Oldest examples of hunting weapon uncovered in South Africa

Made by a common ancestor of people and Neanderthals around 500,000 years ago, spear tips which is the oldest known weapon has been unearthed from scientist working in South Africa. In the Middle East 780,000 years ago Human ancestors were regularly killing game as butchered deer carcasses remained as evidence. Between 300,000 and 200,000 years ago dates a Neanderthal site in France that spear tips came, until now. Here is spread for spear hunting in Africa, the Middle East and Europe. The 5 main area's are Boxgrove, Kathu Pan 1, Schoningen, Gesher Benot Ya'aqov and Pinnacle Point.

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