A set of ancient wooden spears may be younger than scientists thought and wielded by Neanderthals instead of their ancestors.

Researchers have found that a spear tip carved from bone, unearthed from Russia in 2003, is as old as 80,000 years.

Archaeologists in Germany have identified a set of wooden spears that might be younger than previous estimates. This shift in ...

Directly dating fossils from the same layers as the Schöningen spears led researchers to the surprising finding that the ...

Witness the restoration of a very old and rusty African spear, where traditional techniques are used to craft a unique handle. This video explores the entire process, from bringing the ancient weapon ...

The world’s oldest wooden spears were probably made by Neanderthals around 200,000 years ago and used to annihilate entire ...

The find itself dates to between 70,000 and 80,000 years ago. It was a time when Neanderthals roamed a still-cooling Europe. Meanwhile, Homo sapiens were tens of thousands of years from arriving in ...

An 80,000-year-old bone point found in Eastern Europe challenges the idea that migrating Homo sapiens gave the technology to Neandertals.

NEW YORK — A set of ancient wooden spears may be younger than scientists thought and wielded by Neanderthals instead of their ancestors. The complete spears made of spruce and pine are among the ...

But the new analysis using a different dating technique suggests the spears are younger, placing them about 200,000 years old. The new age means the hunting weapons may have been used by ...

This 2007 photo provided by researchers shows the end of a wooden hunting spear estimated to be about 200,000 years old discovered in a coal mine in the German town of Schöningen. (C. S.