On the efficacy of Clovis fluted points for hunting proboscideans
Clovis fluted points are deemed efficient weapon tips for hunting large game, including
Pleistocene proboscideans. However, experimental and archaeological studies cast doubt …
Pleistocene proboscideans. However, experimental and archaeological studies cast doubt …
Going big versus going small: Lithic miniaturization in hominin lithic technology
J Pargeter, JJ Shea - Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues, News …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Lithic miniaturization was one of our Pleistocene ancestors' more pervasive stone tool
production strategies and it marks a key difference between human and non‐human tool …
production strategies and it marks a key difference between human and non‐human tool …
Rethinking use-wear analysis and experimentation as applied to the study of past hominin tool use
In prehistoric human populations, technologies played a fundamental role in the acquisition
of different resources and are represented in the main daily living activities, such as with …
of different resources and are represented in the main daily living activities, such as with …
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 …
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 …
Comparison of four ballistic and thrusting target materials: An experimental and Bayesian approach using static testing of stone and steel arrow tips
Researchers use a variety of target materials, and sometimes combinations of materials, in
their archaeological experiments to examine thrust‐spear or projectile penetration, impact …
their archaeological experiments to examine thrust‐spear or projectile penetration, impact …
The tip cross-sectional area (TCSA) method strengthened and constrained with ethno-historical material from sub-Saharan Africa
Work on large samples of southern African archaeological lithics, probably used to tip
hunting weapons amongst other things, and ethno-historical bone and iron weapon tips of …
hunting weapons amongst other things, and ethno-historical bone and iron weapon tips of …
Testing for poisoned arrows in the Middle Stone Age: A tip cross-sectional analysis of backed microliths from southern Africa
M Lombard - Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 2020 - Elsevier
Recent work indicated the possibility of hunting with poisoned bone arrowheads more than
60 thousand years ago in southern Africa. The interpretation rests on only a handful of bone …
60 thousand years ago in southern Africa. The interpretation rests on only a handful of bone …
A versatile mechanized setup for controlled experiments in archeology
I Calandra, W Gneisinger… - STAR: Science & …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Experimentation has always played an important role in archeology, in particular to create
reference collections for use-wear studies. Different types of experiments can answer …
reference collections for use-wear studies. Different types of experiments can answer …
The effect of edge serration on the performance of stone-tip projectiles: an experimental case study of the Maros Point from Holocene South Sulawesi
Serrated stone points have been documented in a variety of archaeological settings
worldwide. In Indonesia, serrated points known as Maros point began to appear during the …
worldwide. In Indonesia, serrated points known as Maros point began to appear during the …