Katanda Bone Harpoon Points
Barbed bone harpoon points from Katanda used for spearing large freshwater fish in Central Africa.
Core metadata
- ID: fishing_spear_gigs
- Era: Ancient
- First known date: -90000 (millennium)
- Region: Katanda, Democratic Republic of Congo
- Review status: source_checked
- Maturity: N/A
Prerequisites
Dependents
- None.
Fields
- None.
Node sources
- Katanda Bone Harpoon Point (Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, 2022, museum) • Supports: node, maturity
Prerequisite edge evidence
Edge/source evidence summary:
- Prerequisite edges: 1
- Average edge confidence: 90%
- Prerequisite sources: 1
- textbook: 1
| Prerequisite | Type | Confidence | Evidence level | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bone Tool Making (bone_tool_making) | required | 90% | textbook | The scoped artifact is a worked bone harpoon point; bone tool-making capability is required for producing it. |
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