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80,000-year-old “arrowheads” rewrite human history

ScienceDailySunday, September 6, 2026 at 12:46 AM

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80,000-year-old “arrowheads” rewrite human history
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Archaeologists have identified tiny 80,000-year-old projectile points in Uzbekistan that may have been used like arrowheads. Their size, design, and impact damage closely resemble weapons found much later at a Homo sapiens site in France.

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Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product. Archaeologists have identified tiny 80,000-year-old projectile points in Uzbekistan that may have been used like arrowheads. Their size, design, and impact damage closely resemble weapons found much later at a Homo sapiens site in France.

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Archaeologists have identified tiny 80,000-year-old projectile points in Uzbekistan that may have been used like arrowheads. Their size, design, and impact damage closely resemble weapons found much later at a Homo sapiens site in France.

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