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Comment by Jan Carter on July 9, 2011 at 17:19

I assume Australia retained the usage because of the wide open spaces.  Had no idea about Poland though.  Great information

Comment by stephen tungate on July 9, 2011 at 13:57

i love these boomerangs they are hot

KnifeMaker Comment by Wayne Morgan on January 14, 2010 at 0:10

One of man's first multi purpose survival tool's where boomerang's, They were used for tasks ranging
from hunting, digging for roots some have been found with sharpened ends for butchering meat.
There is also evidence that they were used to start fire by friction and as percussion instrument.
The conception that boomerangs originated in Australia is wrong they have been used by people
all over the world the oldest( 23,000 years old) a mammoth tusk boomerang having been found
in Poland.