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GuairdeanBeatha t1_ixkrwf4 wrote

Reply to comment by Anierous in An archaeologist was digging in the Negev Desert in Israel... by yapmadiyorum

Slingers were also very accurate. They could bring down a bird in flight at 200 feet. Slinging a stone through the opening in the face shield on a helmet was well within their capabilities.

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86tuning t1_ixl30r9 wrote

to add to that, the round smooth stones he chose were composed of an extremely dense type of rock in that area. can't remember where i read that, nor can i remember what type of rock it was. basalt perhaps?

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