The Schöningen spears are a set of ten Palaeolithic wooden weapons that were excavated between 1994 and 1999 from the 'Spear Horizon' in the open-cast lignite mine in Schöningen, Helmstedt district, Germany.

Jan 25, 2019 · Scientists have shown that Neanderthals’ spears weren’t half bad, in capable hands. On a very cold January morning, in an athletic field in central England, Annemieke Milks watched as six...

Jan 25, 2019 · Neanderthals were dangerous—even at a distance. A new study suggests they might have been able to nail prey with their pointy spears from up to 20 meters away. Scientists know our archaic cousins stabbed prey at close range.

Jun 25, 2018 · The findings are compelling because they provide clear evidence that Neanderthals used spears as penetrating weapons to kill their prey, laying to rest hypotheses that early spears were...

Jan 28, 2019 · To the average individual, a simple wooden spear is an unwieldy close-range weapon. But in the hands of experts—namely six javelin athletes asked to mirror the movements of Neanderthal...

Jan 25, 2019 · The research shows that the wooden spears would have enabled Neanderthals to use them as weapons and kill at distance. It is a significant finding given that previous studies considered Neanderthals could only hunt and kill their prey at close range.

Jul 22, 2009 · The wound that ultimately killed a Neandertal man between 50,000 and 75,000 years was most likely caused by a thrown spear, the kind modern humans used but Neandertals did not, according to new...

Jan 25, 2019 · The research shows that the wooden spears would have enabled Neanderthals to use them as weapons and kill at distance. It is a significant finding given that previous studies considered...

Jul 28, 2021 · “Neanderthals used plant-based glue and bindings made from plant fibers, sinew, or leather, to secure the leaf point to the spear.” “They clearly used the spear for hunting. While they re-sharpened the tool it broke, leading to its discard.”

Nov 21, 2002 · Neanderthals and early humans knew how to make spears – but did not know how to throw them. Instead, they had a limited hunting strategy, and used their spears merely to stab animals they had...