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Throwing Spear Experiments

Throwing Spear Experiments is a specialized category of projectile technology experiments that investigates the biomechanical, aerodynamic, and kinematic properties of handheld thrusting or throwing spears under controlled conditions to evaluate performance, accuracy, and efficiency in prehistoric or ethnographic contexts.

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2017–2026

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External ballistics of Pleistocene hand-thrown spears: experimental performance data and implications for human evolution

Annemieke Milks, David Parker, Matt Pope · Scientific Reports · 2019 · 110 citations · Full text

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Experimental archery: projectile velocities and comparison of bow performances

Christopher A. Bergman, E. H. McEwen, R. Miller · Antiquity · 1988 · 69 citations

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Atlatl Dart Velocity: Accurate Measurements and Implications for Paleoindian and Archaic Archaeology

John C. Whittaker, Devin B. Pettigrew, Ryan J. Grohsmeyer · PaleoAmerica · 2017 · 66 citations

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Experimental approaches to ancient near eastern archery

R. Miller, E. H. McEwen, Christopher A. Bergman · World Archaeology · 1986 · 59 citations

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Primitive Weapons and Modern Sport: Atlatl Capabilities, Learning, Gender, and Age

John C. Whittaker, Kathryn A. Kamp · Plains Anthropologist · 2006 · 39 citations

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Authors

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  1. JC
    John C. Whittaker

    London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 105 citations

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  2. EH
    E. H. McEwen

    University College London, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 128 citations

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  3. CA
    Christopher A. Bergman

    University of Oxford, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 128 citations

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  4. RM
    R. Miller

    Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Germany

    2 publications · 128 citations

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  5. KA
    Kathryn A. Kamp

    Grinnell College, United States

    1 publications · 39 citations

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Institutions

11

  1. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    289 citations

  2. Institute of Archaeology

    Beijing, China

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    228 citations

  3. Grinnell College

    Grinnell, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    144 citations

  4. University of Edinburgh

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    37 citations

  5. American Anthropological Association

    Arlington, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    18 citations

  6. Ernst & Young (United Kingdom)

    London, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    59 citations

  7. Museum of London Archaeology

    London, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    220 citations

  8. Missouri University of Science and Technology

    Rolla, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    66 citations

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  1. Antiquity

    2 publications · 106 citations

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  2. PaleoAmerica

    2 publications · 84 citations

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  3. American Museum Novitates

    1 publications · 17 citations

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  4. World Archaeology

    1 publications · 59 citations

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  5. Plains Anthropologist

    1 publications · 39 citations

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