
Weapons, Tools and Technology
The Wooden Finds from the Spear Horizon (Schöningen 13II-4)
Leibniz-Zentrum für Archäologie (LEIZA) (Publisher)
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 15. July 2026
Book
Hardback
800 pages
978-3-88467-378-2 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Germany
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Illustrations
5 großformatige Beilagen
Dimensions
Height: 300 mm
Width: 210 mm
Weight
1 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-88467-378-2 (9783884673782)
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Persons
Editor
ISNI: 0000 0001 0778 1872 GND: 138628130