Ref ID:	37295
Ref Type:	Journal Article
Authors:	Langley, Michelle C. Duli, Akin Stephenson, Birgitta Nur, Muhammad Matherson, Carney Burhan, Basran Hakim, Budianto Sumantri, Iwan Oktaviana, Adhi Agus Syahdar, Fardi Ali McGahan, David Brumm, Adam
Title:	Shark-tooth artefacts from middle Holocene Sulawesi
Date:	2023
Source:	Antiquity
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2023.144
Abstract:	Although first identified 120 years ago, knowledge of the Toalean technoculture of Middle Holocene Sulawesi, Indonesia, remains limited. Previous research has emphasised the exploitation of largely terrestrial resources by hunter-gatherers on the island. The recent recovery of two modified tiger shark teeth from the Maros-Pangkep karsts of South Sulawesi, however, offers new insights. The authors combine use-wear and residue analyses with ethnographic and experimental data to indicate the use of these artefacts as hafted blades within conflict and ritual contexts, revealing hitherto undocumented technological and social practices among Toalean hunter-gatherers. The results suggest these artefacts constitute some of the earliest archaeological evidence for the use of shark teeth in composite weapons.
Volume:	97
Page Start:	1420
Page End:	1435