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ArticleiScience2026

Keiko Kitagawa, José-Miguel Tejero, Reuven Yeshurun, Rudolf Walter, Hannah Huber, Robin Andrews, Nico Magliozzi, Luc Doyon

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Article in iScience, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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8 authors.

Keiko KitagawaSenckenberg Centre for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment, University of Tübingen, Tubingen, Germany.
José-Miguel TejeroSERP (Seminari d'Estudis I Recerques Prehistòriques) Barcelona University, Montalegre 6, Barcelona 08001, Spain.
Reuven YeshurunZinman Institute of Archaeology and School of Archaeology and Maritime Cultures, University of Haifa, Mt. Carmel, Haifa 3103301, Israel.
Rudolf WalterWorking Group of Prehistory and Quaternary Ecology, Department of Geosciences, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Hannah HuberWorking Group of Prehistory and Quaternary Ecology, Department of Geosciences, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Robin AndrewsWorking Group of Prehistory and Quaternary Ecology, Department of Geosciences, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Nico MagliozziWorking Group of Prehistory and Quaternary Ecology, Department of Geosciences, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Luc DoyonUniversité de Bordeaux, MCC, CNRS UMR5199 PACEA, Bât. B2, Allée Geoffroy Saint Hilaire, CS50023, Pessac CEDEX 33615, France.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The evolution of projectile technology remains a central topic in palaeoanthropological discussions on prey acquisition, subsistence strategies, and interpersonal violence. A linear technological development is traditionally assumed from handheld spears, spear-thrower and spears (darts), to bow-and-arrows throughout the Palaeolithic, although recent studies argue for a more complex scenario. Here, we combine experimental ballistic with use-wear and morphometric analyses to investigate whether Aurignacian (c. 40-35 kya) osseous projectile points represent a diverse hunting strategy, i.e., whether some armatures were hafted on arrows rather than on spears. Our results suggest that breakage patterns depend more on the raw material and size of the armature than its specific launching mechanism. Variation in damage types and sizes recorded for arrowheads falls within that observed for spears. Thus, we suggest that Aurignacian hunting gears represent diverse weaponry technologies that possibly include both spear-thrower-and-spear and bow-and-arrows from the onset of the early Upper Palaeolithic.

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anthropologyarcheologyevolutionary biologyexperimental archaeology

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PMID41602904
PMCPMC12834112

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