An iconic spear-throwing device likely wasn't used by prehistoric hunters until around 10,000 years ago
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Recent coverage converged on the view that the iconic spear‑throwing device, long associated with Clovis hunters, likely did not appear until roughly 10,000 years ago and was not part of the early big‑game arsenal. Articles noted the absence of concrete archaeological evidence linking the weapon to the earliest American cultures, positioning its emergence as a later development in prehistoric North America.
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