing game of one persons idea of what somebody did 10,000 years ago. Kinda boring with no proof.
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