Experiments in the function and performance of the weighted atlatl
Dados Bibliográficos
| ID | 3919561 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Anan Raymond (0000-0001-7166-9295, Information Technology Association of America, autor correspondente) |
| Ano | 1986 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Fascículo | 2 |
| Páginas | 153-177 |
| Data de publicação | 1986-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Não |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | World Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 0043-8243 • E-ISSN: 1470-1375 |
| Editora | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00438243.1986.9979996 |
| OpenAlex | W2036791293 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citações recebidas | 50 |
| Referências citadas | 20 |
The atlatl (or spearthrower) has been used on one continent or another for at least 13,000 years, making it one of the most pervasive weapons in human history. Yet, anthropologists disagree onhow to wield an atlatl, and about the purpose of stone weights often attached to prehistoric examples of this weapon in North America. This paper briefly reviews the contributions and oversights of previous experiments and models on the function of atlatls and atlatl weights. I conducted three new experiments with replicas of prehistoric weapons to describe how an atlatl operates and to assess the performance of a weighted atlatl versus an unweighted atlatl. The results indicate that a weighted atlatl cannot launch a dart (or spear) significantly further than an unweighted atlatl. However, physical models do suggest that a weighted atlatl will hurl a dart more accurately than an unweighted atlatl. Additionally, a comparison of the performance of the atlatl and dart with the bow and arrow provides insight to the evolution of hunting technology
Archaeology · Biology · Dart · Evolutionary biology · Function (biology · Operations research · Prehistory · Spear · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Computer Science · Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation · History · Mathematics · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
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A Macroevolutionary Perspective on the Archaeological Record of North America
The Lifeways of Hunter-Gatherers
Atlatl Dart Velocity
Identifying Weapon Delivery Systems Using Macrofracture Analysis and Fracture Propagation Velocity
Exploring the Possible Function of Paleolithic Open Rings as Spearthrower Finger Loops
Sticks with Stones
The diversity of North American projectile-point types, before and after the bow and arrow
The Bow and Cultural Complexity of the Canadian Plains
Sedentism, Social Change, Warfare, and the Bow in the Ancient Pueblo Southwest
Empleo De Las Armas Arrojadizas Del Área Centro-Andina
Weapon Systems and Assemblage Variability during the Northern Archaic Period in Northern Alaska
Algunas consideraciones sobre el inicio de la arquería prehistórica
Getting to the point
Experimental evidence for lithic projectile injuries
A Tale of Two Weapons
The Atlatl to Bow Transition
Pipe Manufacture on the Plains and Experimental Archaeology
Modeling Warfare in Southwestern Prehistory
Adoption of the Bow in Prehistoric North America
Projectile Point Rejuvenation
The atlatl among prehispanic hunter-gatherer from the southeastern Lowlands, South America
Chipped-Stone Crescents from the Terminal Pleistocene–Early Holocene of Far Western North America and the Transverse Projectile Point Hypothesis
The propulsion phase of spear-throwers and its implications for understanding prehistoric weaponry
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Late Pleistocene-Early Holocene Fishtail Points from Southernmost Patagonia (South America)
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Projectile impact fractures and launching mechanisms
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Bowhunting in the Magdalenian? A tip cross-sectional area exploration of five antler point types from southwest France
Metrical variability in ethnographic arrows from southernmost Patagonia
Power Materialized
The Survival of Archaic Technology in an Agricultural World
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Shanidar 3 Neandertal rib puncture wound and paleolithic weaponry
A New Method for Classifying Dart and Arrow Projectile Points
The Effect of Projectile Point Size on Atlatl Dart Efficiency
Atlatl Dynamics
Spearthrower performance
Experimental archery
Comparing Atlatls and Bows
The Adoption of the Bow and Arrow
Dart and Arrow Points on the Columbia Plateau of Western North America
Spears, Darts, and Arrows
The Adoption of the Bow and Arrow in Eastern North America
The bow and arrow, population, environment, and seeds
The Mid-Holocene bifacial projectile points from Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt
A Complete Atlatl Dart from Pershing County, Nevada
Atlatl Function
Atlatl Function
Atlatl Function
Palaeolithic Spear-Throwers
The Atlatl
The Eskimo about Bering Strait
Morphological Projectile Point Typology
The Atlatl
A New Approach to the Significance of the 'Weighted' Spear Thrower
Atlatl Weights from Certain Sites on the Northern and Central Great Plains
Archaeological Evidence for the use of Atlatl Weights in the Northwest
Experiments in the Use of Atlatl Weights
Historic Use of the Spear-Thrower in Southeastern North America
An Atlatl from the Baylor Rock Shelter, Culberson County, Texas
Projectile Points
The Arrow
| Obras citantes distintas | 50 |
|---|---|
| Citações por ano | 1,32 |
| Intervalo de citações | 1988 - 2026 (39) |
| Velocidade de citação | current |
| Altamente citado | Não |
| Tipos de citação | Neutras: 49 |