Faon aux Oiseaux, crochet de propulseur Magdalénien, spearthrower spur, atlatl, Bédeilhac, Mas d’Azil

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Magdalenian spearthrower spur, or crochet de propulseur Magdalénien, atlatl hook. This is based most strongly on the Faon aux Oiseaux propulseur spurs from Grotte de Bédeilhac and Grotte du Mas d’Azil. It is not a direct replica, but simplified and generalized. When printed, sanded, stained and painted this will be useful in a teaching collection, although it must be noted again it is not a precise replica. To bring out the details I suggest lightly carving this model after sanding, and applying red ochre or ochre colored paint to bring out the detail. Basically treat the print as a preform and finish it to your desire. Photographs of the examples named above can be seen on Don Hitchcock’s excellent website, Don’s maps (linked below). For the past 2 years I have been 3d printing (PLA, at 100% infill) spearthrower spurs and using them to throw darts. I have yet to experience a failure, but your experience may vary. I sand them, apply hide glue, and bind them to the shaft as if they were antler. This is an easy way to make a propulseur without having to carve antler, which is expensive, hard to work dry, and stinks when you work it wet. I am presenting these 3d models to everyone, free of charge. None of them were directly scanned from original (“real”) artifacts, but made off of copies which I have personally carved myself. Because of this, I own the rights to all of these; and I hereby give you free access to use them for whatever purposes you desire. If you do use these models or data derived from them in a publication, please thank me or provide a citation to this page; while the models are simple they represent a fair amount effort in research, carving, scanning, etc. Sources: https://donsmaps.com/bedeilhac.html https://donsmaps.com/masdazil.html Palaeolithic Spear-Throwers. Dorothy A E Garrod. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. 21: 21-35. 1955 Stodiek U. (1993). Zur Technologie der jungpaläolithischen Speerschleudern. Eine Studie auf der Basis archäologisher, ethnologisher und experimmenteller Erkenntnisse, Verlag Archaeologica Venatoria Institut für Ur- und Frügeschichte der Universität Tübingen.