Human Spear Likely Cause of Death of Neadertal

Wednesday, July 22, 2009 - 07:35 in Paleontology & Archaeology

The wound that ultimately killed a Neandertal man between 50,000 and 75,000 years was most likely caused by a thrown spear, the kind modern humans used but Neandertals did not, according to new research.

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