According to a statement released by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, a new study conducted by Ari Matmon of the Hebrew ...

Researchers used three different methods to date the site, challenging the preexisting notion of the site being between 1.2 ...

Learn about the archaeological site of 'Ubeidiya, now confirmed as one of the oldest areas that humans occupied outside of Africa.

DAR ES SALAAM: 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 ...

The finding, along with the discovery of a 500,000-year-old hammer made of bone, indicates that our human ancestors were making tools even earlier than archaeologists thought. By Franz Lidz Early ...

Human creativity has long been intertwined with the development of tools. From the simplest stone implements to complex constructions, ancient tools offer a fascinating glimpse into our ancestors’ ...

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 ...

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The discovery of stone tools in Kenya is rewriting the history of early human technology, pushing back the timeline for the development of Oldowan tools by up to 400,000 years. Unearthed in Nyayanga, ...

New evidence is emerging in Kenya of early humans crafting stone tools for nearly 300,000 years during the Pliocene, despite extreme environmental changes like wildfires and droughts that endured ...