Research Study: Woodworking Played Important Role in Human Evolution
Wood tools hardly ever make it through in the Paleolithic record restricting our understanding of Pleistocene hunter-gather lifeways. With 187 wood artifacts, the so-called Spear Horizon of the lakeshore website of Schöningen in Germany represents the biggest Pleistocene wood artifact assemblage worldwide. Wood tools consist of a minimum of 10 spears and 7 tossing sticks utilized in searching beside 35 recently acknowledged pointed and rounded split woods most likely utilized in domestic activities. The brand-new analysis of the Schöningen tools offers special insights into Pleistocene woodworking strategies, tool style, usage, re-working, and human habits linked to wood artifacts.
The wood spears from the Schöningen website, Germany. Image credit: Minkusimages/ Matthias Vogel, NLD.
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