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The Prehistoric Weapons That Defied Physics

Did early humans rely on simple clubs and rocks? Discover the physics of prehistoric weapons: from biconical sling bullets optimized like modern ballistic shells, to 30,0
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Did Neanderthals Invent Advanced Weaponry?

Were Neanderthals and early humans primitive brutes — or engineers? The physics of the Schöningen spears, hafted points, birch-tar glue and the atlatl say otherwise.