Early humans in England used elephant bone to sharpen stone tools, revealing advanced planning, material knowledge, and ...
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Was it a stone tool or just a rock? An archaeologist explains how scientists can tell the difference
Have you ever found yourself in a museum's gallery of human origins, staring at a glass case full of rocks labeled "stone tools," muttering under your breath, "How do they know it's not just any old ...
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Early humans relied on simple stone tools for 300,000 years in a changing East African landscape
Our prehistoric human ancestors relied on deliberately modified and sharpened stone tools as early as 3.3 million years ago. The selection of rock type depended on how easily the material could be ...
Ancient wooden tools found at a site in Gantangqing in southwestern China are approximately 300,000 years old, new dating has shown. Discovered during excavations carried out in 2014–15 and 2018–19, ...
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