Use of the spears may have developed as the brain of Homo heidelbergensis increased in size, she says. (newscientist.com)
The remaining population of H. heidelbergensis in Africa eventually evolved into our own species, H. sapiens, about 200,000 years ago. (showcase.casw.org)
This would make African heidelbergensis the ancestor of humans while the European variety would be the ancestor of the Neanderthals. (sciencedaily.com)