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Cushing's Key Marco Atlatls

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ID2999000
AuthorsJohn C Whittaker (0000-0002-3529-2379, corresponding author), John Whittaker
Year2011
Volume3
Issue2
Pages139-162
Publication date2011-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEthnoarchaeology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1944-2890 • E-ISSN: 1944-2904
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1179/eth.2011.3.2.139
OpenAlexW2064381652
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited12

Two forms of prehistoric atlatl or spear thrower were recovered from a Florida swamp in 1895 by Frank Hamilton Cushing. Modern research on spear throwers requires a more useful detailed description of these artifacts, and leads to attempts to replicate and test them. In this case, replicative experiments provide some subjective evaluations of the atlatls, and several possible interpretive directions. As in many replicative experiments, physical tests of some aspects of the atlatls, such as possible length, are relatively easy, but do not fully solve the problem of choosing among different plausible reconstructions of the original specimens

Archaeology · Computer security · Data science · Key (lock · Replicate · Spear · Statistics · Test (biology · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Computer Science · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Mathematics · Mechanics and Biomechanics Studies · Artificial Intelligence · Geology · History · Paleontology

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Unique citing works7
Citations per year0,47
Citation span2011 - 2026 (16)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 6
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