Throwing away your weapon, unless you carry a lot of spares, seems like a bad way to wage war.
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Throwing weapons in warfare were commonly used in one of two ways:
First, by dedicated skirmishers, who would carry a lot of spares, and then, having tossed the lot of them and being lightly equipped, could run away very quickly afterwards.
Second, by heavier troops who would carry a few such throwing weapons they could use before charging - or before being charged - and then draw their main weapon to fight with.
they may be light too, depending on the wood they're made from
i see wood, but the image is blurry. maybe they are rusty iron?
Wood in this case - ironworking wouldn't become widespread in the region for some time.
Keep your bullets safe and your enemies safer?
I thought it was a healthy lung to the left and a smoker lung to the right
Am I interpreting this visual correctly? Egyptians had boomerangs?!!
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.
Ok boomerang