A comparison of stone to antler/bone tools.
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I think bone & antler were probably used quite a bit, but more so as specialized tools such as scrapers, awls, and fishing points (or in the case of very cold conditions where durability and lack of good flints would be a factor). I don't think a large game hunter would want to be carrying bone tipped spear points because they would also need to double as butchering blades: carrying less gear equaled a faster chase (and better results) while hoping the animal would bleed out.
Like Reflector said, most antler/bone/and softer materials wouldn't last, and probably disappeared due to soil conditions and small animals eating them. Most of the good 80,000 yr old bone/antler examples found in Europe are buried in large long-use caves where they were better preserved.
Bone edged knives - used for plant matter (although this is the mid-archaic period)
"So-called squash knives also were made from the scapulae of large mammals. These tools were made by selecting a portion of the broken shoulder blade and grinding the thin interior bone edge sharp. Such tools would have served well in slicing soft plant materials."
Blombos Cave
If the women don\'t find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.
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Those are amazing. Any research been done to date them as possible paleo forms? When I lived in FLA. (just south of Tampa on the coast ) seemed the only thing I could find was sand spurs.If the women don\'t find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.
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