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Neanderthals Threw Underhanded!
Posted on07. Feb, 2009 by Shannon Graham.
Hence their demise….
Seriously, it’s sports medicine we owe credit to for shedding shed light on ancient projectile technology. Apparently ancient humans threw overhanded while Neanderthals did not. The sample size is admittedly small however the implications are profound. Biological anthropologist Jill Rhodes and Steven E. Churchill of Duke University recently published their findings in the Journal of Human Evolution.
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Calf Creek Embedded in Bison Skull
Posted on07. Feb, 2009 by Shannon Graham.
Much discussion and speculation has centered around how Andice (and Calf Creek Culture ) points were utilized; more specifically, were they knives or projectiles?
A diagnostic trait of the group (Calf Creek, Bell, Andice) is the unusually deep basal nothing which resulted in long drooping barbs or ‘ears’ and a long, slender stem. While these deep [...]
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Top 10 Arrowhead Urban Legends & Folklore
Posted on01. Jan, 2009 by Shannon Graham.
Sure you’ve heard them. Maybe even believed them yourself at one time. They are the “old wives’ tales” of the artifact world. And some of them are doozies. These are the stories you heard when you first started collecting or occasionally still might hear in certain circles.
Let’s take a look at some of the more [...]
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Corner Tang; A Texas Original
Posted on01. Jan, 2009 by Shannon Graham.
One of the many great archeological mysteries of Texas is ‘how where corner tang knives hafted?’
Luckily with the help of some very dedicated individuals, replication studies, and high power microscopy, we have a some plausible theories.
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German Forest Yields Roman Battlefield
Posted on01. Jan, 2009 by Shannon Graham.
Do you like movies about Gladiators?
Well, if you enjoyed the battle scene in Gladiator where German barbarians attacked the Roman army, you’ll enjoy this. German archeologists have unearthed more than 600 artifacts from a forest in northern Germany.
The items unearthed so far include an axe, still sharp after nearly 1,800 years; horseshoes; shovels; spearheads; and [...]
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