Experimental Evidence of Spear-thrower Use in the Late Upper Palaeolithic (Upper Magdalenian) from the Isturitz Cave Site, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France
The authors organized a projectile experiment including the use of bow and spear-thrower in conditions replicating Palaeolithic hunting. Experimental copies of antler points from the Late Upper Palaeolithic showed proximal fractures characteristic of spear-thrower use. Similar fractures are fou...
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| Date: | 2022 |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Інститут археології НАН України
2022
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| Series: | Археологія |
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| Online Access: | http://dspace.nbuv.gov.ua/handle/123456789/199490 |
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| Journal Title: | Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine |
| Cite this: | Experimental Evidence of Spear-thrower Usage in the Late Upper Palaeolithic (Upper Magdalenian) from the Isturitz Cave Site, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France / J.-M. Pétillon, P. Cattelain // Археологія. — 2022. — № 2. — С. 5-18. — Бібліогр.: 57 назв. — англ. |