The bow and arrow in South America

EJ Marsh, C Llano, V Cortegoso, S Castro… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The bow and arrow is a crucial component of Homo sapiens' material culture. In South
America, data on the bow and arrow are widely scattered, which motived this …

“I sing of arms and of a man…”: medial epicondylosis and the sexual division of labour in prehistoric Europe

S Villotte, CJ Knüsel - Journal of Archaeological Science, 2014 - Elsevier
Sexual division of labour in European prehistory is usually inferred by indirect means:
ethnographic analogy, pictorial representation, or from grave inclusions. The study of …

Landscape dynamics and human-environment interactions in the northern foothills of Cho Oyu and Mount Everest (southern Tibet) during the Late Pleistocene and …

MC Meyer, LA Gliganic, JH May, S Merchel… - Quaternary Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Here we present an integrated earth surface process and paleoenvironmental study from the
Tingri graben and the archaeological site of Su-re, located on the southern rim of the Tibetan …

Recent landscape archaeology in South America

JH Walker - Journal of Archaeological Research, 2012 - Springer
South American archaeologists use the term landscape to analyze a broad range of
relationships. Examples include intensive agriculture and political power, myth and place …

[图书][B] Monumentality in Later Prehistory

H Mytum - 2013 - Springer
Harold Mytum Building and Rebuilding Castell Henllys Hillfort Page 1 Harold Mytum
Monumentality in Later Prehistory Building and Rebuilding Castell Henllys Hillfort Page 2 …

Coping with conflict: defensive strategies and chronic warfare in the prehispanic Nazca region

WC McCool - Latin American Antiquity, 2017 - cambridge.org
Warfare was a prevalent phenomenon throughout the Andes during the Late Intermediate
period (LIP; AD 1000–1450). A salient research topic within broader investigations of conflict …

Experimentation in sling weaponry: Effectiveness of and archaeological implications for a world-wide primitive technology

ET Skov - 2013 - digitalcommons.unl.edu
The sling is a simple, cheap and effective weapon that was widely distributed among
prehistoric and historic populations. Well-known archaeological and textual evidence attests …

Does cranial trauma provide evidence for projectile weaponry in late Iron Age Dorset?

RC Redfern - Oxford Journal of Archaeology, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Human remains form an independent dataset with which to examine martial activity in past
societies, particularly how to understand the types of weaponry used and who was subject to …

Evidence for slingstones and related projectile stone use by the ancient Maya of the Usumacinta River valley region

AR Recinos, OA Firpi, R Rodas - Ancient Mesoamerica, 2022 - cambridge.org
In this study, we present evidence for the use of slingstones and other projectile stones
among the ancient Maya peoples of the Usumacinta River region. Rounded stones are …

[PDF][PDF] Los Pukaras y el poder: Los collas en la cuenca septentrional del Titicaca

E Arkush - Arqueología de la cuenca del Titicaca, Perú, 2012 - academia.edu
El Periodo Altiplano o Intermedio Tardío (1000–1450 dC aprox) es reconocido en la cuenca
de Titicaca por el desarrollo de numerosos grupos étnicos alrededor del lago: los Lupacas …