Multidisciplinary Approaches to the Study of Stone Age Weaponry.
| 1. Verfasser: |
Iovita, Radu.
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| Weitere Verfasser: |
Sano, Katsuhiro.
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| Ort/Verlag/Jahr: |
Dordrecht :
Springer,
2016.
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| Umfang/Format: |
1 online resource (306 pages). |
| Schriftenreihe: |
Vertebrate paleobiology and paleoanthropology
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| Schlagworte: | |
| Parallelausgabe: |
Multidisciplinary Approaches to the Study of Stone Age Weaponry (Print version:) |
| Online Zugang: |
Available online |
Inhaltsangabe:
- Intro
- Foreword
- Preface
- Contents
- Contributors
- Recognizing Weapons: Experimental Approaches
- 1 When Is a Point a Projectile? Morphology, Impact Fractures, Scientific Rigor, and the Limits of Inference
- Abstract
- Identifying Weapons and Delivery Technologies
- Studies Based on Morphology, and Morphological Types
- Studies Based on Microwear, Residues, and Impact Fractures
- A Study of Impact Fractures Among Debitage
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- References
- 2 Identifying Weapon Delivery Systems Using Macrofracture Analysis and Fracture Propagation Velocity: A Controlled Experiment
- Abstract
- Weapon Delivery Systems in an Evolutionary Perspective
- The Contribution of Lithic Use Wear Analysis
- Controlled v. Replicative Experiments
- Materials and Methods
- General Setup
- Projectile Experiment
- Thrusting Experiment
- Macrofracture Analysis
- Fracture Propagation Velocity
- Results
- Macrofracture Patterns
- Fracture Propagation Velocity Results
- Discussion and Conclusions
- Acknowledgements
- References
- 3 Experiments in Fracture Patterns and Impact Velocity with Replica Hunting Weapons from Japan
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Methods
- Results
- Thrusting
- Throwing
- Spearthrowers
- Bows
- Discussion
- Conclusions
- Acknowledgements
- References
- 4 Thirty Years of Experimental Research on the Breakage Patterns of Stone Age Osseous Points. Overview, Methodological Problems and Current Perspectives
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Overview of Projectile Experiments with Osseous Weapon Tips
- High Impact Resistance
- Tip Damage: Crushing and Mushrooming
- Beveled Breaks
- "Catastrophic" Damage: SplittingImpact damage and Shattering
- Breaks at the Base
- Summary
- Experimental and Archeological Beveled Breaks: An Attempt at Quantitative Traceology
- Materials and Methods
- Results.
- Comparison Data
- Discussion
- Testing the "Hard Obstacle" Hypothesis
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgements
- References
- 5 Levers, Not Springs: How a Spearthrower Works and Why It Matters
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Prolonged Thrust Theories
- Spring Power Theories
- Why Does It Matter?
- References
- Recognizing Weapons: Archaeological Applications
- 6 Hunting Lesions in Pleistocene and Early Holocene European Bone Assemblages and Their Implications for Our Knowledge on the Use and Timing of Lithic Projectile Technology
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Hunting Lesions in the Pleistocene and Early Holocene
- Experimental Set-Ups
- Direct Evidence for Hunting Lesions in Late Upper Palaeolithic/Final Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Archaeological Contexts
- Indirect Evidence for Hunting Lesions in Late Upper Palaeolithic/Final Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Archaeological Contexts
- Direct Evidence for Hunting Lesions in Early- and Mid-Upper Palaeolithic Contexts
- Direct Evidence for Hunting Lesions in Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Contexts
- Indirect Evidence for Hunting Lesions in Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Contexts
- Discussion and Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- References
- 7 Edge Damage on 500-Thousand-Year-Old Spear Tips from Kathu Pan 1, South Africa: The Combined Effects of Spear Use and Taphonomic Processes
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Background
- Middle Paleolithic and Middle Stone Age Points
- Edge Damage Distribution Method
- Kathu Pan 1
- Methods
- Generating the Distribution Models
- Samples
- Mapping Edge Damage
- Calculating Edge Damage Distributions
- Combining Distributions
- Comparing the Distribution Models
- Results
- KP1 PED Distribution
- Post-depositional Model
- Post-patination Damage on the KP1 Points
- Comparison with KP1
- Behavioral Models
- Damage on Experimental Spear Tips.
- Comparison with KP1
- Damage on PP13B MSA Cutting Tools
- Comparison with KP1
- Combination Models
- Combination Spear Tip/Post-depositional Model
- Comparison with KP1
- Combination Cutting Tool/Post-depositional Models
- Comparison with KP1
- Combination Cutting Tool/Spear Tip Models
- Comparison with KP1
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgements
- References
- 8 Projectile Damage and Point Morphometry at the Early Middle Paleolithic Misliya Cave, Mount Carmel (Israel): Preliminary Results and Interpretations
- Abstract
- Introduction
- The Site and the Point Assemblage
- Methods
- Types and Frequencies of Diagnostic Impact Fractures
- Morpho-metric Characteristics
- Results
- Fractures Diagnostic of Projectile Impact
- Morpho-metric Characteristics
- Discussion and Conclusions
- Acknowledgements
- References
- 9 Morpho-Metric Variability of Early Gravettian Tanged "Font-Robert" Points, and Functional Implications
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Materials and Methods
- Sites and Material Studied
- The Function of Gravettian Tanged Tools
- Determining Potential Function as a Projectile Point
- Results
- Evidence of Hafting
- Impact Fractures
- Morphology
- TCSA and Mass
- Discussion
- Acknowledgement
- References
- 10 Early Gravettian Projectile Technology in Southwestern Iberian Peninsula: The Double Backed and Bipointed Bladelets of Vale Boi (Portugal)
- Abstract
- Gravettian Backed Technology
- Macro and Micro Wear Analysis on Lithic Projectiles
- The Site of Vale Boi
- The Stratigraphy and Chronometric Sequence
- Results
- Discussion
- Conclusions
- References
- 11 Uncertain Evidence for Weapons and Craft Tools: Functional Investigations of Australian Microliths
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Background
- Case Study 1
- Case Study 2
- Discussion and Conclusion
- Acknowledgements.
- Acknowledgements
- References
- 12 Projectiles and Hafting Technology
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Hafting Evidence
- Diagnostic Evidence of Hunting Weapons: Wear Features and Residues
- Hunting Experiments
- Spear Point Experiment
- Results
- Discussion
- Arrow Experiment
- Results
- Hafting and Other Experiments
- Archaeological Case Studies
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgements
- References
- Measures of Weapon Performance
- 13 Testing Archaeological Approaches to Determining Past Projectile Delivery Systems Using Ethnographic and Experimental Data
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Methods
- Results
- Impact Fracture Size Experiment
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgements
- Appendix
- References
- 14 Penetration, Tissue Damage, and Lethality of Wood- Versus Lithic-Tipped Projectiles
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Materials and Methods
- Experimental Set-up
- Experimental Trials
- Quantification of Penetration and Volume Tissue Damage
- Results
- Discussion
- Acknowledgements
- References
- 15 Experimental and Archeological Observations of Northern Iberian Peninsula Middle Paleolithic Mousterian Point Assemblages. Testing the Potential Use of Throwing Spears Among Neanderthals
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Mousterian Point Morphology
- Archeological Record
- Point Analysis
- Can Mousterian Points Be Effectively Thrown?
- Discussion
- References
- Weapons as Curated Technologies
- 16 More to the Point: Developing a Multi-faceted Approach to Investigating the Curation of Magdalenian Osseous Projectile Points
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Curation and Use Life
- Magdalenian Osseous Projectile Points
- Previous Work in Investigating Magdalenian Osseous Point Curation
- Developing Osseous Point Curation Research
- Metric Analysis and Population Distributions.
- Manufacturing Stigmata, Use Wear and Rejuvenation Stigmata
- Decoration and Striations
- Assemblage Composition
- Experimental Studies
- Parietal and Mobile Art
- Ethnography
- Future Directions: What Questions Can We Ask?
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgements
- References
- 17 Survivorship Distributions in Experimental Spear Points: Implications for Tool Design and Assemblage Formation
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Longevity and Curation
- Characterizing Longevity Distributions
- Graphic Depiction
- Mathematical Description
- Longevity Scales
- Data
- Methods
- Analysis
- Ways of Measuring Longevity
- Longevity and Curation by Number of Uses
- Estimating Unknown Longevity
- Summary
- Future Directions
- Acknowledgements
- References
- Weapons as Cultural and Cognitive Markers
- 18 Morphological Diversification of Stemmed Projectile Points of Patagonia (Southernmost South America). Assessing Spatial Patterns by Means of Phylogenies and Comparative Methods
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Objectives and Hypotheses
- Materials and Methods
- Analysis and Results
- Discussion
- Conclusions
- Acknowledgements
- References
- 19 Hunting Technologies During the Howiesons Poort at Sibudu Cave: What They Reveal About Human Cognition in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Between sim65 and 62 ka
- Abstract
- Introduction
- The Howiesons Poort Industry at Sibudu
- Weapons for Encounter Hunting
- Evidence for the Use of Spears and Bows and Arrows
- What Encounter Hunting Weapons Reveal About Human Cognition
- Mindful Procurement: Using Snares
- Evidence for the Use of Snares
- What the Use of Snares Reveals About Human Cognitive Evolution
- Discussion and Conclusion
- Acknowledgements
- References
- Conclusions
- 20 Summary and Conclusions
- Stone Age Weapons in the Context of Major Debates in Human Evolution.
- Towards a New Synthesis.
