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dc.contributor.authorAllen, H
dc.contributor.authorLangley, MC
dc.contributor.authorTaçon, PSC
dc.contributor.editorM.C. Langley
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-20T02:14:40Z
dc.date.available2018-03-20T02:14:40Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.isbn9789402408997
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/978-94-024-0899-7_14
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/143478
dc.description.abstractWhile osseous projectile points are frequently recovered and well understood in African and European contexts, those from Pleistocene Australia remain vaguely reported. This chapter outlines the current evidence for prehistoric osseous projectile technology on the Australian continent through the integration of data from archaeologically recovered implements, rock art, and ethnography. Organic implements are recovered only rarely from Pleistocene archaeological contexts in Australia, however, in ethnographic times, a wide range of both bone and wooden projectile technologies were used for hunting and defense. Spears played a significant part in Aboriginal economies, mythological traditions, and in the reproduction of gender roles. This chapter will show that while the evidence for osseous prehistoric projectile technology in Australia is less rich than in other regions of the world, owing to a variety of reasons including taphonomic processes and the ready availability of alternative materials, the Australian data nevertheless contributes to a greater understanding of Pleistocene technological choices as well as cultural variability during this period.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSpringer Netherlands
dc.publisher.placeNetherlands
dc.relation.ispartofbooktitleOsseous Projectile Weaponry: Towards an Understanding of Pleistocene Culture Variability
dc.relation.ispartofchapter14
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom209
dc.relation.ispartofpageto220
dc.subject.fieldofresearchAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander archaeology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode450101
dc.titleBone projectile points in prehistoric Australia: evidence from archaeologically recovered implements, ethnography, and rock art
dc.typeBook chapter
dc.type.descriptionB2 - Chapters (Other)
dc.type.codeB - Book Chapters
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorTacon, Paul S.
gro.griffith.authorLangley, Michelle C.


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