300 ka ago, H. sapiens might have been very proficient at using thrown weapons. Humans are so good at throwing because our body stores energy in our shoulders. But based on the results of experiments with athletes, as well as studies of fossil and modern skeletal measures, the capacity for high-speed throwing was already present in H. erectus—placing humanity’s particular talent for pitching all the way back to 2 ma ago.

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