It’s perhaps the first study to analyze these ancient stone tools on their own terms: not only performing a post-hoc analysis ...

Around 40,000 years ago, Neanderthals living in what we now call France crafted tool handles using a special sticky substance ...

A detailed analysis of these remnants was used to recreate the climate and activity of a direct ancestor of modern humans, ...

Studies of the Oldowan stone tools – the oldest known stone tool ... At present, we do not know how our ancient ancestors identified these properties and therefore made their selections.

and how they compared what they found with prior research regarding how ancient human ancestors chose tools for various purposes. Previous research has shown that the oldest known use of stone ...

A stone anvil (left) and hammerstone (right) used by prehistoric humans for processing plants. The tools originate from the Gesher Benot Ya’aqov archaeological site in Israel. A stone anvil ...

Doban-kun, which means "flat clay man" in Japanese, is 2.3 inches (5.8 centimeters) tall and 1.5 inches (3.7 cm) wide and ...

Located 90 kilometers southwest of Kenya's capital Nairobi is the Olorgesailie Prehistoric Site, the world's renowned ...