Why modern javelin throwers hurled Neandertal spears at hay bales
Some extinct hominids didn’t just stab prey from a close distance, a study finds
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THROWBACKS Athletes, including the man shown here, heaved replicas of Neandertal wooden spears in trials suggesting that the implements could have been used for long-range hunting.
A. Milks