Javelin throwers test replicas of 300,000 year old Schöningen spears, the oldest in the archaeological records, find they are accurate up to 20 meters(double the estimate), and had enough force to kill. It was previously thought Neanderthals could only hunt and kill their prey at close range.

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Javelin throwers test replicas of 300,000 year old Schöningen spears, the oldest in the archaeological records, find they are accurate up to 20 meters(double the estimate), and had enough force to kill. It was previously thought Neanderthals could only hunt and kill their prey at close range.