tools

A tool like this is called a Katanda Bone Harpoon point. People in central Africa would used pointed tools like this to spear huge prehistoric catfish weighing as much as 150 pounds. Humans also used tool like this to hunt other larger aquatic mammals. This tool was present during the Late Stone Age in Africa, which is how this source connects to our class. During this time period tools were made smaller and sharper. The lifestyle for people were aquatic, that is where a tool like this would work best, for hunting aquatic animals. The people during this time also did a lot more hunting than gathering.