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These Prehistoric Hunting Spears Unearthed In Germany Were Likely Made By Neanderthals 200,000 Years Ago
Soon after archaeologists unearthed a set of prehistoric spears alongside the remains of nearly 50 horses in Schöningen, ...
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Nimble-Minded Neanderthals May Have Used These Wooden Spears to Hunt 200,000 Years Ago
In the 1990s, archaeologists working near the German town of Schöningen made a remarkable find: a set of ...
Ancient wooden spears found in Germany may have been wielded by Neanderthals, a new study suggests
A set of ancient wooden spears may be younger than scientists thought and wielded by Neanderthals instead of their ancestors.
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Neanderthals Used World’s Oldest Wooden Spears To Hunt Horses 200,000 Years Ago
The world’s oldest wooden spears were probably made by Neanderthals around 200,000 years ago and used to annihilate entire ...
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Famous wooden spears, 100,000 years older than believed, may have been used by Neanderthals
Archaeologists in Germany have identified a set of wooden spears that might be younger than previous estimates. This shift in ...
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Surprisingly Advanced Ancient Spear Tip Was Not Made by Modern Humans
Researchers have found that a spear tip carved from bone, unearthed from Russia in 2003, is as old as 80,000 years.
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Age of Schöningen spears revised to 200,000 years
World's oldest complete wooden hunting weapons from Schöningen, Germany, are 100,000 years younger than previously claimed ...
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Wooden spears found in a German coal mine could change the history of human hunting
Ancient wooden spears unearthed over two decades ago in a German coal mine may be younger than previously thought, potentially shifting our understanding of early human hunting practices.
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Ancient wooden spears found in Germany may have been wielded by Neanderthals, a new study suggests
The complete spears made of spruce and pine are among the oldest known hunting weapons. They were discovered in a coal mine over two decades ago in the German town of Schöningen along with the ...
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Ancient wooden spears found in Germany may have been wielded by Neanderthals, a new study suggests
This 2007 photo provided by researchers shows the end of a wooden hunting spear estimated to be about 200,000 years old discovered in a coal mine in the German town of Schöningen. (C. S.