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Lower Palaeolithic hunting spears from Germany

H Thieme1

  • 1Niedersächsisches Landesverwaltungsamt, Institut für Denkmalpflege, Hannover, Germany.

Nature
|February 27, 1997
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Discover 400,000-year-old wooden spears, the oldest complete human hunting weapons found at Schöningen, Germany. These Middle Pleistocene artifacts suggest sophisticated hunting behaviors in early hominids.

Area of Science:

  • Archaeology
  • Palaeontology
  • Human Evolution

Background:

  • Limited knowledge exists regarding organic materials in Lower and Middle Palaeolithic technologies.
  • Wooden tools, specifically, are underrepresented in the archaeological record.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the oldest complete wooden throwing spears discovered.
  • To analyze the implications of these findings for understanding early hominid behavior.

Main Methods:

  • Archaeological excavation and discovery at the Schöningen Pleistocene site.
  • Analysis of wooden artifacts in association with faunal remains and stone tools.

Main Results:

  • Discovery of 400,000-year-old wooden throwing spears, the oldest complete hunting weapons found to date.

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  • Association of spears with butchered horse remains and stone tools, indicating systematic hunting.
  • Evidence of foresight, planning, and technological application in Middle Pleistocene hominid behavior.

    • Conclusions:

    • The sophisticated use of wooden spears in the Middle Pleistocene challenges existing theories of early human behavior.
    • These findings necessitate a revision of current models concerning early human culture and cognitive abilities.