## Metadata - Author:: [[MDPI]] - ReadwiseID:: 12698959 - reimported on 2022-02-08 from reader - Real Title:: Elephant and Mammoth Hunting During the Paleolithic: A Review of the Relevant Archaeological, Ethnographic and Ethno-Historical Records - Link:: https://mdpi.com/2571-550X/1/1/3/htm - [[agamElephantMammothHunting2018.pdf]] ## Highlights ### id267482231 > This study examines the archaeological evidence of proboscidean hunting during Paleolithic times, and provides a review of ethnographic and ethno-historical accounts, demonstrating a wide range of traditional elephant-hunting strategies. We also discuss the rituals accompanying elephant hunting among contemporary hunter-gatherers, further stressing the importance of elephants among hunter-gatherers. Based on the gathered data, we suggest that early humans possessed the necessary abilities to actively and regularly hunt proboscideans; and performed this unique and challenging task at will. - [View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01frr7gb34gn43tt1tkrtcrdkt)