Overview

This wide-ranging volume brings together the results of global research on weapon technology, hunting strategies, and technological organization spanning the Middle Paleolithic through the ethnographic present, and the geographical breadth of the five inhabited continents. Integrating archaeological, experimental, and ethnoarchaeological perspectives, the book paints a vibrant picture of the technological know-how, decision-making processes, and organizational logistics associated with hunters armed with spears or arrows. Unlike most works on archaeological subjects, the findings presented here are bound to neither time nor place, but are applicable in any context in which spears, bows, and/or arrows are in use.

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Author:   Heidi Knecht ,  Donald O. Henry
Publisher:   Springer Science+Business Media
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers
Edition:   1997 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   1.720kg
ISBN:  

9780306457166

ISBN 10:   0306457164
Pages:   408
Publication Date:   31 October 1997
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

I. Introduction.- 1 • The History and Development of Projectile Technology Research.- 2 • Factors Influencing the Use of Stone Projectile Tips: An Ethnographic Perspective.- II. Archaeological Perspectives.- 3 • Middle Paleolithic Spear Point Technology.- 4 • The Microwear and Morphology of Microliths from Gleann Mor.- 5 • Side-Notched and Unnotched Arrowpoints: Assessing Functional Differences.- 6 • Sinew-Reinforced and Composite Bows: Technology, Function, and Social Implications.- III. Experimental Perspectives.- 7 • Contributions of Multidisciplinary Experimentation to the Study of Upper Paleolithic Projectile Points.- 8 • Projectile Points of Bone, Antler, and Stone: Experimental Explorations of Manufacture and Use.- 9 • Hunting during the Upper Paleolithic: Bow, Spearthrower, or Both?.- 10 • Self-Barbed Antler Spearpoints and Evidence of Fishing in the Late Upper Paleolithic of Cantabrian Spain.- IV. Ethnoarchaeological Perspectives.- 11 • Technology and Variation in Arrow Design among the Agta of Northeastern Luzon.- 12 • Hunting and Multifunctional Use of Bows and Arrows: Ethnoarchaeology of Technological Organization among Pumé Hunters of Venezuela.- 13 • A Comparison of Kua (Botswana) and Hadza (Tanzania) Bow and Arrow Hunting.- 14 • Each According to Need and Fashion: Spear and Arrow Use among San Hunters of the Kalahari.- V. Conclusion.- 15 • Projectile Points: Form, Function, and Design.

Reviews

A strength of the book is its wide range, ensured by having contributors from several traditions including American, French, and British...Both editor and contributors have done well...One has to be enthusiastic about the scholarly value of a book so packed with information and case studies.' Nature (January 1998) ... I believe that this volume is not only a successful contribution, but also a useful gateway to the burgeoning literature on hunting systems and projectile technology. It will be of tremendous value for the lithic specialist and for the generalist dealing with the Archaic period. All the participants, along with Plenum Press, are to be congratulated for making such a worthy contribution to the literature.' Illinois Archaeology, 11: 1-2 (1999) Projectile Technology is a fine piece of work.' Lithic Technology, 26: 1

'A strength of the book is its wide range, ensured by having contributors from several traditions including American, French, and British...Both editor and contributors have done well...One has to be enthusiastic about the scholarly value of a book so packed with information and case studies.' Nature (January 1998) '... I believe that this volume is not only a successful contribution, but also a useful gateway to the burgeoning literature on hunting systems and projectile technology. It will be of tremendous value for the lithic specialist and for the generalist dealing with the Archaic period. All the participants, along with Plenum Press, are to be congratulated for making such a worthy contribution to the literature.' Illinois Archaeology, 11:1-2 (1999) 'Projectile Technology is a fine piece of work.' Lithic Technology, 26:1

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