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Generally, an artifact should be 100+ years old, but this is a flexible requirement if you find something rare and suitably linked to an era of history, not a strict rule. Anything over 100 is fair game regardless of rarity.

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Throwing clubs for war or hunting, Egypt, 14th century BCE (media.piefed.social)

submitted 1 week ago by PugJesus@piefed.social to c/historyartifacts@piefed.social

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[–] niktemadur@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Am I interpreting this visual correctly? Egyptians had boomerangs?!!

[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Throwing clubs - similar, but not made with the intention of returning on a miss, which requires a more 'precise' and intentionally aerodynamic design. Aboriginal Australians used both non-returning throwing clubs like these and the more iconic returning boomerang.

[–] Klear@quokk.au 4 points 6 days ago

Ok boomerang