Our prehistoric human ancestors relied on deliberately modified and sharpened stone tools as early as 3.3 million years ago.
The earliest hominins in Europe shared their environment with large mammals and elephants were some of the largest animals ...
Thousands of slate artifacts found on the Tibetan Plateau showcase the resiliency of early humans as they fanned out of ...
Learn about a 500,000-year old hammer made from elephant bone, used by early humans in England to sharpen stone tools.
A roughly 500,000-year-old elephant bone hammer has been discovered in Boxgrove, England. This find ...
Oldowan stone tools made from a variety of raw materials sourced more than six miles away from where they were found in southwestern Kenya. In southwestern Kenya more than 2.6 million years ago, ...
WASHINGTON — Old Stone Age humans were more picky about the rocks they used for making tools than previously known, according to research published Friday. Not only did these early people make tools; ...
Archaeologists have uncovered primitive sharp-edged stone tools on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, adding another piece to an evolutionary puzzle involving mysterious ancient humans who lived in a ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Early human ancestors during the Old Stone Age were more picky about the rocks they used for making tools than previously known, according to research published Friday. Not only did ...