Archaeologists in Germany found a throwing stick that might have been used by a species that preceded Neanderthals. By Nicholas St. Fleur What’s so special about a 300,000-year-old stick stuck in the ...

An artistic reconstruction showing how this 300,000 year-old stick would have been thrown on a hunt. The two-and-a-half foot long stick was first discovered in Schöningen, Germany in 1994 alongside ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

New analysis of a tool that dates back 300,000 years has revealed that our ancestors were skilled woodworkers that crafted useful hunting weapons, taking into account comfort, efficiency and longevity ...

State-of-the-art analysis of a 300,000 wooden throwing found in Germany three decades ago, shows early humans used advanced woodworking techniques. A 300,000-year-old hunting weapon has shone a new ...

Throwing stick under the 3D microscope: this allows the details of the methods used to process the wood to be investigated at high resolution.