Actually though club (lever) is ancient, and knife has been called "our oldest friend" I think that we can safely conclude that the thrown rock is the earliest meaningful human weapon, and it is still employed to some effect by our undomesticated relatives. The throwing arm, evolved from brachiation, is a very meaningful attribute. It is customary to speak of the human as a physically inferior animal reliant on its wits in a world of monsters, but this may be a position somewhat exaggerated by the beliefs of the cultures that espouse it. As for tools, house is probably first. House rocks (if only I could post a picture from "The Flintstones" now......ha ha ha!).
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