One of the best melee options in Hunt, and a coincidentally a melee option that brings range along with it, is the Throwing ...

but a surprising study finds the same does not apply to weapons launched from an atlatl (spear thrower). This could explain the apparent non-adoption of throwing devices by Neanderthals.

Rather than throwing spears, the researchers suggest that early humans might have used a technique involving planted pikes.

An ancient spear-throwing tool enabled prehistoric hunters to boost the distance they could launch a feathered projectile – but the unexpected negative effects of gravity on the tool may explain ...