New technologies today often involve electronic devices that are smaller and smarter than before. During the Middle Paleolithic, when Neanderthals were modern humans’ neighbors, new technologies meant ...
A roughly 500,000-year-old elephant bone hammer has been discovered in Boxgrove, England. This find ...
(CNN) — 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 ...
The discovery of 330 stone artifacts in Kenya that date back 2.9 million years is throwing light on a key question in human evolution — who first used stone tools? Scientists unearthed hammerstones, ...
In 2018, scientists announced the discovery of stone tools at Ain Boucherit, Algeria, dated to approximately 2.4 million years ago. The find shocked the world, as it predates many similar tools from ...
Learn about a 500,000-year old hammer made from elephant bone, used by early humans in England to sharpen stone tools.
A remarkable prehistoric hammer made from elephant bone, dating back nearly half a million years ago, has been uncovered in ...