By
Jennifer Boyd
Since
the dawn of civilization, man has depended upon water as a means of travel,
survival and nourishment. Learning to fish was a necessary skill required of
every man to ensure his family received proper nourishment needed to survive
and prosper. Although modern man revolutionized the art of fishing, many of the
ancient techniques used more than 42,000 years ago remain the same.
Ancient
fishing practices
Until
recently, an ancient fish hook, which was dated to be between 16,000 and 23,000
years old, was thought to be the oldest recorded proof of man using waters as a
source of food, until a team of Australian archeologists discovered bones of
almost 3,000 fish in a small cave.
This
cave was discovered at the eastern side of East Timor, north of Australia.
After extensive research and carbon dating, they were amazed to learn the fish
were caught more than 42,000 years ago. Before this cave was discovered, most
biologists and archeologists believed prehistoric man was not mentally equipped
with the necessary skills and tools required to catch such a massive amount of
sea dwelling creatures.
Catching
tuna, which was one of the types of fish discovered in this particular cave,
demonstrated prehistoric man had superior maritime skills needed to catch a
fish, with the speed and depth the tuna was characteristically known for having
in the ocean.
Ask
any deep-sea fisherman and he will admit tuna are difficult to hook today, even
with the use of modern boats, GPS navigation and advanced industrial-strength
fishing equipment.
Ancient
man was also well versed in differing methods of fishing, depending on the
environment. Spear fishing was implemented on the shore of lakes and rivers,
and traps were built by using the banks as a dam and stocking bait at the lower
water level.
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