c. 64,000 BCE
Warfare
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Bow and arrow
Microlithic points at Sibudu Cave bearing impact fractures consistent with arrows.
Why it mattered
Stored mechanical energy: a hunter could now strike from beyond an animal's flight distance.
Stone Age
64,000 BCE
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