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279,000 years ago.... Stone Tipped Projectiles. If you like seeing posts from us, please 'Like', 'Comment' or 'Share' so…
279,000 years ago.... Stone Tipped Projectiles. If you like seeing posts from us, please 'Like', 'Comment' or 'Share' so…
That pushes the tech back a bit for projectile weapons: http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.007809…
"...The evidence for the earliest composite projectile weaponry at Gademotta >279 ka is significant because it provides direct…
This is quite interesting!
"Abstract: Projectile weapons (i.e. those delivered from a distance) enhanced prehistoric hunting efficiency by enabling higher…
Stone tipped tools 85,000 years older than modern humans have been found. You can read the article here: http://www.plosone.org…
Found an article referencing this on FB. THAT article was sensationalist claptrap. This is still pretty cool for those nerdy…
The NERD version about my peeps, the Neanderthals and weapons etc.
Abstract Projectile weapons (i.e. those delivered from a distance) enhanced prehistoric hunting efficiency by enabling higher…
This is exciting: archaeologists found a hand made tool that predates the oldest known human fossil by some 80,000 years. This…
Abstract Projectile weapons (i.e. those delivered from a distance) enhanced prehistoric hunting efficiency by enabling higher…
In PLOS ONE, this paper reports on stone-tipped projectile use in Ethiopia dating to more than 279kya.
Se sabía que los humanos fabricaron flechas con punta de piedra hace no más de 80,000 años. Ahora encontraron unas de 279,000 año…
Scholarly Article, I will summarize. Evidence has been found for stone projectile points which PREDATES (Ar/Ar radiodating) the…
Research paper mentioned in previous post.
Researchers explain their analysis of sharpened obsidian fragments discovered at an Ethiopian Stone Age site, Gademotta…
CASHP faculty, Dr. David Braun, and colleagues find the oldest evidence of stone-tipped projectiles.
Earliest Stone-Tipped Projectiles from the Ethiopian Rift Date to >279,000 Years Ago. Data from velocity-dependent…
While it is stated "Results were interpreted using instantaneous fracture velocity values and precursory loadings…
Great leap back for spears, 279,000-year-old tools dated.
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0078092 interesting, having projectile tools as far as 280…
Stone-tipped spears predate existence of humans http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0078092
A paper discussing the issue of Stone-tipped spears predate existence of humans by 85,000 years further.