The Evolution of Pre-Industrial Hunting Weapons with Dr. Devin Pettigrew

Year of Plenty: Traditional Foodways

This episode is a conversation with Dr. Devin Pettigrew, who just finished his doctoral program in archeology. Devin has been on a quest to research ancient hunting weapons and tactics, and broader implications of these aspects on social organization, economy, and human-environmental relations. He has done a bunch of awesome experiments with ancient hunting weapons.

Episode Overviews

• Ancient piercing weapons used for hunting (lance, javelin, bow and arrow, atlatl)
• Deep dive into the atlatl and dart
• Timeline of the evolution of Pre-Industrial hunting weapons
• What would an ancient big game hunter’s gear list look like
• How do archeologists study the evolution of ancient hunters and weapons technology
• And many other awesome topics

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