Experimental Evidence of Spear-thrower Use in the Late Upper Palaeolithic (Upper Magdalenian) from the Isturitz Cave Site, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France

• Published in: Археологія
• Date: 2022
• Main Authors: Pétillon, J.-M., Cattelain, P.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Інститут археології НАН України 2022
• Subjects: Статтi
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/199490
• 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.

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...