Schöningen Spears

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:artifacts
prehistoric weapon
gptkbp:age about 300,000 years old
gptkbp:associatedWith Lower Paleolithic
gptkbp:demonstrates complex tool-making skills
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1994
gptkbp:excavatedBy Hartmut Thieme
gptkbp:foundIn stone tools
animal bones
Schöningen, Germany
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Schöningen Spears
gptkbp:importantFor challenges view of early human technology
gptkbp:length 1.84 to 2.53 meters
gptkbp:material wood
gptkbp:notableSite open-cast lignite mine
gptkbp:numberOfSpears at least 8
gptkbp:preservedIn paläon Research and Experience Center, Schöningen
gptkbp:significance evidence of early hunting
oldest known complete wooden weapons
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Homo_sapiens
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Schöningen
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7