>>>A lump of beeswax mixed with poisonous Euphorbia resin and wrapped with vegetal twine was certainly used for hafting purposes.
Might it have been used that way to curtail the rotting of the vegetal twine around the shaft. It would have allowed the handhold to last a lot longer than if just the twine itself were used.
Mike in LA
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