Archaeologists have discovered eight extremely well-preserved spears that are an astonishing 300,000 years old, making them the oldest known weapons ever found.
They probably belonged to members of the species homo heidelbergensis, although no human remains have yet been found at the site. Homo heidelbergensis lived throughout the Old World between 600,000 and 300,000 years ago, and may be the direct ancestor of both Homo neanderthalensis and Homo sapiens.
It doesn’t look much like a spear point to me. Considering the different bones found in the area, our intrepid flint carrying hominid may have just as easily been a midnight snack for a lion, along with the elephants, horses, and rhinos.
Spoil sport!