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Paleo Skills Workshop and Lecture by Dr. Devin Pettigrew, 10\/15-10\/16<\/span><\/h2>\n
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\"\"<\/a>UTC\u2019s Department of History and Department of Social, Cultural, and Justice Studies join the UTC College of Arts and Sciences to Present<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Devin Pettigrew, the University of Colorado at Boulder<\/span><\/h4>\n
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Weapon Technology, Hunting Success, and the Search for Modern Behavior in Our Species<\/span><\/h3>\n

Friday, October 15, 2021 at 5:00 P.M. Eastern Time<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Signal Mountain Room at the UTC University Center<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Or Zoom: https:\/\/tennessee.zoom.us\/j\/91973879336<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

This Lecture is Free and Open to the Public!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Email Dr. Carey McCormack at carey-mccormack@utc.edu or Dr. Brooke Persons at brooke-persons@utc.edu with questions<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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About the Speaker<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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From a young age I have replicated and practiced with old hunting tools like the atlatl and dart (spear thrower). As an archaeologist, I test the ballistics of atlatl and dart and bow and arrow weapon systems through realistic and laboratory experiments. These experiments produce data on weapon efficacy along with samples of damaged stone armatures and animal bone with known histories of impact for comparison with the archaeological record. Using experimental and ethnographic evidence, I seek to understand the decisions made by ancient hunters, how they articulated with their prey and their environment, and how they achieved success.<\/span><\/p>\n

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About the Talk<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Archaeologists include the development of sophisticated hunting and defense weapons as one of the material signatures of modern behavior as our species left Africa and colonized other parts of the globe. Composite, compound projectile weapons like the atlatl and dart (spear thrower) and bow and arrow are thought to have allowed modern humans to hunt dangerous prey more effectively, to ward off big predators, and to outcompete Indigenous populations of archaic humans in Europe and Asia, such as Neanderthals. But identifying complex weapons in the archaeological record is not without challenges. Recent research suggests that the material signatures previously thought to have set our species apart from Neanderthals may fail to materialize. In light of recent evidence, we can also question the extent to which new weapons really gave us an edge in any particular context, or are they adaptations to changes in human-prey interactions? These questions can be explored through experiments with old weapons and ethno-historic analogs of Indigenous hunters.<\/span><\/p>\n

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October 16, 2021, 1:00-4:00 pm<\/span><\/h4>\n

Chamberlain Field (UTC Campus)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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An experimental archaeology event including instruction on atlatls and slings, with demonstrations on flint knapping and friction fire. The final hour will be dedicated to the Moche toss, a game based on the Moche civilization of Peru. Each station will discuss the purpose and use of the tools and the opportunity to experiment with them. Students will be asked to sign a waiver in case of injury and will be instructed in archery range safety.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Lecture by Dr. Devin Pettigrew on “Weapon Technology, Hunting Success, and the Search for Modern Behavior in Our Species” on 10\/15 @ 5:00 and Paleo Skills Workshop on 10\/16 @ 1:00.<\/p>\n

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