2021
DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2021.102949
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Ancient throwing dart reveals first archaeological evidence of castoreum

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“…Most traditional indigenous uses of castoreum are documented as associated with trapping activities where its scent acts as bait to attract game to a trap. There are rarer accounts where castoreum is used as a treatment for materials such as wood (Emmons 1911;Helwig et al 2021). It is also notable that beavers use their castoreum for both purposes; 1) to mark their territories, and 2) to waterproof their fur.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Most traditional indigenous uses of castoreum are documented as associated with trapping activities where its scent acts as bait to attract game to a trap. There are rarer accounts where castoreum is used as a treatment for materials such as wood (Emmons 1911;Helwig et al 2021). It is also notable that beavers use their castoreum for both purposes; 1) to mark their territories, and 2) to waterproof their fur.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Observations completed on all three segments of the dart shaft showed clearly visible radial sections of wood grain (IAWA Committee 2004;1989) indicating each segment was carved from split staves of wood as opposed to natural saplings. Wood identification for one segment of the dart was accomplished through destructive sampling followed by microscopic analysis.…”
Section: Wood Identificationmentioning
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“…Magdalenian un-barbed osseous points are universally regarded as heads of delivered projectiles (Langley et al, 2016;Pétillon, 2006;Pétillon et al, 2011;Pfeifer, 2016;Stodiek, 1993). With basal widths of 8-20 mm, corresponding to the distal diameters of the wooden spear shafts, the Maszycka points are in the size range of throwing spears from ethnographic and archaeological contexts (e.g., Allen & Akermann, 2015;Cattelain, 1997;Clarkson, 2016;Hare et al, 2004Hare et al, , 2012Helwig et al, 2021;Pettigrew, 2015), as well as of successful experimental replicas (e.g., Coppe et al, 2019;Gauvrit Roux et al, 2020;Pétillon, 2006;Pétillon et al, 2011;Pettigrew, 2015;Stodiek, 1993) used with spearthrowers. Spearthrower hooks made of antler are rare but regular finds in western European assemblages (Stodiek, 1993).…”
Section: Function and Use-related Fracturesmentioning
confidence: 99%