A fragment of elephant bone used to sharpen stone axes nearly half a million years ago has been identified as the oldest ...

The earliest hominins in Europe shared their environment with large mammals and elephants were some of the largest animals ...

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 ...

At a site in Kenya, archaeologists recently unearthed layer upon layer of stone stools from deposits that span 300,000 years, and include a period of intense environmental upheaval. The oldest tools ...

A palm-sized fragment of elephant bone, shaped and used as a precision tool almost half a million years ago, has been identified as the oldest known elephant-bone implement in Europe. Although the ...

Someone born near the start of the 20th century could have witnessed the dawn of commercial flight, the creation of nuclear weapons, the moon landing and even the early growth of the internet.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Stone tools are deliberately made by the hands of hominins, like these worked on by the author. John K. Murray Have you ever found ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) At first glance, it might seem impossible to decipher. But as an experimental ...

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