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Digging for the Truth
Feb 6th, 2007 at 9:37am
 
Watched, Josh Bernstein, on the History Channel yesterday.  He had a program about how Tutankhamun met his demise.  He was leaning toward homicide at first, but as the pgm warmed up, gave way to an accident that caused a broken femor--during the pgm, it showed the various war implements burried with the boyking...alot of bows and arrows, spears, swords, & chariots, etc....and a woven sling.

As pharoah, he was supposed to drive a pair of horses and shoot bow and arrow single-handed (tied reins behind his back (to demonstrate his kingly prowess) ...got to hand it to, Bernstein, as he demonstrated how it was done...all the other archers had drivers.   I'm guessing if he could do this, he could probably also sling from the chariot too. (?)
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Re: Digging for the Truth
Reply #1 - Feb 6th, 2007 at 9:56am
 
It's possible to sling from a horse, so I imagine you could chariot sling as well. Plus, you can just keep the ammo in the chariot.
  As far as I know, the Egyptiand hired mercenary slingers during combat.
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Re: Digging for the Truth
Reply #2 - Feb 7th, 2007 at 11:39am
 
man that would be lots of fun to sling from a chariot
talk about the abity to harrass the enemy
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