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A 30 Minute Bow (1995)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Jim Miller. David Wescott.

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Aanvulling op 'het raadsel van de Polderwegboog' (2006)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Diederik Pomstra. Robert Wimmers.

The Antler Foreshaft – The Original Shrink Wrapped Package (2009)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Tony Baker.

Arc et Fleche: Fabrication et Utilisation au Néolithique (2001)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Jürgen Junkmanns.

J. Whittaker: In French. (Bow and Arrow: Manufacture and Use in the Neolithic). Booklet, well illustrated in color, large number of prehistoric European bows and points, information on experimental manufacture. Short section on atlatl with photos of use [but showing bad form].

The archer's Bible (1968)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Fred Bear.

Archery In The Arctic - Part I (2001)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Errett Callahan.

Archery In The Arctic - Part II (2001)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Errett Callahan.

Archery In The Arctic - Part III (2001)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Errett Callahan.

An Archer’s Notes (1989)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Ron King.

J. Whittaker: Influence of Pope + Ishi on archery. Point weights - archeols use 2g as dart/arrow distinction point, but Ishi and other ethnog bows around 45 lb draw, capable of “shooting through” deer, and modern hunting bows at 45lb also adequate, using points 110-150 grains = 7.1-9.7 grams, so need different explanations of bimodal point weight distrib. Bow more versatile, less movement, more positions possible, more shots, less exposure than atlatl. Points don’t kill by impact shock but...

Arctic Archery (1991)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Errett Callahan. David Wescott.

Arctic Archery: Part II (1991)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Errett Callahan. David Wescott.

The arrow (1895)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Frank Hamilton Cushing.

J. Whittaker: [Fascinating early article by one of the first experimental archaeologists.] Arrow was invented before bow. Study specific for general laws of man’s development. Good quotes on above, personal and individual nature of anthro, philosophy of study and need for replication. His discovery of arrowmaking. Arrows described (SW example). "Knapping" direct, indirect, pressure described. Arrow making includes straight and smooth w/stone, grooved grinder for foreshafts, wrenches....

Arrow straightening (2001)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Dick Baugh. David Wescott.

Arrowheads and Projectile Points with a Classification Guide for Lithic Artifacts (1974)

DOCUMENT Citation Only G E van Buren.

J. Whittaker: [Most of the book is devoted to an eccentric and not very useful splitter typology scheme based on 35 attributes, with point names unused by anyone else and quite unnecessary.] Discusses design influences on points, including bows: N. Am. relatively weak, would use light arrows, thus average arrowhead should be 4 gm, although up to 17 gm possible. Various possible point hafting techniques. Atlatls: darts depicted on pre-hispanic art (Nuttall) suggest lengths 26-50 inches [Too...

Arrowheads, Tools, Function and Interpretation (1991)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Jack Cresson. David Wescott.

Arrowpoints, spearheads and knives of prehistoric times (1899)

DOCUMENT Citation Only T Wilson.

Arrowshaft straightening with a grooved stone (1951)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Aaron J Cosner.

The Atlatl Assessed: A Review of Recent Anthropological Approaches to Prehistoric North American Weaponry (1985)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Bruce D Dickson.

J. Whittaker: [Thorough review, good references, some mistakes.] Seems to accept theory of lengthened contact with spear rather than lever or spring. Most experiments show weights are no help. Atlatl survived for advantages in aquatic hunting and warfare.

Aztec Militarism and Blood Sacrifice: The Archaeology and Ideology of Ritual Violence (2007)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Ruben G Mendoza.

J. Whittaker: Revisionist efforts attempt to refute accounts of Aztec sacrifice as “racist, colonialist” etc. But our understanding of large-scale sacrifice not based only on Spanish accounts, also arch evidence of ritual violence - experiments in heart excision, serological study of deposits, forensic analysis of skeletal remains, including numerous sites with evidence of peri-mortem mutilation and cannibalism, 170 crania from tsompantli skull rack at Tlatelolco associated with stone tools used...

Aztec Warfare: Imperial Expansion and Political Control (1988)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Ross Hassig.

J. Whittaker: Compiled from various sources. Atlatl predates Aztecs, although some myth claims they invented it, or credits god Opochtli. Surviving examples often ornate, perhaps for ceremonial occasions, ca. 2 feet long with hook and groove. Grips with loops, holes, or pegs. [Poor photo shows elaborate atlatl with apparently simple grip; codex drawing shows peg grips on atlatls used against Spanish] Darts made of oak and fletched, a variety of points used. Shown in art carried in hand, not...

Ballistic testing of historical weapons (1998)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Thom Richardson.

J. Whittaker: Reports velocity tests on variety of weapons including atlatl, sling, bow, crossbow, early guns. Atlatl velocity: average 15.82 m/sec (35.47 mph) max 17.9 m/sec. Compared to spear 12.5 m/sec, slings and bows in 30-40s m/sec, arquebus bullet ca 400 m/sec. [But no info at all given on the atlatl, or the thrower, and these velocities seem really low, not enough better than hand thrown spear, see Whittaker + Kamp - our velocities 20-25 m/sec. So did they really know what they were...

The basic tool kit required to make and notch arrow shafts for stone points (1969)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Solly J B Sollberger.

Über die Größenbeziehungen zwischen dem prähistorischen Bogenschützen und seiner Waffe (1972)