Schöningen is a city of 13,500 inhabitants (2003) in Helmstedt, Lower Saxony. In its current form, it was created in 1974 by joining the municipalities of Esbeck, Hoiersdorf, and Schöningen. Helmstedt is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... With an area of 47,618 km and nearly eight million inhabitants, Lower Saxony (German Niedersachsen) lies in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the countrys sixteen Bundesl nder (federal states). ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ...

The main industry in Schöningen is open-cast mining of lignite, which is used for electricity generation in the Buschhaus plant. Both mining and generation are operated by the Braunschweigische Kohlebergwerke AG. Coal Coal is a fossil fuel extracted from the ground by mining. ... Itaipu Dam is a hydroelectric generating station Electricity generation is the first process in the delivery of electricity to consumers. ...

The first historical mentioning of Schöningen was in 748. In the 14th century, Schöningen became a city; at the same time the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg built a palace here. Events January - An earthquake strikes the Middle East from northern Egypt to northwestern Mesopotamia, destroying many remnants of Byzantine culture. ... (13th century - 14th century - 15th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 14th century was that century which lasted from 1301 to 1400. ... Brunswick-Lüneburg was an historical state within the Holy Roman Empire. ...

In archaeology, Schöningen is famous for seven palaeolithic wooden spears found in an opencast mine near the town. The spears are about 400,000 years old, and are the world's oldest known wooden artifacts. They are considered proof that early humans were active hunters. Importance and applicability Most of human history is not described by any written records. ... The Paleolithic or Palaeolithic – lit. ... A spear is an ancient weapon, used for hunting and war. ... Species Homo antecessor (extinct) Homo cepranensis (extinct) Homo erectus (extinct) Homo ergaster (extinct) Homo floresiensis (extinct) Homo georgicus (extinct) Homo habilis (extinct) Homo heidelbergensis (extinct) Homo neanderthalensis (extinct) Homo rhodesiensis (extinct) Homo rudolfensis (extinct) Homo sapiens Homo is the genus that includes modern humans and their close relatives. ... This article is about the hunting of prey by human society. ...

External links

• Official site (http://www.schoeningen.de/)
• Schöningen Spears Project (http://www.schoeningerspeere.de/)