Cheryl Hurkett
Abstract
We build upon our previous work on prehistoric spear velocity and use Excel to calculate the velocity throughout the spear’s motion and therefore calculate the maximum range it could achieve with and without a launching aid such as an atlatl.
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We build upon our previous work on prehistoric spear velocity and use Excel to calculate the velocity throughout the spear’s motion and therefore calculate the maximum range it could achieve with and without a launching aid such as an atlatl.
Key concepts: Spear, Aeronautics, Range (aeronautics), Engineering, Marine engineering, Geodesy, Geography, Aerospace engineering