2019 Oct 09 Wed Post by: WAA Leave a Comment

Prehistoric Russian Projectile Points

Click the link to read the paper Bone and antler projectile points from the Meso-Neolithic site Zamostje 2, Moscow region, Russia Projectile points as a major implement of the economic prosperity of ancient people have always been an important indicator for evaluating cultural traditions, chronological attributes, hunting and crafting skills. … In this paper, Olga […]

2019 Apr 16 Tue Post by: WAA Leave a Comment

Moche Badminton

The May/June 2019 issue of Archeology magazine (https://www.archaeology.org/issues/336-1905) has an article about Moche Badminton, and Chris Henry of Paleoarts is mentioned. When Chris Henry saw Moche depictions of the shuttlecock and crosspieces used in the ancient game, he says, ‘I immediately know what was going on, and I thought, “Oh, yeah. I can make those.”‘ […]

2018 Feb 24 Sat Post by: WAA Leave a Comment

Coastal Peoples of Oregon: The Par-Tee Collection

The Par-Tee site contains the largest artifact assemblage from the Oregon coast…. Perhaps the most remarkable tools recovered from the site are the remains of at least 23 whale bone atlatls or spear throwers… Several of the Par-tee atlatls are extremely small and were probably used by children.

2018 Feb 01 Thu Post by: WAA Leave a Comment

Wound Ballistics from Stone Projectiles

Wound ballistics: The prey specific implications of penetrating trauma injuries from osseous, flaked stone, and composite inset microblade projectiles during the Pleistocene/Holocene transition, Alaska U.S.A. by Janice Wood and Ben Fitzhugh Journal of Archaeological Science, January 2018 Highlights •Ballistic gel results predicted wound potential of points into soft tissues of the carcass. •The inset microblade point […]

2017 Nov 15 Wed Post by: Ryan Grohsmeyer Leave a Comment

“Secrets from the Ice” Documentary and Article

From the Yukon to Norway, climate change has created a new field – ice patch archeology. A revealing new documentary exposing unimaginable human secrets. Watch Secrets from the Ice Read “An Introduction to Ancient Darts from the Yukon“ by Ryan Grohsmeyer to find out more about the dart’s sophistication. See an excerpt with WAA […]

Prehistoric Russian Projectile Points

Moche Badminton

Coastal Peoples of Oregon: The Par-Tee Collection

Wound Ballistics from Stone Projectiles

“Secrets from the Ice” Documentary and Article

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