48,000-year-old arrowheads reveal early human innovation in the Sri Lankan rainforest
- Written by Michelle Langley, Senior Research Fellow, Griffith University
M. C. Langley/Shutterstock/The ConversationArchaeological excavations deep within the rainforests of Sri Lanka have unearthed the earliest evidence for hunting with bows and arrows outside Africa.
At Fa-Hien Lena, a cave in the heart of Sri Lanka’s wet zone forests, we discovered numerous tools made of stone, bone, and tooth – including...
Read more: 48,000-year-old arrowheads reveal early human innovation in the Sri Lankan rainforest




