Archaeologists in central China have uncovered evidence that early humans were far more inventive than long assumed. Excavations at the Xigou site reveal advanced stone tools, including the earliest ...

The discovery was made in southern Greece, where two objects - thought to be around 430,000 years old - were found.

Used by our early human ancestors around 430,000 years ago, the earliest known hand-held wooden tools have been uncovered by ...

Finds from Greece and Britain suggest early hominins were shaping wood and bone with far more intention and ingenuity than ...

Archaeologists have found the oldest-known surviving examples of handheld wooden tools.

Our prehistoric human ancestors relied on deliberately modified and sharpened stone tools as early as 3.3 million years ago.

Learn how two wooden tools discovered in Greece mark the earliest known evidence of humans shaping wood, moving the timeline ...

Ancient tools from central China are flipping the script, revealing early humans were far more innovative than history once gave them credit for.

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 ...

The finding, along with the discovery of a 500,000-year-old hammer made of bone, indicates that our human ancestors were ...

NEW YORK -- Two artifacts found at a lake shore in Greece are the oldest wooden tools to be uncovered so far and date back ...

Learn about a 500,000-year old hammer made from elephant bone, used by early humans in England to sharpen stone tools.