Archive for 'Europe'
Why Did They Do That – Grinding?
Posted on28. Jul, 2010 by Shannon Graham.
This article was authored and kindly submitted by John Garrett, a.k.a. ‘Mojave’. We appreciate John’s many contributions to Arrowheadology as well as to the greater collecting community.
By John Garrett
This commentary examines one of the more curious peculiarities in the technological habit patterns of earliest Americans, generally referred to as Paleo-Indians; marginal grinding of projectile point [...]
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The Ubiquitous European Glass Trade Bead
Posted on31. May, 2010 by Shannon Graham.
This article was authored and submitted by John Garrett (a.k.a. Mojave)
This article is for those who have occasioned across early American Glass Trade Beads. Hopefully information here will help individuals recognize, identify, and understand these colorful artifacts that have come to symbolize the illustrious history of the North American trade era. Many thanks are owed [...]
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From Poop Throwing To Rocks?
Posted on20. Feb, 2009 by Shannon Graham.
OK, while not necessarily recent news, this Discovery News article did raise an eyebrow last year.
The article suggests that today’s “technologically advanced warfare may be traced back to primates throwing feces.” Think about it. Primates sling poop, sticks and rocks at intruders for defense or possibly anger. Could this be the roots of Stinger [...]
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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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Iceman Reveals More Secrets
Posted on28. Jan, 2009 by Shannon Graham.
Oetzi, the ‘Iceman’ discovered in thawing in the Italian Alps in 1991 continues to reveal much about his way of life some 5300 years ago.
In 2007 scientists speculated that severe head trauma and a lethal arrowhead wound in the shoulder killed the iceman.
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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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