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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Atlatl"”.
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Sticks With Stones: Controlled Experimentation in the Use of the Weighted Atlatl
… the effect that adding stone weights to an atlatl has on the mechanics of atlatl performance. Other studies have focused on the symbolic characteristics of these artifacts. Efforts to determine the function of these items have not produced conclusive results. There is still no consensus …
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Terminal transitions : an analysis of projectile points from the terminal middle period on the northern plains
… period, the technological transition from the atlatl and dart to bow and arrow appears to have occurred. As a result of the arrow/dart testing, a pattern of robustness was seen in the kill site assemblages as compared to the habitation site assemblages. This resulted in larger points being …
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The art of the spearthrower: understanding the Andean Estólica through iconography
<p>Spearthrower devices held a role around the world as a primary weapon and tool before slowly falling out of favor in certain areas for other projectile weapons. While it is widely accepted that spearthrowers were used by the people of the ancient central Andes, comparatively little research has …
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A Possible Ehecatl Figure from West Mexico
This thesis focuses on a particularly sophisticated example of Pre-Columbian West Mexican ceramic sculpture from the Museum of Fine Arts Houston: a dancing figure with a complex zoomorphic headdress. Late Pre-Classic Colima, the figure's culture of origin, is poorly understood due to its severely …