World-Famous Schöningen Spears Are 100,000 Years Younger Than Scientists Thought

World-Famous Schöningen Spears Are 100,000 Years Younger Than Scientists Thought

Scientists have analyzed amino acids preserved in snail shells to determine a new age for the world’s oldest complete wooden hunting weapons. The world-famous Schöningen spears, discovered in Schöningen, Germany, are turning out to be younger than scientists once believed. An international research team has revised their age to about 200,000 years old — 100,000 [...]