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The hooked stick in the Lascaux shaft scene

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Arthur Irwin
Arthur Irwin*
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Abstract

Hunting methods of bison, whether in the French Palaeolithic or on the plains of North America, have much in common. This paper discusses how the hunters pursued their prey and the tools with which they despatched the bison.

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bisonLascauxspearharpoonNorth America
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Antiquity , Volume 74 , Issue 284 , June 2000 , pp. 293 - 298
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 2000

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