Static penetration assessment of stone weapon tip geometry metrics and comparison of static and dynamic penetration depths
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Many factors governed the penetration efficacy of prehistoric projectile weaponry. Archaeologists broadly focus their efforts on understanding the effect of stone weapon tips because these specimens are often the only part of the weapon system that survives in the archaeological record. The tip cross‐sectional area (TCSA) and perimeter (TCSP) of stone weapon tips have been shown to correlate with target penetration depth. Here, using results from both static and dynamic penetration testing, we compare TCSA and TCSP against other tip geometry metrics: lateral surface area (LSA) and volume (V). Our analyses broadly show that using a single‐point geometry metric evaluated at multiple locations along the length of the point, or using multiple geometry metrics evaluated at a single location, better predicts required energy than using a single‐point geometry metric evaluated at a single location. Our results also show that in the case where a single geometry metric evaluated at multiple locations is used LSA provided the most robust prediction models. Finally, our results show that for the case where all geometry metrics evaluated at a single location are used the location that provides the most robust prediction model is dependent on how far the point penetrated the target
Geometry · Metric (unit) · Operations research · Optics · Penetration (warfare) · Penetration depth · Physics · Projectile · Projectile point · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Computer Science · Engineering · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Geology · Mathematics · Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts
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