Site of the Schöningen Spears
Site of the Schöningen Spears – Humans and hunting 300,000 years ago is part of the Tentative list of Germany in order to qualify for inclusion in the World Heritage List.
The Site of the Schöningen Spears has produced the best preserved and oldest hunting weapons in the world used by Pleistocene hunter-gatherers. The weapons consist of nine spears, two throwing sticks and a lance. The 300,000 years old site, which also holds botanic and faunal evidence of the era, was rediscovered in 1992 as a result of open cast mining. It has changed the perception of the abilities of early humans.
Map of Site of the Schöningen Spears
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- Full Name
- Site of the Schöningen Spears – Humans and hunting 300,000 years ago
- Country
- Germany
- Added
- 2024
- Type
- Cultural
- Categories
- Archaeological site - Prehistoric
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Site History
2024 Added to Tentative List
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