Schöningen and Gongnanting wooden tools 200-300,000 years old. Over 700 wooden objects found at Schöningen, Germany in muddy banks of prehistoric lake Wooden artifacts date to 200-300,000 years ago, showing advanced woodworking techniques German finds include spoons, pine tools, and 8-foot long aerodynamic throwing sticks and balanced spears

Gantangqing wooden tools ~300,000 years old 🏹 Schöningen spears & throwing sticks from Germany dating ~300,000-330,000 years ago. Chinese Gantangqing site: 35 wooden implements including digging sticks with plant remains. Broken tools reshaped — ancient recycling! Likely by early Neanderthals or Homo heidelbergensis.

Key facts claimed:

- Over 700 wooden objects found at Schöningen, Germany in muddy banks of prehistoric lake

- Wooden artifacts date to 200-300,000 years ago, showing advanced woodworking techniques

- German finds include 8-foot long aerodynamic throwing sticks and balanced spears

- Sophisticated hunting weapons designed for ambush hunting of large prey like horses and deer

- At Gantangqing, China, 35 wooden tools dating back to approximately 300,000 years ago discovered

Key Facts

  • Over 700 wooden objects found at Schöningen, Germany in muddy banks of prehistoric lake
  • Wooden artifacts date to 200-300,000 years ago, showing advanced woodworking techniques
  • German finds include spoons, pine tools, and 8-foot long aerodynamic throwing sticks and balanced spears
  • Sophisticated hunting weapons designed for ambush hunting of large prey like horses and deer
  • At Gongnanting, China, 35 wooden tools dating 361,000-250,000 years ago discovered
  • Chinese wooden artifacts were primarily digging sticks and plant processing implements
  • Findings include plant remains: pine nuts, hazelnuts, and kiwis, suggesting plant-based diet
  • Broken tools were reshaped into new forms showing recycling mindset
  • Evidence that Homo heidelbergensis or early Neanderthals had sophisticated tool-making abilities

Related site: Schöningen Spears — view location, images, and history on the Ancient Nerds map.

Source: Five New Discoveries Rewriting Human History by Curious Being