The Use of Wooden Clubs and Throwing Sticks among Recent Foragers

Human Nature • Vol/Iss. 34 • Springer • • Published In • Pages: 122-152 •
By Hrnčíř, Václav

Hypothesis

Clubs have multiple uses in foraging societies.

Note

Clubs were used for intergroup and interpersonal violence (86%), land animal, bird, and marine hunting (47%, 25%, 25%), and fishing (39%).

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Descriptive StatisticsSupportedUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Club UsageDependentWeapons