World's oldest boomerang older than thought, but not Australian

Helen brrigs

BBC Environment Correspondent,@hbriggs

Bumrang stones, animals and human bones were found near

The Maciej biernacki picture shows a gray curved boomerang shaped object. It is located on gray gravel and earth. Around it has seven large smooth round boulders and three small pieces of blue-gray rock. — Bumrang stones, animals and human bones were found near

The oldest boomerang in the world is already thought, shedding new light on the simplicity of humans living at that time.

This device, which was found in a cave in Poland in 1985, is now considered 40,000 years old.

Archaeologists say it was fashioned by a huge tusk with a huge level skills.

Researchers worked with its size that when he was thrown, he would fly, but would not have returned to the thrower.

It was probably used in hunting, although it can have cultural or artistic value, perhaps being used in some type of ritual.

Ivory Boomerang is curved and baseball bat size

Talamo et al., 2025, PLOS One, CC-by 4.0 boomerang is curved and is a magnificent brown color with a patch patches. A scale has been included that shows that Bumerang is about 75 cm long. — Ivory Boomerang is curved and baseball bat size

Mammath Ivory Boomerang was found out at the Oblazova cave in southern Poland.

It was originally considered about 30,000 years old. But the new, more reliable radical dating of human and animal bones found on the site puts age at 39,000 to 42,000 years of age.

Dr. of Boleogna University, Italy. Sahara Talamo said, “It is the oldest boomerang in the world, and is the only one in the world and it is tall in Poland.”

This gives an “remarkable insight” in human behavior, he said, especially how Homo Sapiens are living up to 42,000 years ago, can shape “such an ideal object”, it can be used to hunt animals.

Boomerang is exceptionally well preserved, with score mark it has been suggested that it was polished and carved for use by a right hand person.

The entrance to the Oblazova cave on the southern border of Poland

Talamo et al., 2025, PLOS One, CC-Bai 4.0 Oblazova Cave. A small cave under the gray rocks opens into the cave. The grass and other vegetation are scattered all around. — The entrance to the Oblazova cave on the southern border of Poland

Boomerang is usually associated with tribal culture in Australia.

However, the historical records outside Australia find rare that they were used in various continents.

The oldest known boomerang from Australia was made of wood, about 10,500 years ago. According to the National Museum Australia, Rock Art Painting, the oldest images in Australia in Australia, is 20,000 years old.

A peninsula between Denmark and Germany is dating a wooden boomerang in Juteland 7,000 years back, while the 2,000-year-old Oak Boomerang pieces-which comes back-is found in Netherlands.

Published in a research journal by a team of scientists from Poland, Italy, Germany, France, Switzerland and UK. One more.