Introduction Choosing the right axe is more than just picking any sharp tool; it’s about finding the perfect balance between ...

The public can find out how a Viking hoard feels when replicas of the treasure, discovered in Herefordshire, are made available for close-up inspection. The actual hoard, found 10 years ago ...

Johns Hopkins University engineers have developed a pioneering prosthetic hand that can grip plush toys, water bottles, and other everyday objects like a human, carefully conforming and adjusting its ...

The incoming Rangers regime know they'll have to prove themselves to fans, but won't shy away from wielding the axe and making difficult decisions. There will be new faces running the show soon ...

But after that point, they crafted a diverse array of stone tools. One type, known as a hand ax, is a large, teardrop-shaped stone with a double-sided edge. Hominins also made cleavers and ...

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If the absolute worst should happen, Ukrainian fighters could choose to play a different hand: insurgency. I have studied asymmetric wars around the world for 20 years, and insurgency is the ...

Several other bone tools resemble pear-shaped stone hand axes. We summarize the week's science breakthroughs every Thursday. Archaeologists consider stone hand axes the main innovation of the ...

Sharpening an axe by hand with a whetstone is not only better for the tool, but it can be surprisingly satisfying too. When you sharpen your axe, wear strong gloves to protect your hands.

It was the Acheulean culture, which was emerging in Africa at around the same time, that first cut stones into hand axes, also called bifaces. This invention represented a major advance ...