A groundbreaking new study has revealed that a carved mammoth tusk boomerang, discovered in Obłazowa Cave in Poland, is far older than initially believed. Dating back over 40,000 years, this artifact ...

Two views of a boomerang made out of mammoth ivory that was discovered in Obłazowa Cave in Poland. | Credit: Talamo et al., 2025, PLOS One, CC-BY 4.0 An unusual mammoth tusk boomerang discovered in a ...

An international team of scientists with a variety of backgrounds has found evidence that a boomerang found in a cave in Poland decades ago may be the oldest one ever reported. In their study ...

The boomerang exists in the popular imagination as a playful tool connected with the Aboriginals of Australia, but its oldest known example hails from a cave in southern Poland that was used as a ...

A mammoth tusk artefact discovered in a Polish cave could be Europe’s earliest example of a boomerang and even the oldest tool of its kind in the world, archaeologists said. The tusk was found along ...

A boomerang carved from a mammoth tusk is one of the oldest in the world, and it may be even older than archaeologists originally thought, according to a recent round of radiocarbon dating.

The Poland boomerang predates the oldest known Aboriginal throwing sticks from Australia, which are estimated to be about 10,000 years old, according to experts. Photo by Talamo S, Casaccia N, ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

There’s some debate as to whether the artifact was a weapon or a toy, or both. Thanks to radiocarbon dating, archaeologists have finally been able to date an ancient boomerang first found 40 years ago ...