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The earliest evidence for mechanically delivered projectile weapons in Europe

Microscopic analysis of backed lithic pieces from the Uluzzian technocomplex (45-40kya) at the Grotta del Cavallo (southern Italy) reveals their use as mechanically delivered projectile weapons, attributed to Anatomically Modern Humans. Use-wear and residue analysis indicates the lithics were huntin...

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Autores principales: Sano, Katsuhiro, Arrighi, Simona, Stani, Chiaramaria, Aureli, Daniele, Boschin, Francesco, Fiore, Ivana, Spagnolo, Vincenzo, Ricci, Stefano, Crezzini, Jacopo, Boscato, Paolo, Gala, Monica, Tagliacozzo, Antonio, Birarda, Giovanni, Vaccari, Lisa, Ronchitelli, Annamaria, Moroni, Adriana, Benazzi, Stefano
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6823051/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31558829
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41559-019-0990-3