关于评估古代投射武器性能的目标介质(非)可扩展性

IF 0.9 3区 历史学 0 ARCHAEOLOGY
Devin B. Pettigrew, D. Bamforth
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引用次数: 4

摘要

摘要当它们发挥作用时,受控实验可以有效而清晰地揭示古代狩猎和战斗武器的功能和性能的本质特征。然而,必须仔细验证同质目标介质,以确保受控测试捕捉到使武器在最初应用中有效的相同变量。尽管同质肉模拟物已被证明对研究枪支有效,但在测试低速切割/穿透弹时,不能假设相同的模拟物有效,因为低速切割/刺穿弹的性能特征与子弹明显不同。我们基于过去的研究表明,考古学家常用的两种肉模拟物,弹道学明胶和陶土,无法捕捉到飞镖和箭在穿透生物组织时的表现。根据对持刀袭击的法医学研究,天然和聚合物皮肤模拟物可能在未来的实验中被证明是有效的,但这需要进一步的研究。
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On the (Non-)Scalability of Target Media for Evaluating the Performance of Ancient Projectile Weapons
Abstract When they work, controlled experiments can efficiently and clearly reveal essential characteristics of the functions and performance of ancient hunting and fighting weapons. However, homogenous target media must be carefully validated to ensure that controlled tests capture the same variables that made weapons effective in their original application. Although homogenous flesh simulants have proven effective for studying firearms, the same simulants cannot be assumed to be effective when testing low-velocity cutting/piercing projectiles, which have significantly different performance characteristics than bullets. We build on past research showing that two flesh simulants that are commonly used by archaeologists, ballistics gelatin and pottery clay, fail to capture how atlatl darts and arrows perform when penetrating biological tissues. In accord with forensic research of knife-thrust attacks, natural and polymeric skin simulants may prove effective in future experiments, but this requires further research.
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Open Archaeology
Open Archaeology ARCHAEOLOGY-
CiteScore
1.70
自引率
12.50%
发文量
38
审稿时长
10 weeks
期刊介绍: Open Archaeology is a forum of novel approaches to archaeological theory, methodology and practice, and an international medium for the dissemination of research data and interdisciplinary projects. Scope of the journal includes, but is not restricted to: World Archaeology - discoveries and research Archaeological science Theory and interpretation in archaeology Archaeological heritage preservation and management.
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