This is a famous image amongst us slingers as potentially being the oldest depiction of a slinger; ~7000BC

Does anyone have a picture of this as a part of the greater mural?

I think it used to be on the website but it's no longer there.
As far as I remember, it was the only sling depicted amongst lots of bowmen (some who where holding their bows near the end), and has drawn skepticism as a result.

Ein tolles Bild. Ich liebe es

Es gibt einige Details, die perfekt für einen slinger sind. Die Haltung der der Arme. Die Stellung der Beine . Und der Haken Fuss vorn.

Also going with "Slinger". Looks like hes hunting two birds.

Thank you for the link!
I would go with slinger as well, typical slinger in motion stature.
If you download the book, there are several times slingers mentioned. Have not managed to find the according pictures though...

there is a detail.  what distinguishes this style.  look at the front foot.  he looks unusual.  twisted.  it often happens that the hips are turned over in the shot.  Shots then go too far to the left.  If you turn the front foot inwards, your hips can no longer overwind.  it is stopped.  their hits get better.

Ok so...let me throw a curveball here. The largest known flying bird is Pelagornis sandersi. It was similar to an albatross but much bigger. It was believed to be a bird that flew over the ocean like an albatross. The skeleton we have dates from approx. 25 million years ago putting it just a tad before this mural was drawn.

But we dont really know for sure when they went extinct. What we "do" know is a similar sized bird called Argentavis Magnificnes was around to at least 10,000 years ago. So if one very large bird could survive it would seem at least possible that another species could as well.

See where im going here? Might this have been a large ocean going Pelagornis sandersi that flew of course like albatross have been known to do?

Most likely not, but I like considering the idea that he/she was actually slinging at a giant bird.

Hirtius wrote on Nov 11^th, 2021 at 10:55pm:


Yea lol. Mostly tongue in cheek but at east for one species the timelines add up. It actually might have happened at some point. For me thats amazing to think about.