The aboriginal boomerang has been around for at least 40,000 years. It is an iconic symbol associated with Australia. This article examines
The aboriginal boomerang has been around for at least 40,000 years. It is an iconic symbol associated with Australia. This article examines
Well, I don't think it's very difficult to guess who my childhood hunting hero was.... Alexander Sasha Siemel [Aleksandrs Ziemelis] (1890-1970) was an...
The aboriginal boomerang has been around for at least 40,000 years. It is an iconic symbol associated with Australia. This article examines
This exceptional indigenous Australian or Aboriginal spear thrower or woomera has a superb, rich patina. It is of elongated oval form. The front surface is incised with deep, zig-zag and parallel lines. The back surface is plain other than for wonderful chip marks caused by blows when the carver was making the item. The lower … Read more
The aim of this article is to look at the variety of Aboriginal Spear Thrower. As weapons and as a collectable aboriginal art form.
The aim of this article is to look at the variety of Aboriginal Spear Thrower. As weapons and as a collectable aboriginal art form.
I was planning putting a couple of light spears together this weekend that I had made some stone points for. One consideration was whether to attach the spearhead to the shaft directly, or with a foreshaft. That got me thinking...(uh, oh,). What an ingenious innovation the foreshaft. 8,000 to 10,000 years ago, when Paleo Indians were walking the North American continent, some were using spears and atlatl darts with tapering wooden 'foreshafts', to which stone points were hafted. Instead of carrying many spears during a hunt, their composite weapon was more versatile. As the opportunity presented itself they could strike with the thrusting spear, pull back leaving the point and foreshaft in the beast, and "reload" in effect. Making a kill, the foreshaft could be dislodged from the shaft and utilized as a butchering blade. Repairs, and replacements, were easier since you were only working with the smaller foreshaft and point. Decades ago, early man was sometimes portrayed as a dull-witted opportunist, but scientists have have shown they were far from it in their ability to "adapt, improvise, and overcome" in their sometimes hostile environment.
The aim of this article is to look at the variety of Aboriginal Spear Thrower. As weapons and as a collectable aboriginal art form.
Northern Plains Atlatl Reproduction This is a reproduction of a Northern Plains atlatl for Mount Royal University in Calgary. This atla...
The aim of this article is to look at the variety of Aboriginal Spear Thrower. As weapons and as a collectable aboriginal art form.
Once depicted as brutal, grunting, slouching sub-humans, Neanderthals are now known to have had brains as large as ours and their own distinct culture. They buried their dead, tended their sick and co-existed with our own ancestors in Europe for thousands of years before becoming extinct just as modern humans flourished and began to spread
