> Instead, researchers say humans may have braced the butt of their pointed spears against the ground and angled the weapon upward in a way that would impale a charging animal. The force would have driven the spear deeper into the predator's body, unleashing a more damaging blow than even the strongest prehistoric hunters would have been capable of on their own.
I used to think humans were badass for hunting mammoths with throwing spears. But this is just a whole next level. Apparently hunting mammoths involved:
1. Getting a mammoth to charge you full speed
2. Standing your ground
3. At the right moment planting your spear in the ground
4. Holding the spear at the right angle as tons of angry mammoth crashes into it
5. Moving out of the way so you don’t get crushed by the dying mammoth.
I used to think humans were badass for hunting mammoths with throwing spears. But this is just a whole next level. Apparently hunting mammoths involved:
1. Getting a mammoth to charge you full speed
2. Standing your ground
3. At the right moment planting your spear in the ground
4. Holding the spear at the right angle as tons of angry mammoth crashes into it
5. Moving out of the way so you don’t get crushed by the dying mammoth.
Completely badass!