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Message started by Ishii on Dec 16th, 2005 at 3:09pm

Title: N. E. Syria
Post by Ishii on Dec 16th, 2005 at 3:09pm
In today's New York Times International Section---there is a lengthy article regarding a war fought about 5,500 years ago. The site known as Tel Hamoukar---close to modern day Southern Turkey. -----" The archeologists reported finding collapsed mud-brick walls that had undergone heavy bombardment and ensuing fire. All around they collected more than 1200 oval-shaped "bullets" used with slings and some 120 larger round clay balls------If the Uruk people weren't the ones firing the sling bullets, they certainly benfited from------". Of course the article goes on from here, and a picture is included showing these larger clay balls. I guess that's a clue to use and fire clay rounders instead of casting lead or looking for small enough rock. FYI  ::)

Title: Re: N. E. Syria
Post by AjlouniBoy on Dec 16th, 2005 at 5:17pm
Excellent heads up on the article and good input on ammo.

Fire 'em up.

Thanks,

AjlouniBoy

Title: Re: N. E. Syria
Post by Matthias on Dec 16th, 2005 at 5:24pm
Great info Ishii! Welcome to slinging.org.

The article referred can be accessed at the NY Times website: Archaeologists Unearth a War Zone 5,500 Years Old

Matthias

Title: Re: N. E. Syria
Post by bigkahuna on Dec 18th, 2005 at 12:17am
Great article Ishii. Thank you and welcome. :)

Title: Re: N. E. Syria
Post by BrianG on Dec 29th, 2005 at 3:52pm
If you have not seen this, here is the University of Chicage News Office release on this story:
http://www-news.uchicago.edu/releases/05/051216.hamoukar.shtml  
There are some nice pictures here:
http://www-news.uchicago.edu/releases/05/051216.hamoukar-photos.shtml

Cheers - Brian.

Title: Re: N. E. Syria
Post by CanDo on Mar 19th, 2006 at 11:33pm
Very interesting stuff in the Times.
That's a really cool site Brian. Discovery magazine published a short article about finding clay glandes or as they say "bullets" in Mesopotamia, in their march 2006 issue.

How effective is clay relative to lead or rocks anyway??

Title: Re: N. E. Syria
Post by SlingWolf on Mar 20th, 2006 at 7:46am
I'm not sure but i know they aren't too kind to a window :o :o :o

;D SlingWolf ;D

Title: Re: N. E. Syria
Post by Chaotic Rage on Mar 20th, 2006 at 3:40pm
Why don't they make durable windows so this wouldn't happen?
Rocks and clay I think would be about the same. Clay is a bit lighter, but can be formed into the perfect shapes. Now lead is the best. Dense, so there is least air resistance but still massive. And it can be imprinted with snappy insults, thus defeating the morale of an enemy army  :).

Title: Re: N. E. Syria
Post by CanDo on Mar 21st, 2006 at 12:49am
haha, the soldier fishes the lead glande out of his liver then his morale is crushed by the insult. good strategy.

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