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

• Veröffentlicht in: Археологія
• Datum: 2022
• Hauptverfasser: Pétillon, J.-M., Cattelain, P.
• Format: Artikel
• Sprache: English
• Veröffentlicht: Інститут археології НАН України 2022
• Schlagworte: Статтi
• Online Zugang: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/199490
• Назва журналу: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Zitieren: 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...