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Ancient fish hooks

Postby Papasequoia » March 17th, 2013, 12:48 pm

The oldest fish hooks yet found. Originally linked from Midcurrent:

Scientists have unearthed six fishhooks, the oldest of which was made from a 19,000-year-old mammoth tusk.

Read more: http://www.livescience.com/27744-oldest-fish-hooks-unearthed-europe.html
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Re: Ancient fish hooks

Postby John Harper » March 17th, 2013, 5:20 pm

Well, obviously an advanced tribe, fishing barbless that long ago.

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Re: Ancient fish hooks

Postby 1mocast » March 18th, 2013, 2:59 pm

Imagine over 10K years ago, the fisherman hunched over a fire at night, using primitive tools to design a better way to catch fish....
Wait a second, that sounds like me at night. :FIRE:
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Re: Ancient fish hooks

Postby Eric » March 19th, 2013, 7:04 am

1mocast wrote:Imagine over 10K years ago, the fisherman hunched over a fire at night, using primitive tools to design a better way to catch fish....
Wait a second, that sounds like me at night. :FIRE:

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