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Projectile Points

Projectile Points is a type of archaeological artifact that serves as the distinguishing component of prehistoric weapon systems, characterized by its chipped or ground stone tip design intended for hafting onto a shaft to function as a penetrative element in projectile technology.

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17.9K

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670

Authors

362

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2017–2026

58

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Publications

363

Style and Social Information in Kalahari San Projectile Points

Polly Wiessner · American Antiquity · 1983 · 830 citations

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The origins of lithic projectile point technology: evidence from Africa, the Levant, and Europe

John J. Shea · Journal of Archaeological Science · 2005 · 452 citations

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Macro and Micro Wear Traces on Lithic Projectile Points

Anders Fischer, Peter Vemming Hansen, Peter Rasmussen · Journal of Danish Archaeology · 1984 · 407 citations

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Paleoindian Seafaring, Maritime Technologies, and Coastal Foraging on California’s Channel Islands

Jon M. Erlandson, Torben C. Rick, Todd J. Braje et al. · Science · 2011 · 318 citations

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Paleoindian settlement of the high-altitude Peruvian Andes

Kurt Rademaker, Gregory Hodgins, Katherine M. Moore et al. · Science · 2014 · 306 citations

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Authors

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  1. BB
    Briggs Buchanan

    University of Tulsa, United States

    16 publications · 829 citations

    14

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  2. MI
    Metin I. Eren

    Cleveland Museum of Natural History, United States

    10 publications · 329 citations

    10

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  3. VT
    Vance T. Holliday

    University of Arizona, United States

    7 publications · 208 citations

    7

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  4. GC
    George C. Frison

    University of Wyoming, United States

    7 publications · 292 citations

    7

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  5. TR
    Thomas R. Hester

    The University of Texas at San Antonio, United States

    7 publications · 121 citations

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Institutions

362

  1. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas

    Buenos Aires, Argentina

    13 h-index

    30 publications

    1.1K citations

  2. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    12 h-index

    15 publications

    1.3K citations

  3. Southern Methodist University

    Dallas, United States

    11 h-index

    16 publications

    811 citations

  4. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    11 h-index

    42 publications

    2K citations

  5. Cleveland Museum of Natural History

    Cleveland, United States

    11 h-index

    14 publications

    448 citations

  6. Kent State University

    Kent, United States

    10 h-index

    29 publications

    897 citations

  7. University of Missouri

    Columbia, United States

    10 h-index

    18 publications

    1.2K citations

  8. The University of Texas at San Antonio

    San Antonio, United States

    10 h-index

    13 publications

    305 citations

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Venues

  1. American Antiquity

    76 publications · 5.1K citations

    36

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  2. Plains Anthropologist

    31 publications · 823 citations

    18

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  3. Journal of Archaeological Science

    12 publications · 1.2K citations

    12

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  4. Lithic Technology

    16 publications · 374 citations

    12

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  5. Journal of Field Archaeology

    11 publications · 414 citations

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