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Earliest Stone-Tipped Projectiles from the Ethiopian Rift Date to >279,000 Years Ago

Projectile weapons (i.e. those delivered from a distance) enhanced prehistoric hunting efficiency by enabling higher impact delivery and hunting of a broader range of animals while reducing confrontations with dangerous prey species. Projectiles therefore provided a significant advantage over thrust...

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Autores principales: Sahle, Yonatan, Hutchings, W. Karl, Braun, David R., Sealy, Judith C., Morgan, Leah E., Negash, Agazi, Atnafu, Balemwal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3827237/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24236011
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0078092