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Title Of Article Chaper
Morphological projectile point typology: replication experimentation and technological analysis
Title Of Journal Book
American antiquity: a quarterly review of American archaeology
Volume
51
Issue
3
Pages
603-614
Collation
6 figs., 2 tables
Reference Bibliography
refs.
ISSN
0002-7316
Language Of Text
English
Language Of Summary
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
Morphological typologies of projectile points in North America have often been employed as time-sensitive prehistoric cultural markers. This article demonstrates that the contingencies of point manufacture, hafting, use, and rejuvenation create morphological changes that may render questionable use of these morphological typologies as prehistoric cultural markers. Some 30 projectile points were replicated according to the attributes of a commonly employed typological scheme for the Great Basin. Experiments with hafting, impact, and rejuvenation demonstrate that a single point-type may manifest more than one time-sensitive shape within its normal use-life.
Keywords
typology;replicas;North America;prehistoric; experimental archaeology; morphology;weapons;projectile points
pub_id
8189