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Tom Metcalfe

6,500-year-old hunting weapons found in Texas cave are among the oldest known in North America

A selection of ancient tools and weapons.

Archaeologists in Texas have discovered a cache of ancient hunting weapons, including the remains of poison darts, that is one the earliest collections of hunting weapons ever found in North America.

The weapons are about 6,500 years old and were unearthed in a cave over several years of excavations there. They seem to make up a system of interchangeable parts for an atlatl, or spear-thrower.

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