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Grooved Stones from Zawi Chemi Shanidar, a Protoneolithic Site in Northern Iraq

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ID2450331
AuthorsRose L Solecki (Columbia University), Ralph S Solecki (Columbia University)
Year1970
Volume72
Issue4
Pages831-841
Publication date1970-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Anthropologist (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-7294 • E-ISSN: 1548-1433
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1525/aa.1970.72.4.02a00080
OpenAlexW2022518861
LanguageEN
Citations received13
References cited10

Grooved stones appear as a new cultural element in Epipaleolithic-Protoneolithic sites (dating from ca. 9000-6000 B.C.) in a broad geographic zone from Southwest Asia to North Africa. Similar objects have been recorded from archeological and ethnographic contexts in both the Old World and the New World. Ethnographic and other evidence has shown that the several types of grooved stones are associated with a variety of functions, mainly related to the manufacture and use of arrows and arrow shafts. It is suggested that these tools may be associated with the discovery and diffusion of the bow and arrow

Archaeology · Arrow · Ethnography · Geography · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Computer Science · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Paleopathology and ancient diseases

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Unique citing works13
Citations per year0,23
Citation span1970 - 2025 (56)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 13
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