Shuingan wooden spears, Germany, dated to 300,000 years
Minkusimages Matthias Vogel, NLD.
Perhaps prehistoric people used to throw spears to chase large animals 300,000 years ago – and perhaps up to two million years ago. A new analysis of the preserved wooden spear indicates that it can be thrown at moderate distances, as well as used for payment.
He says, “Traditionally, you will say that payment is more simple than throwing, as a technological concept,” he says. Dirk Lider At the Lower Saxony Office of Cultural Heritage in Hanover, Germany. “You have to understand the air dynamics to throw it to …