A recent experimental study led by Kent State University and the Cleveland Museum of Natural History suggests that hunting from elevated positions significantly increases the performance of thrown javelins while potentially decreasing the effectiveness of atlatl-thrown darts.The research explores how topographic relief may have influenced weapon selection and hunting strategies during the Paleolithic era. It suggests that carefully considering landscape features could help explain why certain technological choices were made.Paleolithic hunters often inhabited landscapes with significant topographic features such as cliffs, arroyos, canyons and valleys. Archaeological evidence from sites like Solutré in France and the Folsom site in New Mexico...