Science Daily
80,000-year-old “arrowheads” rewrite human history
2026-09-06
Archaeologists identified 80,000-year-old projectile points in Uzbekistan with size, design, and impact damage resembling later weapons from a Homo sapiens site in France. The find points to early sophisticated projectile technology in Central Asia.
Why It Matters
It suggests advanced hunting tools emerged in Central Asia well before modern humans were established in Europe, with implications for the timing and spread of technological innovations in prehistory.
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