Wooden artifacts, such as the spears found at Schöningen, are so rare on hominin sites because during the Stone Age most tools were made of stone.

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Wooden artifacts are rare on hominin sites primarily because organic materials like wood decompose over time, not because most tools were made of stone. Stone tools have simply preserved better over millennia.

Wooden Artifacts, Such as the Spears Found at Schöningen, Are