A style of primitive stone tools named for the French site where they were first discovered have shown up half a world away.
Neanderthals could have migrated east and reached what’s now China, or a different species of ancient human possibly made stone tools uncannily similar to those being made in Europe during this ...
Early humans were regularly using animal bones to make cutting tools 1.5 million years ago. A newly discovered cache of 27 carved and ...
Stone tool-making system found in Europe never before been found in East Asia (Ben Marwick et al., PNAS (2025) via phys.org) ...
The mortar, pestle and cutting board in your kitchen are modern versions of manos and metates—ancient cooking implements ...
The researchers suggested that only after using naturally sharp stones for cutting did ancient humans faced selective ...
Around 3.3 million years ago, hominins began using flakes of stone, perhaps to cut flesh from carcasses or chop plants. And by 1.5 million years ago, they were using more sophisticated tools made ...
Researchers extract plant residues from ancient bedrock metates, revealing insights into early diets and traditional plant ...
WASHINGTON — Early humans were regularly using animal bones to make cutting tools 1.5 million ... Gorge site pushes back the date for ancient bone tool use by around 1 million years.
WASHINGTON — Early humans were regularly using animal bones to make cutting tools 1.5 million ... Gorge site pushes back the date for ancient bone tool use by around 1 million years.