Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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Archaeologists have made a groundbreaking discovery in the San Esteban Rockshelter in the Big Bend region of Texas: a 6,500-year-old hunting kit. This significant find includes components of an atlatl (spear-thrower) system, stone-tipped and potentially poisoned dart foreshafts, and a straight boomerang. Led by researchers from the Center for Big Bend Studies and the University of Kansas, excavations revealed this cache of broken but well-preserved weapons, likely left behind by a hunter repairing their gear. Discover the technology and life of Archaic period peoples in North America through this extraordinary collection, which also includes ancient hearths and a remarkably intact pronghorn hide.



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