Weapons, Tools and Technology
The Wooden Finds from the Spear Horizon (Schöningen 13II-4)
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2026
Leibniz-Zentrum für Archäologie (LEIZA) (Verlag)
978-3-88467-378-2 (ISBN)
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978-3-88467-378-2 (ISBN)
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The former lakeshore site Schöningen dating to Marine Isotope Stage 9 (c. 300,000 years ago) entails an outstanding environmental archive of the Middle Pleistocene and provides unique insights into past hunter-gatherer lifeways. The extraordinary discovery of the first completely preserved wooden weapons of humankind represents a hallmark of prehistoric research that considerably changed our perspective on early hominins.
Since 2021 a research team has systematically analysed the wooden assemblage from the famous Spear Horizon (Schöningen 13 II-4) with financial support of German Research Foundation (DFG). For the first time, this volume provides an overview of the well-preserved material which is the largest Palaeolithic wood assemblage worldwide. The study brings to light 188 wooden artefacts made of spruce, larch, and pine. A minimum of 25 hunting weapons is recognised including spears, throwing sticks and numerous point and shaft fragments. With a particular focus on woodworking technology and tool recycling, the new findings bear implications for the interpretation of Schöningen as a hunting/butchering site. Moreover, the study allows new insights into human evolution and cognitive capacity c. 300,000 years ago.
Since 2021 a research team has systematically analysed the wooden assemblage from the famous Spear Horizon (Schöningen 13 II-4) with financial support of German Research Foundation (DFG). For the first time, this volume provides an overview of the well-preserved material which is the largest Palaeolithic wood assemblage worldwide. The study brings to light 188 wooden artefacts made of spruce, larch, and pine. A minimum of 25 hunting weapons is recognised including spears, throwing sticks and numerous point and shaft fragments. With a particular focus on woodworking technology and tool recycling, the new findings bear implications for the interpretation of Schöningen as a hunting/butchering site. Moreover, the study allows new insights into human evolution and cognitive capacity c. 300,000 years ago.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 30.06.2025 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | RGZM, LEIZA / Forschungen zur Urgeschichte aus dem Tagebau von Schöningen ; 5 |
| Zusatzinfo | meist farbig |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 210 x 300 mm |
| Gewicht | 1 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte | |
| Schlagworte | Jagd • Jäger und Sammler • Schlachten • Speere |
| ISBN-10 | 3-88467-378-5 / 3884673785 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-88467-378-2 / 9783884673782 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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