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Vol 1 Ep 12 - Hunter-gatherers

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The History of Microliths

Micro liths are small, sharp stone flakes which have been excavated at a great many sites of human occupation. The first type of microlith was most likely just arrow heads that were very likely to be hafted on to a wooden spear. Sidubu cave in the quazulu natal province of south africa is a sandstone cave,. It is believed that it was occupied by homo sapians from around 70 thousand years ago. This has caused scientists to ask if humans using a bow and arrow in order to hunt in the south of africa 60 thousands years ago.

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