It was long enough! Most animals just don’t get ranged weapons; it’s as if we’re killing them by merely looking at them.
Comment on keep going lads!
Shiggles@sh.itjust.works 2 years ago
I dunno if a thrown spear counts as “short range” in a primitive world
explodicle@local106.com 2 years ago
HikingVet@lemmy.ca 2 years ago
Atlatls are over 20000 y/o and are futher range than just spears.
Bow and arrows show up in the archaeological record ~70000 years ago.
So, yeah both those are longer range than spears and predate writing and most metals.
So if you consider pre bronze age primitive; yes spears are short range.
EatYouWell@lemmy.world 2 years ago
They recently discovered evidence that the atlatl was used 30,000 years ago.