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November 7, 2012

Weapons Gave Humans Edge Over Neanderthals?

Ian Sample, Guardian


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Early humans wandered out of Africa armed with darts and arrows that made them formidable hunters and deadly competitors for any Neanderthals that stood in their way.

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