External ballistics of Pleistocene hand-thrown spears: experimental performance data and implications for human evolution.

Milks A, Parker D, Pope M

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-37904-w
Published: 2019 Jan 25
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@article{allodium:10.1038/s41598-018-37904-w,
  title = {External ballistics of Pleistocene hand-thrown spears: experimental performance data and implications for human evolution.},
  author = {Milks A and Parker D and Pope M},
  year = {2019},
  journal = {Scientific reports},
  doi = {10.1038/s41598-018-37904-w},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-37904-w}
}

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A, M., D, P., & M, P. (2019). External ballistics of Pleistocene hand-thrown spears: experimental performance data and implications for human evolution.. Scientific reports. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-37904-w

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