Stone Age fishing spear found on Southeast Asian island
Carved bone points to ancient, complex hunting weapons near Indonesia
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HUNTING NOTCHES An ancient piece of carved bone (both sides shown) was probably the base of a spear point that inhabitants of Timor attached to a wooden or bamboo shaft. The artifact is slightly less than one inch long and about one-half inch wide.
S. O’Connor