Scientists working in South Africa have unearthed the oldest-known spear tips, apparently made by a common ancestor of people and Neandertals around 500,000 years ago.

Eugene C. Morris, died in November on a spear-hunting trip, but museum supporters said the facility that he founded will live on. Morris, 78, died doing what he loved most, Sharon Henson, a friend ...

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Previously, scientists believed that our ancestors started hunting with stone tipped spears about 300,000 years ago. However, scientists recently compared visible wear on a 500,000-year-old stone ...

TORONTO (AP) — The Alberta provincial government plans to ban the practice of spearing wildlife after a video posted online showing an American killing a black bear with a spear sparked outrage ...

Science News: Man began hunting with stone-tipped spears half a million years ago — 200,000 years earlier than previously thought, according to a new study.

Early humans hunted with throwing spears in sub-Saharan Africa for more than 500,000 years -- leading their increasingly watchful prey to develop better flight or fight survival strategies, Coss said.