so lovelock cave goes back around 2580 BC. Not 40,000 as kid said in the other thread.
And not only a sling - but duck decoys as well.
Unequivacally a sling image, found at catal hyuk - 7500 BCE to 5700 BCE (what's the E stand for ?)
So anyone got any actual evidence later than 7500 - which is around 9500 ago ?
See I don't think they did have slings 40,000 years ago. Spears, atlatls - definitely.
Those are depicted regularly.
If slings were in common usage there would be stone caches and paintings.
And while the actual making of a sling is simple - learning how to use one is a very complicated process.
The first person to throw a stone with a sling would think: 'where'd it go ? - damn I'm hungry where'd I put my atlatl.'
Slinging is not a natural thing to do.