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 …

Plains Paleoindian projectile point penetration potential

MI Eren, MR Bebber, EJ Knell, B Story… - Journal of …, 2022 - journals.uchicago.edu
The iconic Paleoindian projectile points of the northern portion of the North American Great
Plains—Clovis, Folsom, Agate Basin, Plainview (Goshen), Hell Gap, Alberta, Scottsbluff, and …

Fishtailed projectile points in the Americas: Remarks and hypotheses on the peopling of northern South America and beyond

HG Nami - Quaternary International, 2021 - Elsevier
In order to find out about and discuss the peopling of the Americas, there is evidence that
comes from a range of scientific disciplines. In archaeology, stone tool vestiges are one of …

[HTML][HTML] The role of causal knowledge in the evolution of traditional technology

JA Harris, R Boyd, BM Wood - Current Biology, 2021 - cell.com
Humans occupy a wider range of environments, process more energy, and have greater
biomass than any other species because we are able to culturally evolve complex, locally …

The effect of self-efficacy, social support, and achievement motivation on archery athlete's performance

MSR Wibowo - Retos: nuevas tendencias en educación física …, 2024 - dialnet.unirioja.es
Background: Self-Efficacy, Social Support, and Achievement Motivation are needed to
support archery athlete's performance, which impacts their achievement. Aim: This research …

Projectiles under a new angle: A ballistic analysis provides an important building block to grasp Paleolithic weapon technology

J Coppe, C Lepers, V Rots - Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory, 2022 - Springer
Weapons and past weapon systems are important research topics in Paleolithic
archaeology. Its popularity stems from its relevance for understanding broader technological …

Bow and muscles: Observed muscle activity in archers and potential implications for habitual activity reconstruction

V Sládek, M Hora, D Véle, T Rocek - Journal of Archaeological Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Previous research has suggested that reduced humeral asymmetry in robusticity in
European Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene populations may be a result of increased …

Stone tool backing and adhesion in hunting weaponry: First results of an experimental program

J Pargeter, C Chen, B Buchanan, M Fisch… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Stone tool backing repeatedly occurred on several continents throughout the Pleistocene
and Holocene. Yet, any potential utilitarian advantages or disadvantages of backed stone …

Hadza Landscape Burning

JA Harris, M Anyawire, A Mabulla, BM Wood - Human Nature, 2024 - Springer
We present the first published ethnographic description of landscape burning by Hadza
hunter-gatherers of northern Tanzania and identify environmental, social, and cultural …

New morpho-technological studies to enhance the knowledge of Fell point variability in southeastern South America

HG Nami - Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 2021 - Elsevier
In the wide field of archaeology, stone tools are one of the major pieces of evidence to
assess the knowledge and understanding of the peopling of the Americas. To answer …