The bow and arrow in northern North America

Evolutionary Anthropology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 133-138

  Maschner, Herbert ^a   Mason, Owen K ^b  

^a IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aleutian Islands; Asian war complex; Bow; Northwest; Warfare

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN INDIAN; ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; CANADA; CATERING SERVICE; GREENLAND; HISTORY; HUMAN; SOCIAL CHANGE; TECHNOLOGY; UNITED STATES; WAR; WEAPON;

ALASKA; ARCHAEOLOGY; CANADA; FOOD SUPPLY; GREENLAND; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; SOCIAL CHANGE; TECHNOLOGY; WAR; WEAPONS;

MAMMALIA; RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 84879299296     PISSN: 10601538     EISSN: 15206505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/evan.21357     Document Type: Article

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