Buch, Englisch, Band 5, 800 Seiten, Format (B × H): 210 mm x 300 mm, Gewicht: 1 g
Reihe: RGZM, LEIZA / Forschungen zur Urgeschichte aus dem Tagebau von Schöningen
The Wooden Finds from the Spear Horizon (Schöningen 13II-4)
Buch, Englisch, Band 5, 800 Seiten, Format (B × H): 210 mm x 300 mm, Gewicht: 1 g
Reihe: RGZM, LEIZA / Forschungen zur Urgeschichte aus dem Tagebau von Schöningen
ISBN: 978-3-88467-378-2
Verlag: Roemisch German.Zentrum
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.
