From the Editors

Gallery | October 2019 cover

Microscopic and morphometric analysis of Uluzzian backed lunates from Grotta del Cavallo, southern Italy, dated between ~45,000 and ~40,000 years ago, indicates that modern humans used these small lithics as hunting armatures and delivered them mechanically using a bow or a spearthrower.

Sano et al. The earliest evidence for mechanically delivered projectile weapons in Europe. Nat. Ecol. Evol. 3, 1409-1414 (2019).