Primitive Archer

Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: paulc on May 25, 2023, 06:39:48 pm

Title: Interesting read maybe
Post by: paulc on May 25, 2023, 06:39:48 pm

https://news.google.com/articles/CBMiVmh0dHBzOi8vcGh5cy5vcmcvbmV3cy8yMDIzLTA1LWRhbmdlcnMtZWFybHktaHVtYW5zLWxpZmUtdGhyZWF0ZW5pbmctZmxpbnRrbmFwcGluZy5odG1s0gFVaHR0cHM6Ly9waHlzLm9yZy9uZXdzLzIwMjMtMDUtZGFuZ2Vycy1lYXJseS1odW1hbnMtbGlmZS10aHJlYXRlbmluZy1mbGludGtuYXBwaW5nLmFtcA?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen

Title: Re: Interesting read maybe
Post by: D. Tiller on July 13, 2023, 09:40:01 am

Hmm...interesting! But I bet ya 10 - 1 that the flintknappers of those times had access to some type of medical care. May have been primitive by todays standard but they probably knew more about medicinal plants and poultices than we do today.

Title: Re: Interesting read maybe
Post by: WhistlingBadger on July 13, 2023, 09:00:56 pm

Yep, sharp things can cut you!   ;D  It does make a person grateful for modern medical care, doesn't it?  As the author said, I've had some injuries that were severely inconvenient, but a few hundred years ago they'd have probably been fatal.

Title: Re: Interesting read maybe
Post by: GlisGlis on July 19, 2023, 05:21:02 am

They had to face personal risks for every action of their life.
The value of a good blade was simply too high to worry about the possible consequences