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Dutch Atlatl? (2008)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Nicolas Geertsma.

J. Whittaker: Red deer antler segment with hole like shaft-hole hammers but with no good hammer end and a small hook is proposed as possible atlatl hook. Photos, reconstruction. [Plausible but not conclusive - need dates.]

Dynamics of spear throwing (2003)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Dick Baugh.

This resource is a citation record only, the Center for Digital Antiquity does not have a copy of this document. The information in this record has been migrated into tDAR from the EXARC Bibliography, originally compiled by Roeland Paardekooper, and updated. Most of these records consist of a document citation and other metadata but do not have the documents themselves uploaded. If you have a digital copy of the document and would like to have it curated in tDAR, please contact us using the...

Dynamics of Spear Throwing (2003)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Richard A Baugh.

J. Whittaker: Atlatl is a lever, operating principle is “Wrist torque applied to the length of the atlatl allows wrist rotation to increase the velocity of the dart.” Simple computer model to predict velocity of dart, affected by mass of dart and length and mass of atlatl. Horizontal force and wrist torque versus hand position derived from video record of throws; two other variables are hand mass and hand radius of gyration. Some horizontal force applied by hand, but most force from wrist...

Een smid in het kamp: Romeinse ijzeren wapens van het Kops Plateau te Nijmegen (Gld.) (1998)

DOCUMENT Citation Only A M Bakker.

The effect of projectile point size on atlatl dart efficiency (1999)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Jeffrey S Couch. Tracy A Stropes. Adella B Schroth.

J. Whittaker: Point size makes no difference in throwing distance. [Weak experimental design (small sample human throws) and dubious theoretical orientation (Perkins) but conclusion correct. However human variability in throws should be expected to outweigh difference in points, and the real useful info here is the demonstration that all point sizes work about equally, so point size is not necessarily a good marker of atlatl vs bow]

The Effect of Weights on Atlatl Accuracy (2004)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Teej Anspach. Rebekah Merrill.

J. Whittaker: unpublished class paper, Grinnell College. Throwing at ISAC target with Berg darts, atlatl unweighted and 81 gm weights at 3 positions. For each condition, 18 composite scores of five shots each. Proximal weight poorest; no weight and middle position show no signif diff; distal weight improved accuracy. Suggest improvement is from balancing dart while aiming.

The effectiveness of greek armour against arrows in the Persian Wat (490-479 BC): an interdisciplinary enquiry (1977)

DOCUMENT Citation Only P H Blyth.

Ein Rundschild ohne archäologischen Nachweis (2009)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Hans-Peter Volpert.

Ein spätneolithischer Bogenstab von Koldingen, Kreis Hannover (1974)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Jürgen Deichmüller.

Erprobung der Holzspeere von Schöningen (400 000 Jahre) und Folgerungen daraus (2001)

DOCUMENT Citation Only H Riederer.

European bronze age shields (1962)

DOCUMENT Citation Only John Morton Coles.

An Expedient One Day Stone-Age Willow Bow (2012)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Paul Campbell.

Experimental Archaeology and the use of weaponry and tools (1991)

DOCUMENT Citation Only George C Frison.

Experimental Archaeology: A Science for Studying Native American Prehistoric Technology (2006)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Wm Jack Hranicky.

J. Whittaker: [Again a mixed bag. The short atlatl section is not useful - out of date, relies on strange flexing theories.]

Experimental archery: projectile velocities and comparison of bow performances (1988)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Edward Mcewen. Robert L Miller. Christopher A Bergman.

J. Whittaker: Bow developed end of Upper Palaeolithic, earliest examples are Mesolithic, earliest composite bows 3rd millennium BC in Asia. Experimental bow comparisons should use correct reproductions of old bows and arrows proper to each bow. Velocity is used as measure of comparison. Arrow velocities achieved were 30-60 mps from a variety of self and composite bows. Compared to 195 gm, 152 cm dart thrown with replica Basketmaker atlatl at 23 mps.

Experimental combat with Bronze Age weapons (2004)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Barry P C Molloy.

Experimental combat: technical, anthropological and educational contributions (2013)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Thierry Luginbühl.

This article, based on ten years of experimental combat with reproductions of Gaulish weapons by the non-profit organisation Cladio, presents the different thematic categories that this type of approach contributes to technical, anthropological and educational subjects. The technical results are principally about production, resistance and ergonomics of Gaulish military equipment. The results designated as "anthropological" cover a wider scope of questions linked to the techniques of individual...

Experimental Evidence Concerning Spear Use in Neanderthals and Early Modern Humans (2003)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Steven E Churchill. William L Hylander. Daniel Schmitt.

J. Whittaker: Argues that Neanderthal humeri are asymmetrical, with right more robust. They are wider front to back, compared to Upper Paleolithic humeri which are rounder, consistent with (tortional) throwing loads. Neanderthal asymmetry more likely to result from thrusting spears, and the Lower and Middle Paleolithic spears so far found are large and heavy, better for thrusting than throwing. In an underhand thrust, the strong hand is at the back, and takes most of the (bending) stress....

Experimental evidence for lithic projectile injuries: improving identification of an under-recognised phenomenon (2006)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Martin J Smith. Megan Brickley. Stephany Leach.

J. Whittaker: Stone point wounds in bone hard to identify without embedded point. Experiments show can be done both macro and microscopically, and stone points often leave embedded fragments. Used longbow + flint points, shot into bones with some soft tissue [carcasses would have been better]. Also points attached to mechanical striker calibrated in joules (kinetic energy) to compare penetration and tangential strikes on cattle scapulae (structurally similar to human cranium). Several...

Experimental hot shaping of celtic swords (conference summary) (1988)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Radomír Pleiner.

Experimental reconstruction of a medieval trebuchet (1993)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Peter Vemming Hansen.

Experimental Replication and Use of Cantabrian Lower Magdalenian Antler Projectile Points (1998)

DOCUMENT Citation Only James T Pokines.

J. Whittaker: Spanish Upper Paleolithic, transition from Solutrean to LM included intensification of deer, ibex, salmon, mollusc use and shift from lithic points to antler. Points are unbarbed, with beveled bases. Experiment to determine use-life factors. Used fresh N. Am. elk antler, 20 pts made with modern tools. Beveled, modern glue join to hardwood shaft, all used with same mainshaft, round, 31 mm diam, 2 m long. Hand thrown at 3-5 m at goat carcass. Total 249 throws, of which 51 were...

Experimentelle Archäologie in Europa, Bilanz 2011 (2011)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Uploaded by: adam brin

Experiments in the function and performance of the weighted atlatl (1986)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Anan W Raymond.

J. Whittaker: Atlatl makes arc, but NOT with the diameter = arm + atlatl, i.e. nock and spear follow straight line, with handle going down. [Not correct throw, lacks power – he misunderstands normal atlatl mechanics, although he is right about diameter (apparently responding to Butler). His drawing of the throw shows that he does in fact flip the atlatl, but to keep to his model, bends his body forward at the waist, bringing the arm down – very poor form.] Velocity of 70 gm dart...

Experiments in the use of atlatl weights (1960)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Orville H Peets.

J. Whittaker: Weight makes no difference to distance of cast. Weights probably for balance of spear on hand. [Motion not described, but inaccuracy mentioned. Recognized problems of consistency in throwing, but sample size is not mentioned.]

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