Proof our ancestors were expert woodworkers 300,000 years ago
New analysis of a tool that dates back 300,000 years has revealed that our ancestors were skilled woodworkers that crafted useful hunting weapons, taking into account comfort, efficiency and longevity.A 77-cm-long (30-in) double-pointed wooden throwing stick, originally found in Shöningen, Germany, in 1994, has been newly analyzed using micro-CT scanning, three-dimensional microscopy, infrared spectroscopy and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The remarkable results have thrilled the team from the University…