The history and development of projectile technology research

Author(s): Heidi Knecht

Editor(s): Heidi Knecht

Year: 1997

Summary

J. Whittaker: Good summary, excellent references, especially for European sources. Discusses atlatls: little ethnographic information available, lots of experiments, gives summary of weight hypotheses. Cites earliest spear thrower date: 17,470+/-250 on an antler hook from the Solutrean (Upper Paleolithic) of Combe Sauniere, France.

Cite this Record

The history and development of projectile technology research. Heidi Knecht, Heidi Knecht. In Projectile Technology. Pp. 3-36. London, New York: Plenum. 1997 ( tDAR id: 423122)

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Keywords

General
Atlatl • bow & arrow • History • Spear • Weapon

Temporal Keywords
Bronze Age • Chalcolithic • Iron Age • Mesolithic • Neolithic • Palaeolithic • Viking Age

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): EXARC Experimental Archaeology Collection Manager

Record Identifiers

ExArc Id(s): 9912

Notes

Rights & Attribution: The information in this record was originally compiled by Dr. Roeland Paardekooper, EXARC Director.