A new study has demonstrated that the atlatl (i.e. spear thrower) functions as an 'equalizer', a finding which supports women's potential active role as prehistoric hunters. A new study led by ...

The first Homo sapiens to permanently establish themselves in western Europe may have been carrying some serious heat. Until now, it had been largely assumed that these hunter-gatherer groups killed ...

According to the researchers, they re-discovered the technology independently in the Americas. It might not seem like the most parsimonious explanation at first glance, but spear-throwing technology ...

Stone Age people in Belgium were hunting with spear-throwers more than 30,000 years ago — the earliest known evidence of such a weapon in Europe, a new study suggests. After investigating more than ...

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