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timpa Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Stones in the horizon Posts: 1515 Finland	Re: Sling bullet discovery in france. Reply #15 - Feb 24^th, 2014 at 7:16pm slingbadger wrote on Feb 20^th, 2014 at 6:33am: Since chalk also contains silicates, breathing in the dust could be bad for you. Early chemical warfare.
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jlasud Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Programming stones Posts: 2358 Transilvania Gender:	Re: Sling bullet discovery in france. Reply #16 - Feb 25^th, 2014 at 1:11am Breathing in the dust of exploded chalk sling ammo ? Negligible effect. Compared to what those people went through.
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Bill Skinner past-moderator Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 3292	Re: Sling bullet discovery in france. Reply #17 - Feb 25^th, 2014 at 11:35am Maybe they did use sun dried clay. After it lays on the bottom for a couple of hours it will start to dissolve and the form will break down. All the guys excavating the site a couple of thousand years later will find are spots of clay mixed in with the soil. The clay would have to be fired to keep its shape.
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Curious Aardvark Forum Moderation Offline Taller than the average Dwarf Posts: 13965 Midlands England Gender:	Re: Sling bullet discovery in france. Reply #18 - Feb 28^th, 2014 at 12:00pm if you're in an area with chalk - you probably have alot more chalk than clay and clay is valuable for making pots, bricks etc - chalk isn't
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