Children use a spokeshave to get the feel of making a canoe rib. Shawn Brigman, presenter at Archaeology Days, said the prehistoric builders would’ve found saplings and split them in half for the ribs.
October 4, 2023
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October 4, 2023 1:59 p.m.
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Wanapum traditions showcased at Archaeology Days
MATTAWA — An atlatl is definitely a help when throwing a spear, at least according to the children trying it out during Archaeology Days at the Wanapum Herritage Center. Presenter Tom Bailor showed the children how to use it – the blunt end of the spear in the socket on the atlatl, aim high and throw. He showed them how it had evolved; an unknown engineer added a notch that functions as a handle...