Date of Defense

12-14-1995

Department

Anthropology

First Advisor

Dr. Michael Nassaney

Second Advisor

Dr. Tal Simmons

Third Advisor

George Demetrakopoulos

Abstract

Archaeologists have long been plagued with determining the function of lithic tools from archaeological assemblages. Stone projectile points cause particular problems since they form a part of different projectiles: darts and atlatls and bows and arrows. Since wood and leather decompose, the stone tips of projectiles are often all that is left to predict weapon use, and this can create problems since they form only a part of the overall projection system of the atlatl and dart or the bow and arrow (Blitz 1988:125; Christenson 1986).

Access Setting

Honors Thesis-Campus Only

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