History of the Boomerang Considered the FIRST "Heavier-than-air" flying machine invented by humans, the boomerang is thought my many to have originated in Australia..... INCORRECT!!(1) https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQJCHEzjKLqROgu9oN9o5-Vcjh3qoguoq-S64RwlVjQRaz5Cy5cxQ The first know boomerangs were discovered all throughout Europe! Over 2000 years ago, the famous King Tut had a vast collection of boomerangs. The Origin of the first boomerang was found in Europe, but nobody knows where in Europe.  It is still a big Mystery yet to be solved!  They came from  what are known as a hunting stick used a long time ago by early hunters as weapons to kill their pray.  (1)                                                                                                                                                    http://aboriginaldreamtimestories.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Hunting-with-a-boomerang.jpg                                                                                                                            http://www.bps-ok.org/kane/art/kenton_cave_throwing_stick/DSC00003.jpg                 The Picture above shows an early hunter throwing a hunting stick.  They are similar to the boomerang, but they are not designed to return to the thrower.      They were strictly meant for throwing at animals (Or humans...).  The reason the boomerang is bent in an arch shape, is because that actually helps the stick      fly much straighter  Many people believe that a hunter was trying to fine tune his throwing stick to go faster, straighter and further, but in doing      this he actually made it so the stick came back to him.... Which is where the boomerang came from!  The boomerang is  mostly associated with      Australia because the Australian Aborigines are one of the last people to invent the bow and arrow, so they relied heavily on the throwing stick     which has now evolved into the "Australian" Boomerang!  But as you could guess, they had no idea how this "magical" stick could come back                                    to the person who just threw it. (1)