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> it's not a universally accepted idea that the origin was there. The section in the linked WP article discussing the origin of the technique does not contain
by dfc 10y ago
> it's not a universally accepted idea that the origin was there.
The section in the linked WP article discussing the origin of the technique does not contain any references. you seem to be familiar with the topic, do you know of any other resources for this claim?
Academic articles like this make me miss my university account access.
- itchyjunk 10y agoWell, had to read about stone tools from about ~2 million years ago (mya) to 1 mya and the problems of trying to figure out what they signify. This one is more recent ofcourse but archaeological record jump implies there is missing information. (No fluting to suddenly a lot of fluting for example). "The vituperative debate ended only when strong evidence for a pre-Clovis settlement turned up in Chile in the late 1990s." "Clovis may no longer be the oldest American culture, but it remains the oldest American culture we know much about."[0] This article talks about how the smaller "clovis" was probably part of projectile weapon like a throwing spear as well. ----------------------------- [0] http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-clovis-point-and-the-discovery-of-americas-first-culture-3825828/ http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-clovis-point-and-t... [1] http://www.bradshawfoundation.com/journey/taima-taima-text3.html http://www.bradshawfoundation.com/journey/taima-taima-text3....
- mijoharas 10y agoLots of universities (at least in the U.K.) offer journal access for their alumni, it might be worth checking with them if you can still get an account to log on. ... of course there is also SciHub...