Submitted by Yazan_Research t3_119pkjh in history
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Reply to comment by AnaphoricReference in Homo sapiens may have brought archery to Europe about 54,000 years ago by Yazan_Research
With a sharpened wooden arrowhead one can harden it in the ashes of a fire relatively easily.
Similarly, if / when it does blunt or splinter you can re-sharpen it relatively quickly.
The advantage of flint heads imo is more in terms of the amount of internal contusion and resultant blood loss happening a lot more quickly vs a wooden head that penetrates but also seals the wound.
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