Tags: Stone tools

Stone Tools Unearthed in Ukraine Reveal the Earliest Human Presence in Europe

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 03.08.2024 03:02 AM

Radioactive dating suggests that the stone tools discovered in Ukraine were used by ancient humans more than a million years ago. Find out more about it in this article.

Largest Early Prehistoric Stone Tools in Britain Unearthed in Ancient Ice Age Sediment

07.06.2023 10:29 AM

Excavations uncover Ice Age sediment containing prehistoric artifacts, including giant handaxes resembling large flint knives. Check out these stone tools in this article.

Oldest Evidence of Cannibalism Found: Cut Marks on Bone Suggest Butchering and Consumption of Mysterious Human Relative

06.28.2023 03:32 AM

A 1.5-million-year-old bone belonging to an ancient human relative exhibits cut marks made by stone tools, suggesting cannibalism. Read the article to learn more.

Who Made the First Stone Tools? Evidence in 2.9-Million-year-Old Butchery Site Shows They Were Not Crafted by Humans

02.10.2023 03:40 AM

The discovery of the oldest stone tools in Kenya provides a glimpse of the early days of stone technology in which creators were able to maintain a well-rounded diet. Read the article to learn more.

Stone Age Discovery: Humans Aren't the Only Ones Who Used Tools Made of Stone

01.17.2023 22:12 PM

Chimpanzees, long-tailed macaques, and capuchin monkeys used stone tool as well, according to archaeological remnants. Read this article to know more.

Stone Tools Discovered in Poland Cave 50 Years Ago Reveal Clues Behind Early Humans Who Made Them

10.18.2022 09:59 AM

Ancient stone tools from Tune Wielki cave in Malopolska about 550,000 years old, were discovered. Early humans who made them were examined, too. Read to know more.

Monkeys in Indonesia Use Stones for Self-Directed Tool-Assisted Sexual Stimulation

08.19.2022 10:20 AM

Researchers found that male and female long-tailed macaques in a Balinese sanctuary use stone tools to pleasure themselves sexually. Read the article to know more about this unheard behavior of monkeys in Indonesia.

How Ancient People Collected, Recycled, and Retained Appearance of Predecessors’ Stone Tools Dubbed ‘Memory Objects’

03.14.2022 09:00 AM

Prehistoric people were able to preserve their ancestor's stone tools. Find out here how they were able to preserve the appearance of ‘Memory Objects.’

Archeology: Ancient Humans Farmed Vicious Cassowaries, Thousands of Years Before Raising Chickens

12.12.2021 21:35 PM

A study on ancient humans could have "enormous implications" to human history after finding out that they farmed cassowaries way before they raised chickens, contrary to previous studies.

Stone Tools From Neolithic Era Shows Different Roles of Men and Women

04.14.2021 23:50 PM

Stone tools found in Neolithic farmers' graves showed gender roles, with men taking on hunting and butchery while women being responsible for leatherwork.

Controversy: Stone Tools Suggest Settlement in the Americas 30,000 Years Ago

07.23.2020 08:19 AM

Stone tools discovered in a cave from central Mexico challenge the mainstream belief of when the first humans arrived in the Americas about 15,000 years ago. The lack of genetic evidence may possibly mean that the older peoples had been a 'lost group' and are not part of the modern gene pool.

Archaeologists Unearthed 10,000-Year-Old Stone Tools In Redmond

09.15.2015 02:20 AM

Instead of just clearing the way for construction, archaeologists uncovered thousands of stone tools that are at least 10,000 years old in Redmond, Washington.

Oldest Stone Tools Discovered in Kenya, Pushing the Technology Back Some 700,000 Years

05.20.2015 14:48 PM

The ancient stone tool industry of our early ancestors was just pushed deeper back in time, based on recent findings near the western shore of Lake Turkana in Kenya. Tools dating to over 3 million years ago - some 700,000 years earlier than previous finds - indicate the technology arose even before the genus Homo roamed the planet.

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