Did Pleistocene Africans use the spearthrower‐and‐dart?

M Lombard, JJ Shea - Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Archeologists commonly suppose that among complex projectile weapons humans use as
subsistence aids, the spearthrower‐and‐dart preceded bow‐and‐arrow use. And yet …

The wooden artifacts from Schöningen's Spear Horizon and their place in human evolution

D Leder, J Lehmann, A Milks, T Koddenberg… - Proceedings of the …, 2024‏ - pnas.org
Ethnographic records show that wooden tools played a pivotal role in the daily lives of
hunter-gatherers including food procurement tools used in hunting (eg, spears, throwing …

Further evidence for bow hunting and its implications more than 60 000 years ago: Results of a use-trace analysis of the bone point from Klasies River Main site, South …

J Bradfield, M Lombard, J Reynard, S Wurz - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2020‏ - Elsevier
The bone point (SAM 42160) from> 60 ka deposits at Klasies River Main Site, South Africa,
is reassessed. We clarify the stratigraphic integrity of SAM 42160 and confirm its Middle …

Woman the hunter: The archaeological evidence

S Lacy, C Ocobock - American Anthropologist, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
The Paleo‐fantasy of a deep history to a sexual division of labor, often described as “Man
the Hunter and Woman the Gatherer,” continues to dominate the literature. We see it used as …

The earliest evidence for mechanically delivered projectile weapons in Europe

K Sano, S Arrighi, C Stani, D Aureli, F Boschin… - Nature ecology & …, 2019‏ - nature.com
Microscopic analysis of backed lithic pieces from the Uluzzian technocomplex (45–40
thousand yr ago) at Grotta del Cavallo (southern Italy) reveals their use as mechanically …

[HTML][HTML] A double-pointed wooden throwing stick from Schöningen, Germany: Results and new insights from a multianalytical study

A Milks, J Lehmann, D Leder, M Sietz, T Koddenberg… - PLoS …, 2023‏ - journals.plos.org
The site of Schöningen (Germany), dated to ca. 300,000 years ago, yielded the earliest large-
scale record of humanly-made wooden tools. These include wooden spears and shorter …

Atlatl use equalizes female and male projectile weapon velocity

MR Bebber, B Buchanan, MI Eren, RS Walker… - Scientific reports, 2023‏ - nature.com
The atlatl is a handheld, rod-shaped device that employs leverage to launch a dart, and
represents a major human technological innovation. One hypothesis for forager atlatl …

First direct evidence of lion hunting and the early use of a lion pelt by Neanderthals

G Russo, A Milks, D Leder, T Koddenberg… - Scientific Reports, 2023‏ - nature.com
Abstract During the Upper Paleolithic, lions become an important theme in Paleolithic art
and are more frequent in anthropogenic faunal assemblages. However, the relationship …

[ספר][B] Hunting wildlife in the tropics and subtropics

JE Fa, SM Funk, R Nasi - 2022‏ - books.google.com
The hunting of wild animals for their meat has been a crucial activity in the evolution of
humans. It continues to be an essential source of food and a generator of income for millions …

Four-field co-evolutionary model for human cognition: variation in the Middle Stone Age/Middle Palaeolithic

M Lombard, A Högberg - Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory, 2021‏ - Springer
Here we explore variation and similarities in the two best-represented population groups
who lived during the Middle Stone Age and Middle Palaeolithic—the Neanderthals and …