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They didn't. There is no evidence that Neandertals ever threw spears. If anything, it is likely that they did not or could not throw. Modern athletes who perform repetitive tasks, such as Baseball pitchers, show more stress on their shoulder for their dominant, throwing, arm. While it is clear that Neandertals also favoured one limb over the other (i.e., "handedness"), there is no such evidence that would point to frequent throwing, as would be expected. The first evidence of throwing was not until after they had gone extinct as a subspecies (or species, depending upon who you ask).

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