Explaining the problems with this method, though, Leder said that “in contrast to throwing spears, thrusting spear [tip] cross sections are larger on average. But that's just the average.

Prehistoric people may have used throwing spears to hunt large animals 300,000 years ago – and perhaps as far back as 2 million years ago. A new analysis of preserved wooden spears indicates ...

In the rural village of 23 Gujranwala, the annual Urs of Pir Syed Amir Hussain Shah Kazmi was celebrated with a traditional Punjab sport, spear-throwing, also known as a'Niza Baazi' or 'Tent Pegging'.