Experimental archaeology has run as a thread throughout my postgraduate studies, and I’ve conducted a number of different types of experiments on Pleistocene hunting weapons. Something that was clear early on in designing my experiments is that we have a present-day skills shortage in terms of how humans used early hunting spears. Once upon aContinue reading “Skills Shortage! Or The Replicator’s Conceit”
Tag Archives: Palaeolithic
What’s in a name? Defining prehistoric weaponry
I have researched Palaeolithic weapons for almost 10 years and (miraculously) I still love writing and talking about them. I’ve written up some basics below on prehistoric weaponry, including some definitions, classifications, and a few archaeological ‘firsts’. But I want to think very briefly first why we need these definitions and classifications. We use definitionsContinue reading “What’s in a name? Defining prehistoric weaponry”
Sticks and Stones 