Factors Influencing the Use of Stone Projectile Tips: An Ethnographic Perspective

Author(s): Christopher Ellis

Editor(s): Heidi Knecht

Year: 1997

Summary

J. Whittaker: Good article, nice compilation of ethnographic data on point use, good consideration of +/- factors in use of stone tips and alternatives. Not much directly related to atlatls. Conclusions: stone tips make more effective, improve light projectiles, usually indicate large game hunting.

Cite this Record

Factors Influencing the Use of Stone Projectile Tips: An Ethnographic Perspective. Christopher Ellis, Heidi Knecht. In Projectile Technology. Pp. 37-47. London, New York: Plenum. 1997 ( tDAR id: 423418)

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Keywords

General
Atlatl • bow & arrow • Ethnoarchaeology • 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): 10230

Notes

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