Word: antler
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Although the age of the earliest objects from Meadowcroft remains controversial, this rock shelter 30 miles southwest of Pittsburgh has long been considered one of North America's most promising pre-Clovis sites. Among the findings: charcoal, pieces of bone and antler (some scored with knife marks) and charred fragments of basketry that are estimated to be between 12,000 and 15,000 years old. There is also an assortment of non-Clovis blades and points. Says Mercyhurst's Adovasio, who has studied Meadowcroft for nearly 20 years: "It may well be the oldest archaeological site in North America...
...that would cause spin in flight and help maintain a true course. "It is significant that ballistic principles were known and applied," says Notdurfter. The quiver also held an untreated sinew that could be made into a bowstring; a ball of fibrous cord; the thorn of a deer's antler, which could be used to skin an animal; and four antler tips, tied together with grass...
When the thousands of alumni who still have fond memories of the Union hear that their money would go to take down Teddy Roosevelt's antler chandeliers, to remove the butter pats from the tin ceiling and to destroy the giant fireplaces at each end of the Union dining hall, they'll have second thoughts about giving you money...