The death of Kaakutja: a case of peri-mortem weapon trauma in an Aboriginal man from north-western New South Wales, Australia

被引：1

作者：

Westaway, Michael ^{[1
]}

Williams, Douglas ^{[2
]}

Wright, Richard ^{[3
]}

Wood, Rachel ^{[4
]}

Olley, Jon ^{[5
]}

Swift, Jaime ^{[6
]}

Martin, Sarah ^{[7
]}

Kemp, Justine ^{[5
]}

Rolton, Shane ^{[8
]}

Bates, William ^{[9
]}

机构：

[1] Griffith Univ, Environm Futures Res Inst, 170 Kessels Rd, Nathan, Qld 4111, Australia

[2] Access Archaeol & Heritage, POB 816, Moruya, NSW 2537, Australia

[3] Univ Sydney, Fac Arts & Social Sci, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia

[4] Australian Natl Univ, Res Sch Earth Sci, 142 Mills Rd, Acton, ACT 2601, Australia

[5] Griffith Univ, Australian Rivers Inst, 170 Kessels Rd, Nathan, Qld 4111, Australia

[6] Australian Natl Univ, Coll Asia & Pacific, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia

[7] Off Environm & Heritage, 183 Argent St, Broken Hill, NSW 2880, Australia

[8] Wysiwyg 3D, Unit 1, 22 Norman St, Peakhurst, NSW 2210, Australia

[9] Paakantji Aboriginal Cultural Grp, Broken Hill, NSW, Australia

来源：

ANTIQUITY | 2016年 / 90卷 / 353期

基金：

澳大利亚研究理事会;

关键词：

Australia; Aboriginal; skeletal remains; burial; trauma; boomerang; LANDSCAPES; VISIBILITY;

D O I：

10.15184/aqy.2016.173

中图分类号：

Q98 [人类学];

学科分类号：

030303 ;

摘要：

Skeletal remains from a burial in New South Wales exhibit evidence of fatal trauma, of a kind normally indicative of sharp metal weapons, yet the burial dates to the mid thirteenth century-600 years before European settlers reached the area. Could sharp-edged wooden weapons from traditional Aboriginal culture inflict injuries similar to those resulting from later, metal blades? Analysis indicates that the wooden weapons known as 'Lil-lils' and the fighting boomerangs ('Wonna') both have blades that could fit within the dimensions of the major trauma and are capable of having caused the fatal wounds.

引用

页码：1318 / 1333

页数：16

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