Hafting

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title: Hafting
text: Hafting is a process by which an artifact, often made of bone, stone, or metal is attached to a haft. This makes the artifact more useful by allowing it to be launched by a bow (arrow), thrown by hand (spear), or used with more effective leverage (axe). When constructed properly, hafting can tremendously improve a weapon's damage and range. It is estimated that hafted weapons were most common during the Upper Paleolithic and Middle Paleolithic. It was one of the first tools where hominins took s
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description: Process by which an artifact is attached to a haft
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hafting
date created: 2007-02-25T23:40:45Z
date modified: 2024-08-29T07:05:06Z
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