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Anthropology

CottonBear

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3. My son & I had the opportunity to use an atlatl to throw a wooden spear with a stone tip.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Sun Sep 17, 2023, 07:26 AM

Sep 2023

The atlatl is a very impressive tool.

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My son & I had the opportunity to use an atlatl to throw a wooden spear with a stone tip. CottonBear Sep 2023 #3

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