Spear-Thrower or Bow? Refining Comparative Metrics to Track the Cultural Transmission of Bow Technology in the Andes

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Marsh, Erik Johnson; Castro, Silvina Celeste; Yebra, Lucía Gabriela; Cortegoso, Valeria
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2024
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The appearance of new projectile technology can be among the most significant shifts in a region’s history. To metrically distinguish dart and arrow projectile points, we present new data on hafted archaeological projectile points from museums in South America and compare them to published data from North America.We suggest that using oversized ethnographic arrows as comparative data can lead us to misidentify small dart points as arrows. We recommend building comparative baselines only with archaeological points, which better reflect the metric impact of points’ use-lives. Hence there seems to be no universally applicable comparative dataset or discriminant formula, but there are clear tendencies. We applied these to a database of lithic projectile points (n = 422) from 21 archaeological sites in the Andes (16°–37° S). We carefully graded point integrity to eliminate retouched or recycled points. In our database, the earliest arrow-sized points are from ~1800 cal BP in the Lake Titicaca Basin (16° S), later than previously suggested for the earliest Andean bows. Farther south in Mendoza (34°S), similarly sized points appear later, ~1300 cal BP. Over this part ofthe Andes, our data suggest a southward trajectory of bows, which quickly replaced spear-throwers.
Fil: Marsh, Erik Johnson. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Básicas. - Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Básicas; Argentina
Fil: Castro, Silvina Celeste. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Básicas. - Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Básicas; Argentina
Fil: Yebra, Lucía Gabriela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Básicas. - Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Básicas; Argentina
Fil: Cortegoso, Valeria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Básicas. - Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Básicas; Argentina
Society for American Archeology 89th Annual Meeting
New Orleans
Estados Unidos
Society for American Archeology
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ANDEAN WEAPONS
COMPARATIVE METRICS
CULTURAL TRANSMISSION
BOW SPREAD
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spelling Spear-Thrower or Bow? Refining Comparative Metrics to Track the Cultural Transmission of Bow Technology in the AndesMarsh, Erik JohnsonCastro, Silvina CelesteYebra, Lucía GabrielaCortegoso, ValeriaANDEAN WEAPONSCOMPARATIVE METRICSCULTURAL TRANSMISSIONBOW SPREADhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.1https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6The appearance of new projectile technology can be among the most significant shifts in a region’s history. To metrically distinguish dart and arrow projectile points, we present new data on hafted archaeological projectile points from museums in South America and compare them to published data from North America.We suggest that using oversized ethnographic arrows as comparative data can lead us to misidentify small dart points as arrows. We recommend building comparative baselines only with archaeological points, which better reflect the metric impact of points’ use-lives. Hence there seems to be no universally applicable comparative dataset or discriminant formula, but there are clear tendencies. We applied these to a database of lithic projectile points (n = 422) from 21 archaeological sites in the Andes (16°–37° S). We carefully graded point integrity to eliminate retouched or recycled points. In our database, the earliest arrow-sized points are from ~1800 cal BP in the Lake Titicaca Basin (16° S), later than previously suggested for the earliest Andean bows. Farther south in Mendoza (34°S), similarly sized points appear later, ~1300 cal BP. Over this part ofthe Andes, our data suggest a southward trajectory of bows, which quickly replaced spear-throwers.Fil: Marsh, Erik Johnson. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Básicas. - Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Básicas; ArgentinaFil: Castro, Silvina Celeste. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Básicas. - Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Básicas; ArgentinaFil: Yebra, Lucía Gabriela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Básicas. - Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Básicas; ArgentinaFil: Cortegoso, Valeria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Básicas. - Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Básicas; ArgentinaSociety for American Archeology 89th Annual MeetingNew OrleansEstados UnidosSociety for American ArcheologySociety for American Archeology2024info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObjectReuniónBookhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_5794info:ar-repo/semantics/documentoDeConferenciaapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/253713Spear-Thrower or Bow? Refining Comparative Metrics to Track the Cultural Transmission of Bow Technology in the Andes; Society for American Archeology 89th Annual Meeting; New Orleans; Estados Unidos; 2024; 616-617CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://documents.saa.org/container/docs/default-source/doc-annualmeeting/abstract/89th-annual-meeting-abstracts-(new-orleans_la_2024).pdfInternacionalinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T09:47:03Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/253713instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 09:47:04.058CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
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title Spear-Thrower or Bow? Refining Comparative Metrics to Track the Cultural Transmission of Bow Technology in the Andes
spellingShingle Spear-Thrower or Bow? Refining Comparative Metrics to Track the Cultural Transmission of Bow Technology in the Andes
Marsh, Erik Johnson
ANDEAN WEAPONS
COMPARATIVE METRICS
CULTURAL TRANSMISSION
BOW SPREAD
title_short Spear-Thrower or Bow? Refining Comparative Metrics to Track the Cultural Transmission of Bow Technology in the Andes
title_full Spear-Thrower or Bow? Refining Comparative Metrics to Track the Cultural Transmission of Bow Technology in the Andes
title_fullStr Spear-Thrower or Bow? Refining Comparative Metrics to Track the Cultural Transmission of Bow Technology in the Andes
title_full_unstemmed Spear-Thrower or Bow? Refining Comparative Metrics to Track the Cultural Transmission of Bow Technology in the Andes
title_sort Spear-Thrower or Bow? Refining Comparative Metrics to Track the Cultural Transmission of Bow Technology in the Andes
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Marsh, Erik Johnson
Castro, Silvina Celeste
Yebra, Lucía Gabriela
Cortegoso, Valeria
author Marsh, Erik Johnson
author_facet Marsh, Erik Johnson
Castro, Silvina Celeste
Yebra, Lucía Gabriela
Cortegoso, Valeria
author_role author
author2 Castro, Silvina Celeste
Yebra, Lucía Gabriela
Cortegoso, Valeria
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv ANDEAN WEAPONS
COMPARATIVE METRICS
CULTURAL TRANSMISSION
BOW SPREAD
topic ANDEAN WEAPONS
COMPARATIVE METRICS
CULTURAL TRANSMISSION
BOW SPREAD
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.1
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dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The appearance of new projectile technology can be among the most significant shifts in a region’s history. To metrically distinguish dart and arrow projectile points, we present new data on hafted archaeological projectile points from museums in South America and compare them to published data from North America.We suggest that using oversized ethnographic arrows as comparative data can lead us to misidentify small dart points as arrows. We recommend building comparative baselines only with archaeological points, which better reflect the metric impact of points’ use-lives. Hence there seems to be no universally applicable comparative dataset or discriminant formula, but there are clear tendencies. We applied these to a database of lithic projectile points (n = 422) from 21 archaeological sites in the Andes (16°–37° S). We carefully graded point integrity to eliminate retouched or recycled points. In our database, the earliest arrow-sized points are from ~1800 cal BP in the Lake Titicaca Basin (16° S), later than previously suggested for the earliest Andean bows. Farther south in Mendoza (34°S), similarly sized points appear later, ~1300 cal BP. Over this part ofthe Andes, our data suggest a southward trajectory of bows, which quickly replaced spear-throwers.
Fil: Marsh, Erik Johnson. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Básicas. - Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Básicas; Argentina
Fil: Castro, Silvina Celeste. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Básicas. - Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Básicas; Argentina
Fil: Yebra, Lucía Gabriela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Básicas. - Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Básicas; Argentina
Fil: Cortegoso, Valeria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Básicas. - Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Básicas; Argentina
Society for American Archeology 89th Annual Meeting
New Orleans
Estados Unidos
Society for American Archeology
description The appearance of new projectile technology can be among the most significant shifts in a region’s history. To metrically distinguish dart and arrow projectile points, we present new data on hafted archaeological projectile points from museums in South America and compare them to published data from North America.We suggest that using oversized ethnographic arrows as comparative data can lead us to misidentify small dart points as arrows. We recommend building comparative baselines only with archaeological points, which better reflect the metric impact of points’ use-lives. Hence there seems to be no universally applicable comparative dataset or discriminant formula, but there are clear tendencies. We applied these to a database of lithic projectile points (n = 422) from 21 archaeological sites in the Andes (16°–37° S). We carefully graded point integrity to eliminate retouched or recycled points. In our database, the earliest arrow-sized points are from ~1800 cal BP in the Lake Titicaca Basin (16° S), later than previously suggested for the earliest Andean bows. Farther south in Mendoza (34°S), similarly sized points appear later, ~1300 cal BP. Over this part ofthe Andes, our data suggest a southward trajectory of bows, which quickly replaced spear-throwers.
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