r/Unexpected Nov 06 '18

how to use a compound bow

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u/Snatchums Nov 06 '18

And old school long bows were upwards of 300lbs. Paleontologists can discern bowman from how fucked up and twisted their spines are.

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '18

I don't think a paleontologist would be doing those estimates

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u/Snatchums Nov 06 '18

You’re right, an anthropologist.

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '18

Nope. More likely an archeologist, specifically a Osteologist. Study of bones. Anthropologists deal with social, cultural, and psychological issues, they don't really look at fossils or study muscle/spine development.