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, …

For the first time and almost 30 y after their discovery, this study introduces the complete wooden assemblage from Schöningen 13 II-4 known as the Spear Horizon. In total, 187 wooden …

Discovered in 1994, the 77cm-long (30.3 inches) stick is part of an assortment of various tools unearthed in Schöningen which came to be known as the Schöningen spears. Among these …

Als Schöninger Speere werden neun hölzerne Wurfspeere und eine ursprünglich als Speer angesehene Stoßlanze aus Holz bezeichnet, die aus der Altsteinzeit stammen.

Jun 21, 2022 · The Schöningen Spears, dating from the Paleolithic period, were found at an archaeological site in Lower Saxony. Other wooden artifacts, such as a throwing stick, were …

The Schöningen spears are a set of eight wooden throwing spears from the Palaeolithic Age that were excavated between 1994 and 1998 in the open-cast lignite mine in Schöningen, …

Apr 7, 2024 · In 1994, archaeological digs at the Schöningen open-cast coal mine unveiled humanity’s oldest known hunting tools in an extraordinary state of preservation, sparking …

Radiocarbon dating has confirmed that three wooden spears found in a coal mine in Schöningen, near Hannover, Germany, are the oldest complete hunting weapons ever found. Some …

The Schöningen site is a Paleolithic archaeological site in Lower Saxony, in Germany, dating to around 300,000 years ago. It is best known for the Schöningen spears, some of the oldest …

Apr 3, 2024 · Back in 1994, something incredible happened during archaeological digs at an open-pit coal mine in Schöningen. Archaeologists found the oldest complete hunting weapons …