New Kind of Weapon Head in Western Sahara
The Idki Point
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11380857 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alain Rodrigue (Richard Wolf (Germany), corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 7-9 |
| Publication date | 2009-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Lithic Technology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0197-7261 • E-ISSN: 2051-6185 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01977261.2009.11721070 |
| OpenAlex | W198760527 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
A new kind of prehistoric tool is described. It appears rarely in Spanish and French publications concerning the northern desert zone of Africa, nowadays Mauritania and Western Sahara, but the knapping technique and intended purpose of this specialized tool were not studied at that time. The Idki point is probably a weapon head
Archaeology · Desert (philosophy · Geography · Head (geology · Knapping · Political science · Prehistory · Spear · Stone tool · Archaeological and Geological Studies · Archaeological and Historical Studies · History · Language, Linguistics, Cultural Analysis · Law · Geology · Paleontology
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2024 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |