About the oldest surviving hunting weapon in the world. State archaeologist Dr. Henning Hassmann talks about the Schöningen spears

They are between 290,000 and 337,000 years old and were once used for hunting by one of our ancestors, homo heidel-bergensis: The Schöningen spears. This makes them the oldest surviving hunting weapons in the world. The throwing and thrusting weapons got their name from the place where they were found: A total of nine of these Palaeolithic weapons were recovered during excavations between 1994 and 1998 at the edge of the open-cast lignite mine in Schöningen, Lower Saxony. On this evening, state archaeologist Dr. Henning Hassman will talk about the spears, the history of their discovery and research and the astonishing insights that these at first glance inconspicuous objects provide.

Place: Emsland Archaeology Museum

Start: 6 pmAdmission: 8 €

Registration: requested, phone: 05931-6605, e-mail: info@archaeologie-emsland.de