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Archaeologists digging in a Sri Lankan cave have found what appears to be the oldest evidence of bow-and-arrow use outside of Africa: 48,year-old arrowhe crafted from animal bone. ly, the earliest evidence of bowhunting in Southeast Asia dated to 32, years ago.

Excavations in and around the rainforest cave of Fa-Hien Lena produced a total of bone arrow tips, 29 bone tools likely used on animal skins and plant fibers, and several shell be, the researchers write in the journal Science Advances. To zero in on the role these carefully shaped points of bone played, the researchers examined them using microscopes.

Additionally, the team determined that many of the tips bore notches and wear patterns that indicate they were once fastened to thin shafts. Though the largest human migration out of Africa occurred around 60, years ago, according to National Geographicsmaller factions made their way to Southeast Asia around 70, years ago and dispersed into Australia within the next 5, years.

Study co-author Oshan Wedagean archaeologist at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura in Sri Lanka, tells National Geographic that the first humans to arrive on the island probably stayed near the coast. Innovations such as clothes and bow-and-arrow hunting would certainly have helped humans adapt to the rigors of jungle life.

As Wedage explains, these ancient people may have worn clothing to protect against mosquitoes and other biting insects. Bowhunting, meanwhile, was well-suited for killing agile prey like monkeys.

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