30,000 BC Hunters use a very primitive wooden bow . 8000 BC Sharpened stone heads used for axes, spears and arrows. Wood used for clubs, axe handles and spear shafts. Simple bows, javelin, spear throwers and slings.
Spears used are short and generally shorter than the warrior and used with one hand.
Sling use is limited by the great deal of training needed to use it effectively. 8000 BC Walls of Jericho built to protect the settlement from human intruders Early Bronze Age Maces - rocks shaped for the hand. Handle added to increase velocity and force of the blow. Handles were difficult to attach to rocks and the few well made ones were used by the elite. 4th century BC Romans used small oval shields.