PHILISTINES:

Neanderthal Weaponry Lacked Projectile Advantage (Jennifer Viegas, Jan. 14, 2009, Discovery News)

A trio of new studies on prehistoric weapons suggests Neanderthals made sophisticated weapons and tools -- possibly including the first sticky adhesive -- but they lacked the projectile weapons possessed by early humans.

The missing technology, along with climate change and competition with arrow-shooting humans, may have contributed to the Neanderthals' eventual extinction.

Goliath is overmatched.

Posted by Orrin Judd at January 14, 2009 5:27 PM