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Oldest wooden spear known to exist | Schöningen, Germany (400,000 BCE) (media.kbin.social)

submitted 9 months ago by Bsher8365@lemmy.world to c/stick@sh.itjust.works

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cross-posted from: https://kbin.social/m/HistoryArtifacts/t/834466

Oldest wooden spear known to exist | Schöningen, Germany (400,000 BCE)

More information: https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/behavior/getting-food/oldest-wooden-spear

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[–] Rodeo@lemmy.ca 5 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Now I'm no expert in ancient weaponry, but that looks more like a sharpened stick than a spear to me.

[–] HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

no stickshaming

[–] niktemadur@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

non-stick shaming

[–] TranscendentalEmpire@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I agree, I think spears are supposed to have a hardened end. I know I've seen other examples of early spears without an end attachments, but they usually had an end that has been hardened by carbonizing the point over a fire.

[–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 months ago

The one end looks discolored so might've been fire-hardened