Wooden spears from Schningen, Germany, dated to 300,000 years agoMinkusimages; Matthias Vogel, NLD.Prehistoric people may have used throwing spears to hunt large animals 300,000 years ago and perhaps as far back as 2 million years ago. A new analysis of preserved wooden spears indicates they could be thrown over medium distances, as well as used for thrusting.Traditionally, you would say thrusting is more simple than throwing, as a technological concept, says Dirk Leder at the Lower Saxony State Office for Cultural Heritage in Hanover, Germany. You have to understand aerodynamics for throwing to