Variation in hunting weaponry for more than 300,000 years: A tip cross-sectional area study of Middle Stone Age points from southern Africa
M Lombard - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Much has been written about Middle Stone Age hunting in southern Africa, yet there is no
comprehensive overview for the development and use of stone-tipped hunting weapons …
comprehensive overview for the development and use of stone-tipped hunting weapons …
Did Pleistocene Africans use the spearthrower‐and‐dart?
Archeologists commonly suppose that among complex projectile weapons humans use as
subsistence aids, the spearthrower‐and‐dart preceded bow‐and‐arrow use. And yet …
subsistence aids, the spearthrower‐and‐dart preceded bow‐and‐arrow use. And yet …
Early Levallois core technology between marine isotope stage 12 and 9 in Western Europe
Early Levallois core technology is usually dated in Europe to the end of Marine Isotope
Stage (MIS) 9 and particularly from the beginning of MIS 8 to MIS 6. This technology is …
Stage (MIS) 9 and particularly from the beginning of MIS 8 to MIS 6. This technology is …
[图书][B] The evolution of Paleolithic technologies
SL Kuhn - 2020 - taylorfrancis.com
The Evolution of Paleolithic Technologies provides a novel perspective on long-term
trajectories of evolutionary change in Paleolithic tools and tool-makers. Members of the …
trajectories of evolutionary change in Paleolithic tools and tool-makers. Members of the …
Pressure flaking to serrate bifacial points for the hunt during the MIS5 at Sibudu Cave (South Africa)
V Rots, C Lentfer, VC Schmid, G Porraz, NJ Conard - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Projectile technology is considered to appear early in the southern African Middle Stone Age
(MSA) and the rich and high resolution MSA sequence of Sibudu Cave in KwaZulu-Natal …
(MSA) and the rich and high resolution MSA sequence of Sibudu Cave in KwaZulu-Natal …
Evidence for close-range hunting by last interglacial Neanderthals
Animal resources have been part of hominin diets since around 2.5 million years ago, with
sharp-edged stone tools facilitating access to carcasses. How exactly hominins acquired …
sharp-edged stone tools facilitating access to carcasses. How exactly hominins acquired …
Potential biomarkers for southern African hunter-gatherer arrow poisons applied to ethno-historical and archaeological samples
The detection of complex poison recipes applied to ancient hunting weapons has the
potential to provide important insights into traditional pharmacological knowledge systems …
potential to provide important insights into traditional pharmacological knowledge systems …
Further evidence for bow hunting and its implications more than 60 000 years ago: Results of a use-trace analysis of the bone point from Klasies River Main site, South …
The bone point (SAM 42160) from> 60 ka deposits at Klasies River Main Site, South Africa,
is reassessed. We clarify the stratigraphic integrity of SAM 42160 and confirm its Middle …
is reassessed. We clarify the stratigraphic integrity of SAM 42160 and confirm its Middle …
Human athletic paleobiology; using sport as a model to investigate human evolutionary adaptation
DP Longman, JCK Wells… - American Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The use of sport as a conceptual framework offers unprecedented opportunities to improve
our understanding of what the body does, shedding new light on our evolutionary trajectory …
our understanding of what the body does, shedding new light on our evolutionary trajectory …
Cultural evolution and environmental change in Central Europe between 40 and 15 ka
The role of environmental change in the evolution of cultural traits is a topic of long-standing
scientific debate with strongly contrasting views. Major obstacles for assessing …
scientific debate with strongly contrasting views. Major obstacles for assessing …