Christian Lepers
Biographic Data
| ID | 144061 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christian Lepers |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christian |
| FAMILY NAME | Lepers |
| SIGNATURE | LEPERS C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Liège |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 76 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
‘Blind’ perspectives on microwear formation on southern African lithic raw materials
The propulsion phase of spear-throwers and its implications for understanding prehistoric weaponry
A handful of duck radiuses
The early Gravettian site of Maisières-Canal (Belgium) was discovered in 1966, during the widening of the Canal du Centre. Emergency excavation allowed the discovery of an open-air human occupation which yielded abundant archaeological material. A re-examination of the well-preserved faunal collections has expanded the bird assemblage from the 29 bones initially recognized to 78, which have been studied from an archaeozoological point of view. Si…
Projectiles Under a New Angle
Minimal Tools, Maximum Meat
This article presents a pilot experiment conducted to better understand how Middle Pleistocene hominins might have processed and exploited elephants using simple stone and bone tools. The experiment was conducted in three phases: (1) production of small, flake-based stone tools, (2) butchery of the lower hind-leg of an Indian elephant, and (3) manufacture of bone tools from the tibia. The experiment shows it is possible to cut through elephant sk…
The important role of bow choice and arrow fletching in projectile experimentation. A ballistic approach
Ballistic Study Tackles Kinetic Energy Values of Palaeolithic Weaponry
The appearance of new projectile propulsion modes is viewed as an important element for understanding human behaviour during the Palaeolithic. Because the organic components of hunting weapons (the bow, spear‐thrower and arrow, and spear shaft) are only rarely preserved archaeologically, some effort has been invested in experiments to explore how the projecting modes could be identified through the analysis of stone points. The kinetic energy dev…
Gravettian weaponry
Learning from blind tests
Gravettian weaponry
Projectiles Under a New Angle
Ballistic Study Tackles Kinetic Energy Values of Palaeolithic Weaponry
The appearance of new projectile propulsion modes is viewed as an important element for understanding human behaviour during the Palaeolithic. Because the organic components of hunting weapons (the bow, spear‐thrower and arrow, and spear shaft) are only rarely preserved archaeologically, some effort has been invested in experiments to explore how the projecting modes could be identified through the analysis of stone points. The kinetic energy dev…
Learning from blind tests
The important role of bow choice and arrow fletching in projectile experimentation. A ballistic approach
The propulsion phase of spear-throwers and its implications for understanding prehistoric weaponry
A handful of duck radiuses
The early Gravettian site of Maisières-Canal (Belgium) was discovered in 1966, during the widening of the Canal du Centre. Emergency excavation allowed the discovery of an open-air human occupation which yielded abundant archaeological material. A re-examination of the well-preserved faunal collections has expanded the bird assemblage from the 29 bones initially recognized to 78, which have been studied from an archaeozoological point of view. Si…
Learning from blind tests
Gravettian weaponry
Ballistic Study Tackles Kinetic Energy Values of Palaeolithic Weaponry
The appearance of new projectile propulsion modes is viewed as an important element for understanding human behaviour during the Palaeolithic. Because the organic components of hunting weapons (the bow, spear‐thrower and arrow, and spear shaft) are only rarely preserved archaeologically, some effort has been invested in experiments to explore how the projecting modes could be identified through the analysis of stone points. The kinetic energy dev…
Minimal Tools, Maximum Meat
This article presents a pilot experiment conducted to better understand how Middle Pleistocene hominins might have processed and exploited elephants using simple stone and bone tools. The experiment was conducted in three phases: (1) production of small, flake-based stone tools, (2) butchery of the lower hind-leg of an Indian elephant, and (3) manufacture of bone tools from the tibia. The experiment shows it is possible to cut through elephant sk…
The important role of bow choice and arrow fletching in projectile experimentation. A ballistic approach
Projectiles Under a New Angle
A handful of duck radiuses
The early Gravettian site of Maisières-Canal (Belgium) was discovered in 1966, during the widening of the Canal du Centre. Emergency excavation allowed the discovery of an open-air human occupation which yielded abundant archaeological material. A re-examination of the well-preserved faunal collections has expanded the bird assemblage from the 29 bones initially recognized to 78, which have been studied from an archaeozoological point of view. Si…
The propulsion phase of spear-throwers and its implications for understanding prehistoric weaponry
‘Blind’ perspectives on microwear formation on southern African lithic raw materials
Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (7 works) · Archaeology (5 works) · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (5 works) · Aerospace Engineering (4 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (4 works) · Engineering (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Geology (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Mechanics and Biomechanics Studies (3 works)