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Javelin use among Ethiopia’s last indigenous hunters

Variability and further constraints on tip cross-sectional geometry

Bibliographic Data

ID7870196
AuthorsYonatan Sahle (0000-0003-1098-1685, University of Cape Town, corresponding author), Seid Ahmed (0000-0002-1636-7304, Arba Minch University), J Dira (0000-0002-1735-4759, Hawassa University), Samuel J Dira
Year2023
Volume70
Pages101505
Publication date2023-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Anthropological Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0278-4165 • E-ISSN: 1090-2686
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.jaa.2023.101505
OpenAlexW4361293422
LanguageEN
Citations received14
References cited35

Archaeological record · Archaeology · Geography · Indigenous · Javelin · Prehistory · Projectile point · Engineering · History · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology · Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research · Ecology

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Unique citing works14
Citations per year4,67
Citation span2023 - 2026 (4)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 13
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