Older Origins for Spear-Making Technology (1 of 7) (IMAGE)

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Older Origins for Spear-Making Technology (1 of 7)

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Examples of experimental hafted points. Points were hafted to wooden dowels using Acacia resin and sinew. This image relates to a paper that appeared in the Nov. 16, 2012, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The paper, by Jayne Wilkins at University of Toronto in Toronto, ON, Canada, and colleagues was titled, "Evidence for Early Hafted Hunting Technology."

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Image courtesy of Jayne Wilkins

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