2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Experimental archaeological study on emergence of prehistoric long-range projectile hunting in East Asia
Project/Area Number |
24720350
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Research Field |
Archaeology
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Research Institution | The University of Tokyo (2013-2014) Tohoku University (2012) |
Principal Investigator |
SANO Katsuhiro 東京大学, 総合研究博物館, 特任助教 (60587781)
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Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
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Keywords | 実験考古学 / 先史学 / 狩猟 |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This study conducted projectile experiments in order to test correlation between impact trace patterns on stone tips and impact velocities, which allow us to detect emergence of long-range projectile hunting using spearthrower or bow that were often disappeared due to acid sediment in East Asia. The analysis of the experimental specimens provided proxies for identifying long-range hunting armatures based on the impact trace patterns. Furthermore, the investigation of archaeological assemblages suggested that long-range hunting has already been practiced by East Asian modern human groups from the early Upper Palaeolithic.
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Free Research Field |
先史考古学
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