Sling (weapon)

=== Ancient representations ===

=== Ancient representations ===

Representations of slingers can be found on artifacts from all over the ancient world, including [[Assyria]]n and [[History of Egypt|Egyptian]] reliefs, the columns of [[Trajans column|Trajan]]<ref>{{cite book |author=William Smith, LLD. William Wayte. G. E. Marindin |title=A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities |publisher=John Murray |location=London |year=1890 |chapter=Image "Soldier with sling. (From the Column of Trajan)" |chapter-url=https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/image?lookup=1999.04.0063.fig10884}}</ref> and [[Marcus Aurelius]], on coins, and on the [[Bayeux Tapestry]].

Representations of slingers can be found on artifacts from all over the ancient world, including [[Assyria]]n and [[History of Egypt|Egyptian]] reliefs, the [[Trajans column|columns of Trajan]]<ref>{{cite book |author=William Smith, LLD. William Wayte. G. E. Marindin |title=A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities |publisher=John Murray |location=London |year=1890 |chapter=Image "Soldier with sling. (From the Column of Trajan)" |chapter-url=https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/image?lookup=1999.04.0063.fig10884}}</ref> and [[Marcus Aurelius]], on coins, and on the [[Bayeux Tapestry]].

The oldest representation of a slinger in art may be from [[Çatalhöyük]], from {{Circa|7,000 BC}}, though it is the only such depiction at the site, despite numerous depictions of archers.<ref name="OldestSlinger">{{Cite web|url=http://slinging.org/wiki2/index.php/Main/UpperPaleolithicNeolithic|title=Project Goliath &#124; Main / UpperPaleolithicNeolithic|website=slinging.org}}</ref>

The oldest representation of a slinger in art may be from [[Çatalhöyük]], from {{Circa|7,000 BC}}, though it is the only such depiction at the site, despite numerous depictions of archers.<ref name="OldestSlinger">{{Cite web|url=http://slinging.org/wiki2/index.php/Main/UpperPaleolithicNeolithic|title=Project Goliath &#124; Main / UpperPaleolithicNeolithic|website=slinging.org}}</ref>