Why are weapons invented ?

Man’s first tools were stones which he had picked up. He choose stones that had been worn and sharpened by weather into shapes that could be used clubs for cutting and scarping.

The right shaped stones were not easily to find, so in time Man learned to fashion primitive tools to suit his purposes. These tools were first used just for hunting, and gradually, they developed into weapons that were deadly to people too.

Prehistoric Man’s tools could be made of bone , tooth, or more frequently stone, and in particular, flint. At first, these primitive weapons would be held directly in the hand. Eventually, however, Man learned how to attach these axe- heads to a wooden shaft, the power of the weapon was increased. As Man become more experienced in more stone tools, the tools became more and more advanced in their design.

Arrowheads were a great advance, because they meant that for the first time, Man could kill his prey or his enemy from a distance without putting himself at risk.

“Early man used rocks for tools and weapons, and also to extract minerals. When the rocks on the surface were used up, he dug shallow pits to get the rocks he wanted these were the very first mines. Underground mines came later.”