This was discovered in 1988 by Alison Brooks and John Yellen in Katanda, Democratic Republic of Congo. Modern humans make special tools for fishing. Humans in Central Africa used some of the earliest barbed points, like this harpoon point, to spear huge prehistoric catfish weighing as much as 68 kg (150 lb)–enough to feed 80 people for two days. … Continue reading Harpooning 80-90,000 years ago In Congo, Africa