Bows and arrows of the Greenland Thule culture (1200-1900 AD) : a study of archaeological and ethnographic sources /
This study presents the bows and arrows attributed to the Greenland Thule culture in the archaeological and ethnographic collections of the National Museum of Denmark. It contains a catalogue with comprehensive visual and metric data. Supplemented by material from other collections and written sourc...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford, UK :
BAR Publishing,
[2021].
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| Series: | BAR international series ;
3060. |
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| Summary: | This study presents the bows and arrows attributed to the Greenland Thule culture in the archaeological and ethnographic collections of the National Museum of Denmark. It contains a catalogue with comprehensive visual and metric data. Supplemented by material from other collections and written sources accessed through the literature, both regional variability and chronology are discussed. It becomes clear that in the course of the spread and development of the Thule culture, its archery tradition developed into very different regional forms. This process was mainly triggered by resource availability and intragroup communication, or lack thereof. The second focus of the study is on functional analysis and examines the influence of raw material, technology and design on the performance of different bow and arrow types. It becomes clear that archery in Greenland, as in other Arctic regions, was highly complex and reflects specific environments of use. This makes it a primary source for Arctic cultural history. |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 104 pages : chiefly color illustrations, color maps ; 30 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 75-80). |
| ISBN: | 9781407359021 1407359029 |