Tag Archive for 'Schöningen spears'

The wooden spears from the Schöningen site, Germany. Image credit: Minkusimages / Matthias Vogel, NLD.

Study: Woodworking Played Important Role in Human Evolution

Apr 8, 2024 by News Staff

Wooden tools rarely survive in the Paleolithic record limiting our understanding of Pleistocene hunter-gather lifeways. With 187 wooden artifacts, the...

Neanderthals consumed plants, too. Image credit: University of Utah via kued.org.

Neanderthals Produced Wooden Spears Advanced Enough to Kill at Distance

Jan 28, 2019 by News Staff

In a study published in the journal Scientific Reports, a team of researchers from University College London and Nordic Sport (UK) Limited examined the...