"A Tale of Two Weapons": Late Holocene Hunting Technology in North Central Texas Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title "A Tale of Two Weapons": Late Holocene Hunting Technology in North Central Texas

Creator

  • Author: Miller, Mickey Joe
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Chair: Ferring, C. Reid
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Major Professor
  • Committee Member: Nagaoka, Lisa
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Minor Professor
  • Committee Member: Wolverton, Steven J.
    Contributor Type: Personal

Publisher

  • Name: University of North Texas
    Place of Publication: Denton, Texas

Date

  • Creation: 2009-05
  • Digitized: 2009-10-07

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: This research is an investigation of the Late Holocene technological transition from the spearthrower and dart to the bow and arrow in north central Texas. It is conducted through a theoretical approach that utilizes ethnographic research, experimental archaeology and the archaeological record to elucidate differences in the behaviors and hunting strategies of Late Archaic and Late Prehistoric groups. It first confirms that there was a transition. Second, a lithic analysis demonstrates that there are fundamental differences in the sizes of the stone dart and arrow points that relate to the propulsive requirements of the weapon systems. Third, it is shown these size differences constrain maintenance potentials and that indeed dart and arrow points exhibit stark differences in their life histories in spite of being employed for the same task. And finally, the faunal record suggests that this transition was associated with an increase in foraging efficiency.

Subject

  • Keyword: Bow
  • Keyword: primitive weapons
  • Keyword: north central Texas
  • Keyword: dart
  • Keyword: spearthrower
  • Keyword: atlatl
  • Keyword: arrow
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Weapons, Prehistoric -- Texas.
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Bow and arrow, Prehistoric -- Texas.
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Throwing-sticks -- Texas.
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Indians of North America -- Texas -- Antiquities.

Collection

  • Name: UNT Theses and Dissertations
    Code: UNTETD

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries
    Code: UNT

Rights

  • Rights Access: public
  • Rights License: copyright
  • Rights Holder: Miller II, Mickey Joe
  • Rights Statement: Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Resource Type

  • Thesis or Dissertation

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • OCLC: 476200517
  • UNT Catalog No.: b3805785
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc10986

Degree

  • Degree Name: Master of Science
  • Degree Level: Master's
  • Degree Discipline: Applied Geography
  • Academic Department: Department of Geography
  • Degree Grantor: University of North Texas

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