Justin Garnett, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Center for Big Bend Studies
Sul Ross State University
Ferguson Hall, Suite 114D, Box C-71
Alpine, TX 79832
Phone: 432-837-8221
Fax: (432) 837-8381
Email: justin.garnett@sulross.edu
Garnett Curriculum Vitae
Justin Garnett, PhD
Justin is interested in stone and bone, particularly how these materials enter and exit the “social world” through the manufacture and discard of tools. He received both his M.A. (2021) and Ph.D. (2024) at the University of Kansas. His research examined the functional efficiency of Paleoindian lithic projectile points across a range of resharpening states, and the influence of projectile point mass on the external ballistics of spearthrower darts. Other research has focused on the identification of osseous spearthrower finger loops from Paleolithic France. Closer to home, Justin has a particular interest in the lithic technologies termed “Clovis” and “Folsom”, and wonders what the differences between them “mean”.
Upcoming Courses:
Spring 2024: ANTH 2311 (The Anthropology of Hunting)
Selected Publications
Pettigrew, Devin B., and William Taylor
2023 Reassessing the terminal ballistic performance of trilobate and quadrilobate arrow points on Iron Age battlefields. PLOS ONE 18(7):e0288483.
Pettigrew, Devin B., Justin Garnett, Caden Ryals-Luneberg, and Eric A. Vance
2023 Terminal Ballistics of Stone-Tipped Atlatl Darts and Arrows: Results From Exploratory Naturalistic Experiments. Open Archaeology 9(1):20220299.
Pettigrew, Devin B., and Douglas B. Bamforth
2023 On the (Non-)scalability of target media for evaluating the performance of ancient projectile weapons. Open Archaeology 9(1):20220295.
Pettigrew, Devin B.
2018 Ozark Atlatls and Darts: Old Finds and New Interpretations. Plains Anthropologist 63:245(4-25).
Whittaker, John C., Devin B. Pettigrew, and Ryan Grohsmeyer
2017 Atlatl Dart Velocity: Accurate Measurements and Implications for Paleoindian and Archaic Archaeology. PaleoAmerica 3(2):161-181.
Pettigrew, Devin B., John C. Whittaker, Justin Garnett, and Patrick Hashman
2015 How Atlatl Darts Behave: Beveled Points and the Relevance of Controlled Experiments. American Antiquity 80(3):590-601.