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ca. 1st Century B.C.E.
This sling pellet was found at Munda Spain, where on March 17, 45 BC Julius Caesar defeated Cnaeus and Sectus Pompey. The gash on the sling is evidence that it hit something and was thus damaged by the impact.

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