17 February 2012, 07:17
PAPIAtlatl
quote:I think in some areas the shaft would be the hardest thing to produce. I've looked pretty extensivly in Alberta and can't find anything that's 1/2"-3/4" in diameter and 5 or 6 feet long. I assume paleo man must have gotten something decent and scraped it down. That's a lotta work.
I wonder if the other alternative would be to use a heavy spear with an atlatl and just get closer?
I believe they might have resorted to " Splicing " together smaller pieces.
I.E.:
http://www.thudscave.com/npaa/darts/splice.htm
Dart Construction:
http://www.thudscave.com/npaa/darts/index.htm
I also read somewhere ( ? ), the Inuit Tribes, used shorter & thicker ( Harpoon ? ) type, due to the shortage of quality woods/materials.
Just another informational link:
http://www.thunderbirdatlatl.com/?page_id=81
PAPI