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minus-squareShiggles@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up23·10 months agoI dunno if a thrown spear counts as “short range” in a primitive world
minus-squareHikingVet@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up23·edit-210 months agoAtlatls 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 use of most metals. So if you consider pre bronze age primitive; yes spears are short range.
minus-squareEatYouWell@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·10 months agoThey recently discovered evidence that the atlatl was used 30,000 years ago.
minus-squareexplodicle@local106.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 months agoIt was long enough! Most animals just don’t get ranged weapons; it’s as if we’re killing them by merely looking at them.
I dunno if a thrown spear counts as “short range” in a primitive world
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 use of most metals.
So if you consider pre bronze age primitive; yes spears are short range.
They recently discovered evidence that the atlatl was used 30,000 years 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.