The four men had gone to explore the fields and hills far beyond Ankara. They brought sacks made of sheepskin slung over their shoulders, and short spears tipped with sharp blades of chert. The weapons they carried on this trip were shorter than the hefty spears that were specifically for hunting animals.
On this day, they were hunting for flint and other useful raw materials to use for trading or for toolmaking back at their village in Ankara. A long spear would have been unnecessary, but the men never ventured far from the security of their civilization without carrying some sort of protection in the case of unwanted attacks by humans or wild animals.
Their toolmaking had advanced, and they had moved from chipped stone to the more angular shape of points, often with sharper edges produ
