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Shiggles@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• HikingVet@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ 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.

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  • EatYouWell@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    They recently discovered evidence that the atlatl was used 30,000 years ago.

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• explodicle@local106.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  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.

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