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Another New Scientist article, about finds in Vlaardingen:
Early Dutch dam builders were plagued by lice
Anyone know more about the boomerang they found?  hock:
Quote:... His team uncovered other everyday artefacts, including a boomerang, some clothing, a herring and a hobnailed Roman army boot...
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hmm, haven't read this in the local newspapers. That boomerang is surprising!
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The flat, curved or angled throwing-stick has been used by many cultures for killing small game and birds. Egyptian tomb-paintings show people hunting birds in the marshes with them. Hopi Indians used them to hunt rabbits. Only the Australian Aborigines developed the kind that returns to the thrower, but by preference they used the non-returning kind for hunting and even warfare.
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John, cool stuff  Quote:... but by preference they used the non-returning kind for ... even warfare.
Which meant, in a completely ironic way, that if they missed the boomerang possibly did return to them in an unfortunate manner.
Quote:hmm, haven't read this in the local newspapers.
Jeroen, it's quite an old story from 1996.
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I bet the Herring was just as big a suprise1Bet it smelled a wee bit! :lol: :lol:
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Quote:it's quite an old story from 1996
D'Oh!
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Quote:Another New Scientist article, about finds in Vlaardingen:
Early Dutch dam builders were plagued by lice
Anyone know more about the boomerang they found? hock:
Quote:... His team uncovered other everyday artefacts, including a boomerang, some clothing, a herring and a hobnailed Roman army boot...
Here is a picture of the wobble board, er boomarang in question......[url:r29izk58]http://www.itc.nl/~bakker/earsel/200006gif/vlaardingen.jpg[/url]
and what about this one made from a Hippopotamus tooth... [url:r29izk58]http://www.flight-toys.com/boomerang/info/moyen.html[/url] is it me or , especially looking at the central etching.... hock: ?
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Quote: is it me or , especially looking at the central etching.... hock: ?regards Arthes
Er herm... I was interpreting that as a...... tail? :oops: :lol:
Btw, why are these items being identified as boomarangs? This one may
look like a boomerang, but it has etchings on both sides, and there are
paired notches symetrically placed on both ends, which suggests that it
was meant to be strapped to something; maybe as part of a head-dress?
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Quote:and there are paired notches symetrically placed on both ends, which suggests that it was meant to be strapped to something; maybe as part of a head-dress?
I think the 'notches' are rests from the support to hold the boomerang on display.
Great pics Arthes, thanks
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Quote:Btw, why are these items being identified as boomarangs?
Presumably because the cross sections are opposing airfoils. No airfoil = no boomerang. Etchings are irrelevant to an airfoil apart from producing additional drag.
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"Boomerang" is of course an Australian Aboriginal word and I believe it is used for the non-returning as well as the returning type. In any case, it is commonly used to describe any such flat, curved or angled throwing stick because -well- it's convenient. When you say boomerang people automatically picture what you mean, even if it's in the hand of an Egyptian, Hopi or ancient Dutchman.
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