402025 - Spears were used for hunting and fishing
In 1995 archaeologists found three wooden spears in a cave near Helmstedt, Germany. The spears were estimated to be about 400,000 years old. Humans at that time survived by hunting and fishing and by foraging for edible vegetation, nuts, and seeds; hence, they are called hunter-gatherers. Most lived as nomads, traveling in small groups from place to place. Once they had exhausted all the animals and plants in an area, they would move to a new location.
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