<i>Journey to the Ice Age: Discovering an Ancient World</i>. Peter L. Storck

Huckell, Bruce B.

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“…In keeping with Frison's extensive research, many archaeologists, paleoecologists, and others assume that the deaths of targeted prey animals resulted primarily from mortal wounds and blood loss. They, too, assume that Clovis projectile points themselves were intrinsically lethal or ''weapons of mass destruction'' (e.g., Collins 2007;Fiedel and Haynes 2004;Frison 1989Frison , 1991Frison , 1998Frison and Bradley 1999;Gorman 1972;Haynes 1966;Haynes 1991Haynes , 1999aHaynes , 1999bHaynes , 2002Lister and Bahn 1994;Pearson 2001;Storck 2004;Tankersley 2002). It is important to point out that these chipped stone weapon points are quite small.…”

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Paleoindians, Proboscideans, and Phytotoxins: Exploring the Feasibility of Poison Hunting During the Last Glacial-Interglacial Transition

Osborn¹

2016

Journal of Ethnobiology

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Archaeologists have long envisioned direct encounters between Paleoindians and megafauna of the Last Glacial-Interglacial Transition (LGIT, 15–11.5 cal BP). Debate continues regarding the role that these Paleoindian hunters played in the extinction event(s). Archaeologists, paleontologists, and paleobiologists have proposed that Paleoindians proved to be very effective hunters who employed darts and spears tipped with razor-sharp, chipped-stone projectile points. These weapons are assumed to have been capable of inflicting mortal wounds and death as a result of massive blood loss. Few archaeologists, however, have considered the possible use of hunting poisons, as well as the implications of poison use for past procurement tactics and present-day archaeological research. This paper explores the feasibility of poison hunting by Paleoindians—specifically those derived from Aconitum spp. or monkshood—as well as the possible material correlates of this technology that might be observed in the archaeological record.

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Paleoindians, Proboscideans, and Phytotoxins: Exploring the Feasibility of Poison Hunting During the Last Glacial-Interglacial Transition

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2016

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Journey to the Ice Age: Discovering an Ancient World. Peter L. Storck

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Paleoindians, Proboscideans, and Phytotoxins: Exploring the Feasibility of Poison Hunting During the Last Glacial-Interglacial Transition

Paleoindians, Proboscideans, and Phytotoxins: Exploring the Feasibility of Poison Hunting During the Last Glacial-Interglacial Transition

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