Oregon_Ryan
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I was doing some lunch time reading, and I couldn't help but think of HT and the questions we see on calibers, rifles, optics, etc. Us hunters have been finding new and optimal gear for centuries:
THE YEAR IS AROUND 10,000 B.C. You’re a hunter-gatherer, living in what is today Alaska, and you’ve gone out into the frozen wilds with a group of other hunters. You’re looking for dinner. There are plants and berries to be foraged, but you’re more likely to find caribou, wild horses, and reindeer. You have spears and darts to throw at your prey. Some have points made of sharpened bone, antler, or ivory. Others have intricate, flaked stone tips. The most complicated ones are a composite of bone and stone, and have razor blade-like microblades embedded around their edges. How do you know which one is the right one to use?
Janice Wood and Ben Fitzhugh, from the University of Washington’s anthropology department, tried to answer this question by reconstructing the prehistoric projectiles and points that would have been in these hunters’ arsenal. Their research was published earlier this week in the Journal of Archaeological Science. “The hunter-gatherers of 12,000 years ago were more sophisticated than we give them credit for,” Fitzhugh said, in a statement. “They had a very comprehensive understanding of different tools, and the best tools for different prey and shot conditions.”
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"Ugulak, I've been using these obsidian arrowheads for years, but for this upcoming caribou hunt, I was thinking of changing things up. What's your go to caribou point?"
THE YEAR IS AROUND 10,000 B.C. You’re a hunter-gatherer, living in what is today Alaska, and you’ve gone out into the frozen wilds with a group of other hunters. You’re looking for dinner. There are plants and berries to be foraged, but you’re more likely to find caribou, wild horses, and reindeer. You have spears and darts to throw at your prey. Some have points made of sharpened bone, antler, or ivory. Others have intricate, flaked stone tips. The most complicated ones are a composite of bone and stone, and have razor blade-like microblades embedded around their edges. How do you know which one is the right one to use?
Janice Wood and Ben Fitzhugh, from the University of Washington’s anthropology department, tried to answer this question by reconstructing the prehistoric projectiles and points that would have been in these hunters’ arsenal. Their research was published earlier this week in the Journal of Archaeological Science. “The hunter-gatherers of 12,000 years ago were more sophisticated than we give them credit for,” Fitzhugh said, in a statement. “They had a very comprehensive understanding of different tools, and the best tools for different prey and shot conditions.”
Why Two Anthropologists Reconstructed Prehistoric Weaponry
Hunter-gatherers were more tech-savvy than we give them credit for.
"Ugulak, I've been using these obsidian arrowheads for years, but for this upcoming caribou hunt, I was thinking of changing things up. What's your go to caribou point?"
