Monday, January 22, 2018

The Ghosts of Deer are also Paleo Tools






Four deer skulls found in the woods yesterday. On either end are the skulls of does (smaller, no antler pedicle). In the middle are two male deer with antler pedicles.

At bottom are a few leg bones of one of the bucks, along with a shoulder blade.  Shoulder blades of deer, bison, elk, and horse were hafted and became the first shovels. Antler points were used to tip spears and arrows, as were bones which also became awls, needles, knife handles, knife blades, and fishing hooks.

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