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https://www.researchgate.net/publication/384435067_The_gravity_of_Paleolithic_hunting
Don’t know that it’s quite a meme, but it was recommended I crosspost it here!
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That poor bastard yak (or whatever) wandered into the wrong canyon that day.
“Ugg want to do science.”
“What ‘science’?”
“Throw eight spears at a yak.”
“Ogg like science!”
As an atlatl expert (I watched several YouTube videos) they have an upward launch trajectory and seem to be ideal for longer-ranged flat ground engagement. This would suggest more utility for forest and open plains hunting where terrain advantage does not exist.
The loss of accuracy and more cumbersome handling seems to outweigh the increase in power?
Seems like I would just want to carry 2 spears, throw one after the other?
The atlatl darts used in this research were much lighter than the spears, as is usual for atlatl darts. So you can carry more of them. Also, atlatl darts are faster and more accurate - the difference demonstrated here is of energy on impact, which is more important when hunting big game - and of relative differences in performance when elevated vs. even ground.
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Don’t worry, he’s alright. I found him right beneath your comment:
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