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Huge battle in N. Germany ca. 1200 BCE
Mar 27th, 2016 at 2:54pm
 
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/03/slaughter-bridge-uncovering-colossal-bron...

--no mention of slings but the depressed fracture on the skull illustrated makes me wonder if this isn't a shot with a big "smasher", egg-sized or bigger stone, hand-thrown or slung.
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Reply #1 - Mar 28th, 2016 at 8:55am
 
Totally possible as the ancient Germanic tribes were known to have used slings
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Reply #2 - Mar 29th, 2016 at 11:29am
 
Actually, the skull injury matches the impact surface of the wooden club.
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Reply #3 - Mar 29th, 2016 at 12:32pm
 
I'll go with that - the 'mallet' style club is made from blackthorn (sloe wood) a slow growing incredibly dense and tough wood.

The club coming down on the top of your head would make that exact hole.
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