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Figure 2. A sample of Gademotta pointed artifacts exhibiting micro- and macrofracture features indicative of projectile weaponry. show more (A, B) fracture wings on transverse fractures; (C, D) fracture wings on burin-like fractures; (E) impact fractures on two fracture fronts on the distal portion. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0078092.g002

Earliest Stone-Tipped Projectiles from the Ethiopian Rift Date to >279,000 Years Ago Yonatan SahleW. Karl HutchingsDavid R. BraunJudith C. SealyLeah E. MorganAgazi Ne..........

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Heh. You just THOUGHT you were posting a serious thread.

Hijack has begun. Only a matter of time before the “Pulled”

[JimSEA]

Physical and mental capacity for making and using spears likely has been around in hominids for at least 1.8 my. We have no live comparison for the intellectual ability of Homo Erectus but it’s pretty well accepted they mastered fire. Why not a spear for both thrusting and throwing ( a logical follow through ).